Krista N Oswald
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Sep 2, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Apr 11, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Olivia Venter
- Nov 16, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Oct 25, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Oct 11, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Aug 22, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Aug 5, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Jul 21, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Krista N Oswald
- Jul 15, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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