Amy W Schwartz
@lizardschwartz
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senior ecologist | birder | twitcher | naturalist | bat carer | C-permit bird ringer | ice hockey enjoyer | tweet about my dog too much
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Peas are one of his favourite foods, and Atticus was so excited to get some that he didn't know which one to eat first!
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Excuse me, my new co-worker is Too Small to operate this keyboard
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Normalise saying 'wow, it seems like you really need to work on your time management skills' to people who brag about how long they work
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Birding dream: achieved. 🥰😍🤩
Just the most *insane* views of Lammergeier at the Buseu Vulture Hide - I nearly started crying 😂 been my most wanted species for so long!!! 🤯
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Guess who definitely hasn't been into the greenhouse and taken a tomato
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Sorry my email is late, it takes my assistant some time to type a reply.
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Parenting tips courtesy of the amphibians at Vancouver Aquarium
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Barlow weighed in at 3.4g this morning (his heaviest yet, yay!) - he's so perfectly behaved with being weighed, look at his little face 😍🦇
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I've just found out about the Small Pratincole and I'm in love???? look at it?!
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Whisper a gentle hello to this brown long-eared bat. He spent a weekend caught in netting but seems to be mostly ok, just a little thin.
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Just went to check on him and he snoozes. Night buddy. Fame is hard.
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Say hello to wet Jeff. He was stuck in someone's house. He then decided to put himself *in* the water the householder left for him. He likes to stretch his wings out.
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On our way to see giant ducks race against horses. They’re nearly at the finish line, duck is in the lead! Everyone is cheering.
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My gorgeous, gentle, funny, kind husband Stephen passed away this afternoon. He was so, so loved by so many, and my life was immeasurably richer and happier because of him. I can't even put into words how I feel
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You ever seen a pipistrelle yawn? Well, now you have. It's adorable. You're welcome.
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Just one Black Vulture (another new species for me!) came in for food, but it was slightly insane to have three Vulture species huddled together like that 🤯
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Married my best friend, my soulmate, my wonderful now-husband. I'm so happy 🥰🥰🥰
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People have been asking about giving Griff a gentle boop. No, he doesn't bite. He never tries to bite, and he loves a gentle stroke
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Guess who passed their PhD defence today?! 🥳🎉😄 you can all call me Dr Schwartz, now...
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PS there are always a lot of bearded dragons needing homes if you feel like that's something you can offer one! Atticus was rescued from a pet shop that couldn't sell him because he's missing his tail and a toe and no-one wanted him...
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Was it a good idea to run across a field this morning on my broken toe to catch a jay before it got out of the net? No. Was it worth it? Absolutely.
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Where could the brown long-eared bat be, I wonder? 🤔
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Release day for Houdini! He's a very healthy 5.3 grams, and what a cute little pom pom he is 😁
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Me: ah, yes, an adult male noctule bat, or Nyctalus noctula. A fine example of evolution at its best, a master of the evening sky.
Also me: baby. baby boy. little man. sky potato.
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Wetherspoons has banned dogs because they're 'unpredictable'. Out of the two groups of:
- dogs
- drunk groups of men
I know which ones I trust more.
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Reading some literally translated Swedish bird names and properly having a giggle at these two
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Look how UNBELIEVABLY TINY this brand new baby grass snake is!!!! 🥺🥺🥰
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He looks like a different bat now. When he came in compared to now. He's now so bright eyed 🥰
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WOW! Caught and ringed my first hawfinch this morning as part of a long-term study on their populations and movements - what an absolute stunner!
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You can be a scientist and still say 'oh my gosh, look at this dormouse's tiny little feets' at the same time 🥰🥺
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Atticus is 7 today! 🥳🎊🎉
...you're not going to scroll past without wishing him a happy birthday, are you?
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Taff is out to stretch his wing and you better bet he has a lot to say!
