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A quiet moment from last winter with a Dark-eyed Junco at the Montreal Botanical Garden 🐥 #birds #junco #biodiversity #winter @espacepourlavie.bsky.social @irbv.bsky.social

Some nice little pink flowers to brighten your day!

📸 Sea Blush (Plectritis congesta) in Victoria, BC

Graphical abstract of: Seasonality of native and non-native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi-urban meadow habitat

A new article in #RESInsectConsDiv shows seasonality of native and non-native flowers does not influence #butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi-urban meadow habitat

#OpenAccess🔽
doi.org/10.1111/icad.12829

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Scientists in the wild for #CSEEinFocus #CSEE 🥾⛰️

Nap Time at the Mountains Peak

Field work pic for #CSEEinFocus #CSEE 🦋

Dun Skipper has a Dusty Nose

Landscape shot for #CSEEinFocus #CSEE 📸👩‍🔬

Lookout at Parker Ridge, AB

Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat Non-native nectar was well integrated into the diet of the butterfly community and relatively more available earlier in the summer. Butterflies did not use native and non-native sources in proportio.....

What role do non-native plants play in butterfly nectar diets? New paper explores this question (and more) 🌻 @hkharouba.bsky.social @respublications.bsky.social resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Scientists brought to tears by huge loss of U.S. butterflies | CBC News Scientists calculated just how much U.S. butterfly populations have declined in the past 20 years. The results brought some scientists to tears, and have them warning about dire implications for other...

As scientists we are often exposed to upsetting findings and we should not have to bury the feelings that our research elicit - I'm glad it's adressed openly here (and yes these results are bleak)

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Hi bluesky👋 just getting started here, so sharing the lifecycle of one of my favourite butterflies the Anise Swallowtail 🦋