.@Sasajewun adapted an old Tails from the Field comic, and I definitely relate! #ecologistconfessions

My wardrobe:
-field clothes
-clothes one stain or tear away from becoming field clothes
-fancy stuff I never wear
#ecologistconfessions

One day I will have a whole 24 hrs where not a plant, nor animal, nor stone makes me bleed. Not today tho. #ecologistconfessions

confessions – Tails From The Field Thanks for bearing with me through the comics drought, folks. Hoping to slowly start getting back with it as personal and professional obligations slow down. [FYI: those are Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) sonograms above the little bat-recorder. I recorded[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

ICYMI: A few old Tails From the Field comics which fit right in with #ecologistconfessions

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I studied bats, and yet somehow managed to not be outside late at night during my fieldwork. #ecologistconfessions

While nest-monitoring I recorded the max number of mosquitos I could kill with a single swat. It was 30. And bloody. #ecologistconfessions

I make my SO pull over so I can check out roadkill. And then photograph it. And then take a GPS point. #ecologistconfessions

I use flagging tape for many, many unintended purposes. #ecologistconfessions

I have an ongoing "feud" w/ @pjdgreatlakes re: birds vs fish. @eatguineapigs keeps peace. #EcologistConfessions https://t.co/3gj2ZZNBon

I consistently curse the animals I love during field/lab work. #ecologistconfessions https://t.co/6Gd1SUvoTW

Literally done this when we weren't catching enough during fieldwork http://youtu.be/cUusX1Js6R0
#EcologistConfessions https://t.co/YsBJ5Hjwud

A lot of the time while out in the field, I'm thinking, "How can I turn this into a comic?"
#EcologistConfessions

I have taken exactly one plant course. #ecologistconfessions

I've never read A Sand County Almanac or Silent Spring
#JustTakeAwayMyEcologistCardNow
#ecologistconfessions

I frequently misidentify warthogs as rhinos when they’re far away #theyarenotthesame #oneisWAYbigger #EcologistConfessions

Once popped out of my car to pee; afterwards, noticed one of my camera traps pointing right at me, 10 ft away. #EcologistConfessions

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I hit a rattlesnake once. Cried after. #EcologistConfessions https://x.com/AnneWHilborn/status/714844622359502849

Sometimes my notions of safety around body fluids/ infectious tissue is not ideal
#ecologistconfessions https://t.co/IAoTtrWbRm

I used this Leatherman on food soon afterwards
#ecologistconfessions https://t.co/IapnIwI0aC

I have intentionally squirted salmon semen at a male PI
#EcologistConfessions

Give me a Leatherman/walkie talkie/bear spray on my belt and I strut 20% more than usual
#EcologistConfessions

I once tried to catch a mouse by its tail, was so surprised at my success that I hurled it 10+ feet
@SarahMDurant
#EcologistConfessions

I don't read science books for fun. After reading science all day, don't want to go home and read more about it
#ecologistconfessions

I accidentally ran over a chameleon once. I felt awful about it.
#ecologistconfessions

Made it through undergrad and 3 years of field research without ever taking an ecology class
#ecologistconfessions

Went on 3 collecting expeditions and skinned 700+ birds without learning much about them except which are easy to skin
#ecologistconfessions

I get the basics of evolution, but the actual details + big picture stuff often eludes me
#ecologistconfessions

#ecologistconfessions I hated math in high school (my only C was in calculus) and now my ecology research is primarily math modelling!