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He is a male soprano pipistrelle. He's enjoying the warmth of my hand
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I bought Griff a new cosy cave from the shop this morning - he seems to like it 🥰
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We shared everything together and my world has been ripped away from me
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Jeff has eaten all of the worms and fallen asleep in his food bowl. Sweet dreams, Jeff.
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I try to remain mostly scientific and serious when ringing birds, but I did make a bit of a peculiar noise when I got one of these in my hand - an absolute little snowball of a Long-tailed Tit 🥰 what a perfect creature!
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Incredible spectacle of 1000s of cranes coming into roost this evening!!! 😳 Everywhere you look there are more!
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I wish I didn't have to post this, but I thought you all should know.
I went to do the usual check on the bats this afternoon and Barlow had sadly died in his sleep... 😭
I hope he brought you as much joy and interest in bats through his antics as he did for me. 🦇💜
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Barlow exploring the new cage! So easy to climb! Gordon is currently hiding in the towel 👀
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Decided to do a new photo of Barlow the common pipistrelle during weighing time. Same scales, same pot, same bat, but he's all grown up now 😭❤🦇
#lovebats
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Say hello to Griff 👋 He is a noctule, a very big boy, and a certified Sky Puppy™️. Griff has a swollen wrist from an encounter with a cat, but will hopefully recover 🤞 - he's unbelievably calm and placid, was hard to get him off my warm gloves!
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I've put Griff in here temporarily whilst I clean his enclosure and he's just looking at me like 👁👄👁
#GriffTheBat
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Wrens are just orbs with feet and I love that for them
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Note to self: when ordering a new bird feeder, maybe look at the dimensions
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Woohoo! Got my license through today to keep Taff permanently for educational purposes as he can't be released - he is suitably excited 😃🦇
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Truly stunning photo of a flyby Kingfisher I had this morning, as I'm sure you'll agree. That fine feather detail - 😙👌
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It's been a year today since my husband Stephen died.
Life can be so unbelievably cruel, but also so wonderfully beautiful, as he showed me. Hug your loved ones extra tight for me. 💕
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You're not going to win any hide-and-seek competitions with those ears, friend.
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Two bats I have in care at the moment, representing the size spectrum of British bats! Both adult males, common pipistrelle on the left, noctule on the right!
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Jeff's first mealworm. His review: "yes. Delicious. I would like some more of those, thank you."
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Got ants? Raven will eat them for you for the low, low price of please let me eat the ants
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So, some exciting news... Guess who handed in their PhD thesis today! 4-and-a-bit years in the making, and it's finally all done! 🥳🥂
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Just in case you thought the Great Pea Indecision was a one-off... 😄
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A little snack for lovely Barlow. If you turn your volume up, you'll hear tiny little crunchy noises 🥰
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Here's a nice thought. You could look at a new bird species every day of your life and it would take you over 27 years to see them all.
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Just a tip: if you see a box like this with a hole towards the tree in woodland in the UK, this is a dormouse box, and the hole is *meant* to be facing the tree. It doesn't need you to turn it around and put bread on top (???!)
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Very very happy to catch and ring this Magpie in the garden this morning, despite me now missing a chunk of my finger as a result 😁
#BirdRinging
Such a stunning bird and a first for me 😍
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My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today.
Tre gave me 12 glorious years of his wonderful company, and it's been an honor and a privilege to be his caretaker during that time. Gonna miss you so much, buddy.
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I've spent my afternoon catching and ringing house sparrows in the garden to try and take my mind off things. Stephen loved these sparrows so much.
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Probably my latest ever bat admittance, this Soprano Pipistrelle was found flying around someone's house, she then couldn't find it, and found it snoozing in her shoe 😴
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Did you know that bats use their hind feet to scratch themselves like dogs do? Here, Jeff demonstrates.
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love that the 4-letter banding code for Great White Egret is GREG. it's so true. look at him. that's Greg alright
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I'm sorry to post this, but I think it's important that people know what their outdoor cats are up to whilst they're roaming the streets at night. He was still alive but in great pain, and wouldn't have healed, so he was put to sleep. RIP little pipistrelle. 😭
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