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How Does Your Garden Grow? (Side A)
Well, it has been an incredibly long time since my last blog. I could say the absence was due to finishing my PhD, but really I just...
Krista N Oswald
May 16, 20203 min read
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Breed
When Kurt Cobain said "we don't have to breed", he was not speaking for Rockjumpers. This is my update for the first two weeks of 2018...
Krista N Oswald
Sep 2, 20183 min read
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I Wish I Was the Moon
Oof, long time without an update. No excuses, other than lab-work does not make the most thrilling of reads. Rockjumper research is still...
Krista N Oswald
Aug 8, 20182 min read
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Take the Long Way Home
This blog is not even remotely related to my research. Instead, I am taking the excuse to write about the absolutely incredible birding...
Krista N Oswald
Apr 11, 20183 min read
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Working 9 to 5
Right off the bat, I've given this a misleading title. I have seldom in my life worked 9 to 5, and in some ways hope I never will. My...
Krista N Oswald
Mar 1, 20182 min read
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The ocean breathes salty
I saw my first Cape Rockjumper chicks this Sunday! So, on Krista’s request, I’m writing my first ever blog post ever about it. Last week...
Olivia Venter
Nov 16, 20172 min read
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Crawlin king snake
Okay, so I am not actually writing about a king snake, but it was the first song title I could think of with "snake" and I wanted to keep...
Krista N Oswald
Oct 25, 20172 min read
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You can't always get what you want
As with most fieldwork, the last few weeks have had their ups and downs. The ups being the incredible resilience of our birds at Blue...
Krista N Oswald
Oct 11, 20172 min read
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Run to the hills
Back at Blue Hill for another season and boy, have the Fires of Yavimaya ravaged the hillsides. It felt like starting from scratch as so...
Krista N Oswald
Sep 21, 20172 min read
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Dog days are over
"It could be ready as soon as 2 days, but could take up to 8 weeks." "Do you send me an email when it's ready?" "No, you'll just have to...
Krista N Oswald
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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Almost paradise
Well, there are worse places to be stuck; in fact, there are few places I would rather be at any point in time, but it loses its lustre...
Krista N Oswald
Aug 5, 20172 min read
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Life is a carousel
The past week has been full of ups and downs, or as I like to call it –– being a PostGrad in a foreign country. Don’t get me wrong, there...
Krista N Oswald
Jul 21, 20172 min read
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Welcome to the jungle
First blog post of my first website attempt... So first off (another first!) I'll start with a brief overview of my research. And it's...
Krista N Oswald
Jul 15, 20171 min read
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