Here’s one of the moved and de-barked trunks. Amazing strength and determination by these hungry Beavers! #mammal #ecology #ecosystem-engineers

Many thanks to everyone that took part. These data help us to understand the wildlife and phenology of our area, while also contributing to the wider scientific community. We’ll be presenting the results of our bio-blitzes at the BES Annual Meeting in Edinburgh. @britishecologicalsociety.org

Congratulations to KU Leuven for maintaining their position at the top of the leaderboard (possibly thanks to an intensive moth project!). @aquaecoevocon-kul.bsky.social

The more complex three or four component calls are social calls produced by the Soprano Pipistrelle to communicate with other bats. Great recordings by the students from St Andrews! Analysed using Kaleidoscope from @wildlifeacoustics.com
#acoustic #ecology #bats #echolocation #fieldwork

The Pipistrelle is echolocating at about 55 kHz and has a wingspan of roughly 20cm, while the Free-tailed Bat is huge, with a wingspan of 45cm. It’s echolocating at a much lower frequency: 10-16 kHz, within the range of human hearing. @animalsdoingstuff.bsky.social

With our thermal camera, we managed to watch the Otters feeding, sprainting and even allogrooming. From the sizes, it’s likely this is a female #otter and two of her kits from this year. #mammals #thermal-camera #ecology #fieldwork
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