Lori Hurley, PhD

Dr. Laura L. Hurley. Former avian reproductive eco-physiologist, still #birdbander, always a #BirdNerd. #MissingScience

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@evornithology I wonder if new people coming to the lab have to provide a #dance piece as part of interview process 💃 🕺

[Sandy Horne @SandyHorne61]

Oh this is fascinating.
The first time I saw this, it blew my mind.
The long bills on shorebirds look hard - but the birds can bend them at will. This is called rhynchokinesis. The video showing this is really interesting ...

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@eyeonthefly My ears hurt looking at that picture

Come play w fairy-wren some time- long delicate legs, short stubby wings and little ping pong ball bodies. They managing to get most of the way through the net, while somehow catching and twisting more than one panel around itself

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@DoktrNick Such a great muppets shot

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@SandyHorne61 And great shot!

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@SandyHorne61 Always loved their name and call!

[Sandy Horne @SandyHorne61]

Happy Wrensday Wednesday.
A superb fairywren from Bool Lagoon.
@FairywrenProj #wrensday

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

[#Inktober Day 2: #Spider]
I see noisy minors regularly raiding bugs from window spider webs… #birds

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

[ #inktober2023 Day 1: #Dream]

Taking another swipe at making it though an Inktober (in general) using #birds as I can manage.
Will also do mostly digital so I can push myself to figuring out this digital art thing more…

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@alexevans91 You still going?

[Holly Kirk (@hollykirk .bluesky.social) @HollyKirk]

Nature: So, what shade of blue would you like to be?

Splendid Fairy-wren: Yes

#urbanNature #wildOz
🪶🌏🐦

[Brian Todd @BrianToad]

Our new paper in @nature shows that protected areas work. They slow wildlife declines by as much as five times. Groups like amphibians and birds benefit most from protected areas. Stellar work with @JustiNowakowski @jessieldk @LOFrishkoff

Link to paper: https://t.co/KcNQR2GHq4

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

One of my fave #bees - lucky find and beautiful shot #ozwildlife

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Sleeping Blue-bum Bees! 🐝😴

Here are the SPECTACULAR Northern Blue Banded Bees (Amegilla walkeri) roosting from my video the other day! 💙

Males group together to roost at night on a small exposed stick like this. If a predator was to walk up the branch and shake it they would all disperse! 🐝

These native bees are so special and are such important warriors everyday in pollinating and keeping our eco-systems healthy! 🌼🌳

Have you ever been lucky enough to find these bees roosting in your yard? The genus can be found Australia wide with multiple species!

[Rob Davis @Dr_Rob_Davis]

I found this old photo of an 8 year old me in a school play as a professor teaching about dinosaur extinction. 40 years later here I am in my academic regalia supporting my graduating conservation biology masters student who is trying to avert bird extinction!

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@SandyHorne61 They are always walking the style line between a bed head and carefully disheveled look

[Dan Baldassarre @evornithology]

Let’s settle this once and for all

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

Know Your Northern Cardinals
My newsletter: https://t.co/ojBd4bwswT

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

Very excited to get to #vote for the first time in #Australia in about 5 weeks!

[Lori Hurley, PhD @LLHurleybird]

@evornithology Had aButcher bird completely remove legs from Zebra finches in outdoor aviaries (set up so this isn’t easy, but finches still land on wire). One bird died, another one healed like it never had that leg - named him Leg-o-less (yes in mock of LotR character. He lived a long life.