Dr LeaGrie

Maybe we should bring back lead in paint

Javier Lazaro | finches Scientific and wildlife illustration

New gallery in my portfolio! #sciart #birds
Take a look 👇👇👇
www.drawfolio.com/en/portfolio...

A little trip into the boreal forest today. Northern Hawk Owl, Grey (Canada) Jay 🪶🇨🇦

#birds #birding #BorealBirds #Saskatchewan

I had the privilege of meeting Kirsty Duncan back in 2017. She was warm and sincere. She was our first and only 🇨🇦 Minister of Science who was a trained scientist. She consistently worked for positive meaningful change in all her government roles. Condolences to her family and friends.

My annual "DO IT!" encouragement post!

Selfishly, my time on CSEE council was the highlight of my PhD, it opened doors and opportunities that research alone did not. And I think we accomplished some good things for the society! 🧪🌎

What could go wrong?

Trump imposes new NIH funding ban on human fetal tissue research Agency may also be moving toward restricting use of embryonic stem cells

The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions. https://scim.ag/49D4Zkj

Beautiful prairie winter days in Saskatoon 🇨🇦

#saskatchewan #winter #beauty

Snowy Owls in Saskatchewan 🪶🇨🇦

#BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding

Crested pigeons. Credit: Patrick_K59, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In at no. 7 of our most popular papers of the year, we have a #BiologyLetters study that discovered up to 6% of individuals in five wild #bird species naturally switch sex, with genetically male birds developing female traits and vice versa: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

Sounds like it could be Crossfire…

Sadly cannot afford to buy 40 pairs of Razors! 😅

Fellow #birders: has anyone used the Vortex Crossfire 8x42 #binoculars? Pros? Cons? How do they do in very cold weather?

Im looking into affordable options for my Ornithology students; i’ve only used Diamondbacks

@evornithology.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @saskajanet.bsky.social

Bright green and yellow bird perched on a branch, holding a small fruit in its beak, surrounded by leafy rainforest vegetation.

A bonus #birdoftheday highlighting #naturespantry

This male Golden-naped Chlorophonia was enjoying the berries in the Talamanca mountains of #CostaRica

#birds #nature

Saskatoon was absolutely stunning last night 🤩🌌

#Saskatchewan #NightSky #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights

The story on chemical communication in #poisonfrogs doesn't stop with the sexy fingers! "Histological and Gene Expression Analyses of the Arm and Finger Macroglands of Two Hyloxalus Frogs" is the new paper by the super talented Diana Abondano (Link in comments)! Out now in MolEcol. #cienciacriolla🇨🇴

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

I've been avoiding reading articles on the death of James Watson, co-discoverer of #DNA's structure.

That is, until I saw that @statnews.com published one by Sharon Begley, a renowned science writer who passed in 2021.

Yes, you read that right.

www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...

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Totally

Our newest Special Feature, "Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology", is now accepting proposals. It aims to highlight the importance of changing snow conditions in animal ecology. 🌨️
Read more and submit your proposal here:

What will they be analyzing from this, and how? Are they proposing to replicate the expert, trained review cte’s work? If so, assuming they find different scored, how would they reasonably argue the validity / superiority of their findings? What are the metrics? Where is the capacity or skill? 2/2

Ethical and privacy issues (of which there are many) aside, I’d like to know who will and how they’re planning to analyze these data. 25 yrs of all graduate and faculty Tri Councils applications, funded or not, across the country, with the level of detail they’ve asked for is big data … 1/2

We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!

Fellow researchers and scholars in 🇨🇦 i strongly encourage you to submit a letter to this committee and consider signing the open letter.

Rather than email the SRSR chair, you csn email the official committee email: srsr@parl.gc.ca

Awesome teaching & experiential learning by @emilyschoy.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social 🤩

Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores

Guest Post: Putting the Spotlight on Wilson’s Snipe If you grew up in North America, chances are you’ve heard of a “snipe hunt.”

"I’ve spent countless hours in the field & at my desk studying Wilson’s Snipe, but the work is far from finished... As North American shorebird populations continue to suffer, it’s critical to highlight species that can inform strategies & connect communities to these broader trends." #ornithology

Meanwhile in 🇨🇦: CRA wants to move fr human to #AI assistants. Based on auditor general’s report, human agents give correct info 17% of the time, while the CRA FAQ chatbot is correct 33% of the time. It’s ludicrous these crap results are being used to justify use of AI 🤦🏻‍♀️

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Clark’s Grebe in Saskatoon 🇨🇦🪶

#BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding #BirdTherapy

The’re such snowflakes down south! Honestly if these men are too emotional for the job maybe they should send in someone tough who can handle politics ;)

Rumour has it that one mammal specialist is still required -apply by Oct 31! 🦇