Ruth Reef
@ruthreef.bsky.social
A/Prof Monash Uni, School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment. Head of the Coastal Research Group. Associate Dean Science (UG). Birdwatcher.
Beautiful day to see this cute white-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis, very far from home. Only a handful of records in Australia, lucky Victoria this time. 🎄
December 22, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Beautiful day to see this cute white-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis, very far from home. Only a handful of records in Australia, lucky Victoria this time. 🎄
A project that started during our COVID-19 lockdown, birdwatching within the 5 km radius from our home. Daily observations over 5 months in 2020/21 yielded a modelled 87 species, and yesterday I saw species 77: a flock of great cormorants, flying in formation above the traffic lights.
December 6, 2024 at 9:05 PM
A project that started during our COVID-19 lockdown, birdwatching within the 5 km radius from our home. Daily observations over 5 months in 2020/21 yielded a modelled 87 species, and yesterday I saw species 77: a flock of great cormorants, flying in formation above the traffic lights.
Pre dawn sampling has its perks! (With PhD student Eboni-Jane in the gorgeous mangroves of Western Port)
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Pre dawn sampling has its perks! (With PhD student Eboni-Jane in the gorgeous mangroves of Western Port)
Day one of our ARC DP22 field campaign in the hot and dry mangroves of WA is complete. Can’t wait to work out the hydrology of these arid coasts. A gristly introduction to mangroves for our group’s new team member the unperturbed honours student Sophie.
October 27, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Day one of our ARC DP22 field campaign in the hot and dry mangroves of WA is complete. Can’t wait to work out the hydrology of these arid coasts. A gristly introduction to mangroves for our group’s new team member the unperturbed honours student Sophie.
Baillon’s crake in the Western Trearment Plqnt (one of three!) = an exciting weekend. Despite the broad distribution and not a lack of trying this is my first observation of this tiny gem.
October 15, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Baillon’s crake in the Western Trearment Plqnt (one of three!) = an exciting weekend. Despite the broad distribution and not a lack of trying this is my first observation of this tiny gem.
My first post here to celebrate a successful field campaign cleaning and servicing our mangrove eddy covariance system in Queensland as part of an Australian Research Council Discover Award to measure water, solute and carbon fluxes in mangroves.
October 5, 2023 at 7:38 PM
My first post here to celebrate a successful field campaign cleaning and servicing our mangrove eddy covariance system in Queensland as part of an Australian Research Council Discover Award to measure water, solute and carbon fluxes in mangroves.