American Black Ducks in Madison, Wisconsin, #birds

A Brown Creeper in Madison, Wisconsin, USA today. #birds

A Red-bellied Woodpecker and a Downy Woodpecker in Madison, WI, USA #birds

Hooded Merganser in Madison, Wisconsin, USA #birds

Hooded Merganser in Madison, Wisconsin #birds

Congratulations to Theint Yee Soe for successfully defending her Master's thesis in the Nelson Inst for Env St, UW-Madison. Her title is Evaluating NO₂ Column Variations over Upper Northern Thailand and particularly Lampang Province to Assess the Impact of Air Quality using Satellite and Ground Data

An American Goldfinch in late November in Madison, Wisconsin. #birds

The Red Necks and the importance of magic during the post-1975 insurgency in Laos Magic (xaiyaxat) has long played an important role in Lao society, in everyday life, but especially during times of particular danger. Therefore, it is not surprising that magic was important for a...

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Northern Pintails are also passing through Madison, Wisconsin nowadays, on their way south. #birds

We saw this Rusty Blackbird in Madison, Wisconsin, USA yesterday. This is the time of the year that they pass through Madison on their way south. #birds

thesiamsociety.org/wp-content/u... Our new article about mainstream Mekong dry season changes in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia has now been published in the Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society.

A White-crowned Sparrow at Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin, USA #birds

YouTube video by Angel Truth & Treason | Official Trailer | In Theaters Oct 17 | Angel

I highly recommend the 2025 film about Nazi Germany called "Truth and Treason". It's a reminder of how authoritarianism can get out of control. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPep...

An American Robin and an Eastern Bluebird in Madison, Wisconsin, USA today #birds

YouTube video by Southeast Asian Studies Friday Forum: Ian Baird

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJDL... This recorded talk about Hmong with the Communist Party of Thailand and also about Hmong who fought against the Communist Party of Thailand might be of interest to some of you. I also did this lecture in Thai last summer in Thailand, but that version was not recorded

YouTube video by Global Cornell Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty

In case any of you are interested in my recent book talk at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Cornell University. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBla...

Eastern Phoebe in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds

A female Wood Duck at Nine Springs Natural Area, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds

Three Wilson's Snipes hiding in the grasses at Nine Springs Natural Area, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds

Double-crested Cormorant drying itself in Ithaca, New York, USA today #birds

Cooper's Hawk in Ithaca, New York today #birds

Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty: Within and Between Nation States in Mainland Southeast Asia

Tomorrow at Cornell University. events.cornell.edu/event/champa...

My new article about a Hmong and Lua history project implemented by the Communist Party of Thailand in the 1970s has just been published open access in Advances in Southeast Asian Studies. aseas.univie.ac.at/index.php/as...

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Least Sandpipers near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds

A Belted Kingfisher near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds

A Willow Flycatcher near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds

A Greater Yellowlegs in French Creek Estuary, Vancouver Island, B.C, Canada in August 2025. #birds

A Savannah Sparrow near Parksville, B.C., Canada in late August 2025 #birds

This Black Oystercatcher was photographed in Victoria, B.C., Canada in late August 2025. #birds