Louise Blight
@louiseblight.bsky.social
Conservation scientist, ornithological researcher, writer, adjunct professor UVic
working on #EndangeredSpecies, #seabirds, and #urban birds incl. #windowcollisions and #gulls. These + occasional political posts.
#conservationscience #aves
working on #EndangeredSpecies, #seabirds, and #urban birds incl. #windowcollisions and #gulls. These + occasional political posts.
#conservationscience #aves
New paper on severe impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza on southern elephant seals at #SouthGeorgia.
Apparent loss of 47% of the population of breeding females since 2023
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#HPAI #wildlifedisease #conservationscience🌍
📷 S. elephant seal pup, South Georgia
Apparent loss of 47% of the population of breeding females since 2023
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#HPAI #wildlifedisease #conservationscience🌍
📷 S. elephant seal pup, South Georgia
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
New paper on severe impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza on southern elephant seals at #SouthGeorgia.
Apparent loss of 47% of the population of breeding females since 2023
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#HPAI #wildlifedisease #conservationscience🌍
📷 S. elephant seal pup, South Georgia
Apparent loss of 47% of the population of breeding females since 2023
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
#HPAI #wildlifedisease #conservationscience🌍
📷 S. elephant seal pup, South Georgia
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A beautiful #Kananaskis day, with some White-tailed Ptarmigan in the alpine. They're hard to spot against the snow but we eventually found some.
#birds #nature
#birds #nature
October 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A beautiful #Kananaskis day, with some White-tailed Ptarmigan in the alpine. They're hard to spot against the snow but we eventually found some.
#birds #nature
#birds #nature
September 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Our new #WindowCollisions paper is now out, with Viviane Zulian, Krista de Groot, @adam-birdstats.bsky.social, et al.
peerj.com/articles/199...
British Columbia forest birds are highly vulnerable to collisions @uvic.ca
#conservationscience🌎 #ornithology #WindowStrike
📷M Strickland
peerj.com/articles/199...
British Columbia forest birds are highly vulnerable to collisions @uvic.ca
#conservationscience🌎 #ornithology #WindowStrike
📷M Strickland
September 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Our new #WindowCollisions paper is now out, with Viviane Zulian, Krista de Groot, @adam-birdstats.bsky.social, et al.
peerj.com/articles/199...
British Columbia forest birds are highly vulnerable to collisions @uvic.ca
#conservationscience🌎 #ornithology #WindowStrike
📷M Strickland
peerj.com/articles/199...
British Columbia forest birds are highly vulnerable to collisions @uvic.ca
#conservationscience🌎 #ornithology #WindowStrike
📷M Strickland
Mid-August, and Glaucous-winged Gull chicks are starting to leave their island and rooftop nests.
#SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls #SalishSea #birds #seabirds
#SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls #SalishSea #birds #seabirds
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Mid-August, and Glaucous-winged Gull chicks are starting to leave their island and rooftop nests.
#SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls #SalishSea #birds #seabirds
#SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls #SalishSea #birds #seabirds
May 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Red-tailed Tropicbird, chick and nesting adult, Norfolk Island, Australia.
#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #nature
#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #nature
May 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Red-tailed Tropicbird, chick and nesting adult, Norfolk Island, Australia.
#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #nature
#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #nature
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada just met to assess 16 species. Snowy Owl was among those we assessed as Threatened.
cosewic.ca/index.php/en...
#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark
📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021
cosewic.ca/index.php/en...
#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark
📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021
May 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada just met to assess 16 species. Snowy Owl was among those we assessed as Threatened.
cosewic.ca/index.php/en...
#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark
📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021
cosewic.ca/index.php/en...
#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark
📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021
May 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
April 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Glaucous-winged Gulls: normal view, and from below.
Skylight 📷 K. Nabeta.
#gulls #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds
Skylight 📷 K. Nabeta.
#gulls #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds
March 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Glaucous-winged Gulls: normal view, and from below.
Skylight 📷 K. Nabeta.
#gulls #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds
Skylight 📷 K. Nabeta.
#gulls #SuperSeabirdSunday #birds
March 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Wrapping up #WaderWednesday with a portrait of this handsome Australian White Ibis.
#birds #waders #BinChicken
#birds #waders #BinChicken
March 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wrapping up #WaderWednesday with a portrait of this handsome Australian White Ibis.
#birds #waders #BinChicken
#birds #waders #BinChicken
March 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
March 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
February 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposting for #WaderWednesday. Updated Canadian status assessments for Least Bittern, Long-billed Curlew, Short-billed Dowitcher.
#conservationscience🌍
📷 Mike Poole
#conservationscience🌍
📷 Mike Poole
January 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Reposting for #WaderWednesday. Updated Canadian status assessments for Least Bittern, Long-billed Curlew, Short-billed Dowitcher.
#conservationscience🌍
📷 Mike Poole
#conservationscience🌍
📷 Mike Poole
Sadly. Including practices on the non-breeding grounds, as shown for one part of North America in this paper. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📷 Rick Bohn
📷 Rick Bohn
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sadly. Including practices on the non-breeding grounds, as shown for one part of North America in this paper. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📷 Rick Bohn
📷 Rick Bohn
Similar trends for grassland (farmland) birds in Canada. From recent State of Canada's Birds report.
January 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Similar trends for grassland (farmland) birds in Canada. From recent State of Canada's Birds report.
Hi Timothée, could you add me to the feed? Many thanks!
My current research includes work on urban and non-urban gulls, and on other urban birds. Scholar profile and website about some of our gull work below.
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
ekroc.weebly.com/salish-sea-u...
My current research includes work on urban and non-urban gulls, and on other urban birds. Scholar profile and website about some of our gull work below.
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
ekroc.weebly.com/salish-sea-u...
January 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hi Timothée, could you add me to the feed? Many thanks!
My current research includes work on urban and non-urban gulls, and on other urban birds. Scholar profile and website about some of our gull work below.
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
ekroc.weebly.com/salish-sea-u...
My current research includes work on urban and non-urban gulls, and on other urban birds. Scholar profile and website about some of our gull work below.
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
ekroc.weebly.com/salish-sea-u...
January 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM