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Kelly O'Connor

@kmoconnor8

Conservation biologist working w/ Florida's state-listed wildlife

 Gainesville, GA
Joined September 2013
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“If all of humanity’s archives were to disappear, they could still reconstruct a pretty decent record of whaling intensity by measuring the stress hormones in the earwax of a few dozen whales.” theatlantic.com/science/arch…

The History of the Oceans Is Locked in Whale Earwax

The massive plugs contain spikes and dips of stress hormones that perfectly match the history of modern whaling.

theatlantic.com
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Craig Pittman@craigtimes22 Nov 2018
Prez Part-Time #Florida Man Revives Chinese Hoax Theory Despite Hurricanes, Wildfires, Melting Arctic...He Probably Knows What He's Doing, Right?
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@realDonaldTrump22 Nov 2018
Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
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Somebody in the office threw away my lunch and the tupperware it was in leaving me to return 20 voicemails on an empty stomach and I DO NOT FUNCTION WELL WHEN IM HUNGRY
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Good morning!! Let’s look at some cute bats while you drink your coffee!
Image from Pallavi Sirajuddin (@pallavi_siraj)
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Starting to see ducks arriving for the winter! One of my favorite things about living in Lakeland is (go figure) all the lakes, which means lots of waterfowl. I have to re-learn how to ID most ducks every year, but northern shovelers are hard to forget with that massive bill!
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Some good 🐥 from the last couple of weeks Black-necked stilt, common yellowthroat, yellow-bellied sapsucker, and a distant snail kite My favorite time of year for birding in FL!
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Image from Kelly O'Connor (@kmoconnor8)
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Check out the new #salamander #mural in our building. #wildlifeart #herpetology
Image from Georgia Southern Herp Collection (@HerpGSU)
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Sam Shine’s 6,200-acre donation to a Florida #wildliferefuge is just the latest in a life dedicated to conservation: bit.ly/2z8CPff
Image from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS)
Image from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS)
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It me
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Explanation #1: Gouldian Finch chicks have blue phosphorescent beads along their mouths, making it easier for their parents to feed them in their dark nests. Explanation #2: Aliens. – at Flossmoor, IL
Image from Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ (@Nnedi)
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I was lazy this morning so to get me out of the house my bf promised "perfect short-tailed hawk weather", which he always does to get me to go birding & which never actually results in me seeing a short-tailed hawk Well today was in fact perfect short-tailed hawk weather!
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These guys have such a small range in the US (one of the perks of living in central FL), and most of the reports I see are from spotting them wayyyy up high riding thermals but this guy cruised right over us only ~20 ft overhead, such a lucky experience
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Jerry Casey@jjeremiahcasey12 Nov 2018
I believe that's simply referred to as that thing that happens on a day ending in y in Florida.
Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) profile pictureCraig Pittman@craigtimes12 Nov 2018
Oh, #Florida! Man breaks into restaurant, takes off clothes, eats ramen, plays bongos, rides away on bike still naked. tampabay.com/news/publicsafe… via @mack_oxenden
Naked Florida man revealed on video sneaking into restaurant and munching on ramen

Naked Florida man revealed on video sneaking into restaurant and munching on ramen

ST. PETERSBURG — It started with chicken wings, a beer and a burglar.

tampabay.com
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herpetALLogy@herpetALLogy10 Nov 2018
We're almost up to 500 followers thanks to all of you. Please RT to help us pass that threshold before @TheSalexmander takes over next Wednesday so we can do more to help spread #diversityandinclusion #equity in #herpetology! #inclusiveSTEM #LGBTSTEM
herpetALLogy (@herpetALLogy) profile pictureherpetALLogy@herpetALLogy10 Oct 2018
This is the officially recognized account of the @PARCorg Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Task Team (IEDTT). We share content related to our mission & host weekly Wednesday take-overs. #herpetALLogy #reptiles #amphibians See our upcoming schedule at calendar.google.com/calendar…
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I will be calling tortoises burrow bois henceforth thank you (Also please be responsible and keep your dogs away from wildlife thanks)
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Gil Wizen@wizentrop9 Nov 2018
Dragons are REAL
James Nankivell (@NankivellJames) profile pictureJames Nankivell@NankivellJames7 Nov 2018
So I finally go twitter! Here's a photo of a stunning Horned Sea Snake (Hydrophis peronii) we caught in Broome earlier in the year.
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Florida's Archie Carr Natl #WildlifeRefuge is best-known as an important *sea* turtle nesting site. However, *land*-based gopher tortoises occasionally appear there, too. They are a keystone species in the Southeast. More: go.usa.gov/xPPJV Photo: Christine Eastwick/@USFWS
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