@EyaSpectre

Former researcher | Now freelance science writer, 👻 writer, & amateur wildlife 📸 | Words in @MRSBulletin, @NatureCustom, and more. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 🖤 Ally.

 San Francisco, CA
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Sooo today I got to watch a #coyote take a nap in Golden Gat Park, and it was GLORIOUS
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David Gallagher@DavidGallagher20 Jul 2023
Spreckels Lake, Golden Gate Park, circa 1908 Picked up a couple of early prints recently, kids with model boats. Though it was initially filled with overflow water from the Dutch Windmill, I think the lake was specifically built for model boating, opening in 1904. #sfhistory
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Fun fact, PCR machines use the same type of device—in the form of Peltier blocks—to control denaturation, amplification, and annealing temperatures.
Hakai Magazine@hakaimagazine20 Jul 2023
Japanese scientists who designed a freezer that works in the deep sea have successfully frozen an orange far below the waves. The next step is to improve the freezing time and eventually test the device on deep-sea organisms. 🍊 By @AnnieRothNews. l8r.it/cVek

You Call That a Deep Freezer? | Hakai Magazine

Japanese scientists designed a freezer that works in the deep sea—a potential boon for studying the region’s fragile life.

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My camera and mind would break from excitement, primal fear, and awe.
Elakha Alliance@ElakhaA18 Jul 2023
Ok, who had #cougar on their animal tidepool bingo card?! Sunday morning (7/16) a cougar was spotted hunting on #HaystackRock in #CannonBeach, #Oregon. It was a surprise for everyone 😱, especially photographer Andy Woo who captured these pics. #mountainlion #ocean #oregoncoast
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Becky Beck@TheBeckyBecksss18 Jul 2023
Unreal watercolor Sky tonight…
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Petros Chrysafis@pchrysafis18 Jul 2023
Peer reviewed camera trap set up.
Two coyotes on a trail one of which is caught mid poop.

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Great article about @pchrysafis and the important work he does for rancher-predator coexistence. Spread the word! theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

To catch a predator: the wildlife detective helping ranchers and mountain lions coexist

Petros Chrysafis helps Californians ‘like the wildlife they live with’ by taking a unique approach to deterring livestock killings

theguardian.com
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Helen Marshmallow Thomsett is normally a perfect sweet angel but the other day she gave us one for the blooper reel 😂 (Juliet’s okay dw)
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Oh the things you’ll see above the San Francisco skyline when you’ve got your trusty hiking partners, Ruth Barker Ginsburg and @KarlTheFog
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some of our hyenas routinely hunt flamingos 🦩🍪🤩 #hyena #flamingo @InsideNatGeo @NatGeo @HyaenaSG
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while on assignment for @InsideNatGeo @NatGeo i spotted two of my faves: secretary bird and black-backed jackal 😍
a black-backed jackal (foreground) looks at the camera while a secretary bird walks toward the camera a few yards behind it

ALT a black-backed jackal (foreground) looks at the camera while a secretary bird walks toward the camera a few yards behind it

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Despite what the sign says, that is, in fact, not a person.
A coyote can be seen standing on a hillside surrounded by low cut grass and overgrown oak trees, each sporting different shades of green. In the foreground is a pedestrian crossing sign with an arrow pointing 45 degrees down and to the left. Though in the background, the coyote appears to be right where the arrow is pointing.

ALT A coyote can be seen standing on a hillside surrounded by low cut grass and overgrown oak trees, each sporting different shades of green. In the foreground is a pedestrian crossing sign with an arrow pointing 45 degrees down and to the left. Though in the background, the coyote appears to be right where the arrow is pointing.

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Some love between a mom and her Owlet.
Two owls on a eucalyptus branch, their heads smushed up against each other with eyes closed.

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So this is a thing Chris & I have been working on this book project for several years Apparently it's available for pre-order! Wonderful work from phenomenal contributors in this book! 💜 #UrbanConservation #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanWildlife global.oup.com/academic/prod…
A new book called "Urban Biodiversity and Equity: justice-centered conservation in cities" with a beautiful orange and blue mural of an endangered snake on an Bay Area building.

ALT A new book called "Urban Biodiversity and Equity: justice-centered conservation in cities" with a beautiful orange and blue mural of an endangered snake on an Bay Area building.

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On the lookout for squirrels and rats among bustling bushes. Just a reminder, you can find me now on a few other platforms, gonna start slowing my posting here, so look for Eyaspectre wherever ya'll end up!
A broadside shot of a coyote frozen in mid-stride, it's gaze and ears focused forward (towards the left-side of the frame).

ALT A broadside shot of a coyote frozen in mid-stride, it's gaze and ears focused forward (towards the left-side of the frame).

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Kayla Fratt (she/her)@eco_odorologist5 Jul 2023
Meanwhile our conservation dog Barley is a carnivore generalist, so he finds everything from coyote to puma to bear to weasel! This is helpful in areas of lower density, but means we put Barley away and grab Scottie when coyotes are super abundant.
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Gonna start transitioning to other platforms (ones where you can Post without supporting an unabashed transphobe). Would love to see my community over there!
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🧵1/10 Don't Ditch Your Pet In The Park: A Series (Trigger Warning: Predation) A follow on to my last post, showing a coyote casually pursuing and catching a domestic rat.
Image 1 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote just a foot behind the rat in pursuit.

ALT Image 1 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote just a foot behind the rat in pursuit.

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🧵9/10 Don't Ditch Your Pet In The Park: A Series (Trigger Warning: Predation) Believe it or not, the rat did seem to survive. The coyote played with its food too much—eventually a passerby accidentally spooked the coyote, enabling the rat a window of time to escape.
Image 9 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote bent over the rat, its mouth open, and its head slightly cocked to the side for a better grip than in the last image.

ALT Image 9 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote bent over the rat, its mouth open, and its head slightly cocked to the side for a better grip than in the last image.

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🧵10/10 Don't Ditch Your Pet In The Park: A Series (Trigger Warning: Predation) Whether it survived the ordeal or not is unknown, but it was alive and able to seek shelter when the coyote had gone. TL;DR: Releasing pets into the park is cruel for myriad reasons.
Image 10 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote turning away from the camera with the rat in its mouth.

ALT Image 10 in a series showing a coyote catch a rat, this one showing the coyote turning away from the camera with the rat in its mouth.

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