Ellen Norton

Wildlifer, Hiker, Dog Mom @CSUPueblo MS Student-Ornate Box Turtle movements in the Short Grass Prairie. NY native #HERper #birdnerd #BlackLivesMatter She | Her

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Update: he tore his cornea. Still gross, just more sad.

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Has anyone had to deal with their dog getting conjunctivitis? Because ew.

[Rosemary Mosco (Bird And Moon Comics) @RosemaryMosco]

Say it with me: 🦅 If you watch birds, you are a birder 🦅
The vast majority of birders I meet tell me “oh I’m not really a *birder*. I don’t know enough.” This a hobby where most of the people in it feel like they’re not really in it, because of gatekeeping and condescension!

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Sweet, sweet, sweet potato 😍
#tortoisethursday

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

@JusttheZooofUs A good boy from our 3 day backpacking trip (happy we made it to our campsite) 🥰

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

They’re just so dang cool

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

A little gift from my advisor who just...gets it 🥰🐢 #TurtleTuesday

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Feeding time ambush #tortoisetuesday

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

This slaps. I like it better than the saw-whet.

[So Wylie @sowylie]

BIRD BEATS: BARRED OWL.
I just want all the birders to have a good day! 😂❤️

[That Bird Guy! @JeffreyMWard]

So I just saw this video on @sowylie’s Instagram and it absolutely made my morning!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Too dope!

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

I made this post on fb 4 years ago and today...I’m missing spruce grouse a little extra 😩
I knew the day I stopped working with them would come, I just didn’t expect to hit this hard.
(*apart of a translocation project w/ NYS w/ permits)

[Andy Adams @AA_ecoprof]

With the #pandemic keeping me around the house more often, I was lucky to find this garter #snake den in the neighborhood this spring. The #snakes are now heading under for the winter, sometimes peaking a head out on a warm day. #respectsnakes #yardherp #winteriscoming

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Happy #TurtleThursday! Had a wonderful first committee meeting! Can't wait to start analyzing data and adding to the (practically non-existent) literature published on the Colorado population!

[Hannah Locke---got soil microbes? @HLockeSTEM]

me at the beginning of every day: okay! so! yesterday didn't go well, but today will!

me at the end of the every day: okay! so! today didn't go well, but tomorrow will!

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

A parade of hungry tortoises. Did you know tortoises love dead leave? #tortoisetuesday 🐢

[Kate Amspacher @k_amspacher]

Who is looking for a PhD position and interested in mesocarnivores (special emphasis on gray fox)?? These two advisors are AWESOME and you should definitely apply!

https://t.co/tjfNs3rOdz

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

What I wanted to do over break vs what I did:

[🇩🇲 Chelsea, Biologist/Magical Girl/Frogletito 🦎 @ChelseaHerps]

Please stop anthropomorphising animals. Please.

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

I always knew I wanted to work with animals, specifically mammals when I was a kid. During undergrad, I was inspired by an amazing professor and got into herpetology. I think of myself as a freelancer, now. I'll study any wildlife.

[Ellen Norton @ee_norton]

Question for my fellow #HERpers- how did you get into herpetology? Was it something you knew from a young age or did you become inspired through a mentor?
#turtletuesday