Hello Bluesky! I joined this platform to redirect some of my social media efforts. My name is Todd Green and I study comparative and functional #anatomy of vertebrate animals―with particular interest in the evolutionary morphology of #flightlessbirds. Below is an adult, southern #cassowary.

A marching Falklands steamer duck on the main beach at Sea Lion Island in the Falklands
#ducks #falklandssteamerduck #flightlessbirds #birds #sealionisland #falklandislands #nature #wildlife #remote #islands #falklandislands #southatlantic #sealionisland

If you sit and wait the penguins make a visit on New Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #flightless #flightlessbirds #gentoos #gentoopenguin #newisland #peopleandnature #northbluff

Southern rockhopper penguins on Kidney Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #kidneyisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Baby southern rockhopper penguin on Kidney Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #kidneyisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Southern rockhopper penguin on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Gentoo penguin at The Neck on Saunders Island, in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #flightless #flightlessbirds #gentoos #gentoopenguin #TheNeck #SaundersIslands #saunders

Silhouette of a gentoo penguin at New Haven in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #gentoos #gentoopenguin #silhouettes #newhaven #sunset

Gentoo Penguin at The Neck on Saunders Island, Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #gentoos #gentoopenguin #saundersisland #theneck

Southern rockhopper penguin heading back to the nest on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

A pair of Falkland's steamer ducks on a kelp bed at New Island one of the Falkland Islands #ducks #steamerducks #seaducks #flightlessbirds #birds #falklandislands #nature #wildlife #sea #kelp #southatlantic #newisland #intertidal

🐧Penguin Art!🐧
I love them sm! ^w^ I drew the stars in da antarctic night sky #penguin #penguins #antarctic #snow #cold #ice #antarctica #stars #birb #birbs #bird #birds #nature #animal #animals #flightlessbirds #aves #avian #life #notebook #sketchbook #markers #pencils

Five penguins sitting on rocks surrounded by water with a faux background of ice capped mountains.

#AnimalArtTuesday

Penguins hanging out together at the Tennessee Aquarium.

#Nature #Birds #FlightlessBirds
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#TennesseeAquarium
#Chattanooga #Penguins

Bubba
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#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #FlightlessBirds

A pair of Falkland's steamer ducks at Rookery Bay, Falkland Islands #ducks #steamerducks #seaducks #flightlessbirds #birds #falklandislands #nature #wildlife #sea #rookerybay #southatlantic

Taking the long road home, southern rockhopper penguins at North Bluff on New Island, Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #newisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

The Grounded Gene: Unraveling the Regulatory DNA “Switches” Behind Flightlessness in Birds New genomic research reveals how noncoding regulatory DNA acts as "switches" for flight loss in birds, overturning theories of common ancestry.

Evolutionary Revelation: How "Bossy DNA" Repeatedly Stripped Birds of Flight
#BirdEvolution #FlightlessBirds #Genetics #ScienceBreakthrough #FactRage #FactRageNews

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The Unseen Pathways of Flightless Bird Migration "Explore the science of flightless bird migration. Discover how species like the Adélie Penguin travel thousands of miles without wings, a story of adaptation and resilience."

8,000 Miles on Foot: The Science Behind the Epic Journeys of Flightless Birds
#FlightlessBirds #PenguinMigration #AnimalMigration #Evolution #ClimateScience #FactRage #FactRageNews

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If you're still the wildlife comes to you in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #gentoopenguin #kingpenguin

Southern rockhopper penguin heading back to the nest on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Southern rockhopper penguin on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #saundersisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Gentoo penguins on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands #birds #falklandislands #seabirds #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #gentoopenguin #flightlessbirds #sealionisland #southatlantic

Southern rockhopper penguin on New Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #newisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

A Biologist Spotlights The Smallest Flightless Bird, Found On Earth’s Only ‘Inaccessible’ Island Flightless birds like the ostrich or emu tend to be larger than their flight-capable cousins. But that’s not always the case. Here’s the story of the world’s smallest flightless bird, found on one of ...

#Flightlessbirds like the ostrich or emu tend to be larger than their flight-capable cousins. But that’s not always the case. Here’s the story of the world’s smallest flightless #bird.
Source: Forbes
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Baby rockhopper penguin on Kidney Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #kidneyisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Snowy sheathbill feasting on a dead gentoo penguin on Yorke Bay in the Falkland Islands #birds #falklandislands #seabirds #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #gentoopenguin #flightlessbirds #yorkebay #southatlantic #snowysheathbill #scavengers

Rockhopper penguins on New Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #penguins #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #nature #newisland #flightlessbirds #southernrockhopperpenguin #rockhopperpenguin

Gentoo penguin trying to encourage a chick to move back to the rookery. Yorke Bay, Falklands. #birds #falklandislands #seabirds #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #gentoopenguin #flightlessbirds #yorkebay #southatlantic

Marching Falklands steamer duck on the elephant seal beach, Sea Lion Island, Falklands #falklandislands #sealionisland #birds #ducks #waterfowl #nature #southatlantic #rspb #wildlife #falklandssteamerduck #flightlessbirds #seaducks

Gentoo penguin feeding its chick at Yorke Bay in the Falkland Islands #birds #falklandislands #seabirds #penguins #wildlife #wildlifephotography #gentoopenguin #flightlessbirds #yorkebay #southatlantic