here to vouch heavily for @insect_shield treatment. it works every time, and it’s worth every penny. that hearty stamp on the bottom of my socks reminds me that ticks don’t have to stop field work!
Okay banders… when a bird wraps the net around their tongue what do you usually do when the situation isn’t solvable (ie net isn’t able to get around the tongue, distress, blood etc)
Also would you look at that map! Hurricane Idalia really sent us those flamingos. They keep coming! As of a few hours ago we added Massachusetts. Who’s next? Maine? Maybe even Arkansas finally? #flamingos#aba Credit; Tim Healy on ABA Rare Bird Alert (Facebook)
On Westleton Heath at the crack of dawn, I managed to capture this Dartford male in a beam of sunlight. The air was chilled, but as soon as the sun appeared over the heath, the Dartfords come out to warm up. Ready for another day settling in for the nesting season with a female.