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Exploring wildlife, nature, and travel in the Canadian Gulf Islands

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The world’s unluckiest field assistant

6 min readWant to know what the inside of a bird egg looks like? A new female song sparrow has arrived and is shaking things up on the island. Plus, read on to find out what happens when you cross an unlucky field assistant with an unforgiving remote island.

May 16, 2023July 9, 2023 Megan Duchesne Island research2 Comments on The world’s unluckiest field assistant

A slug party and bird bycatch

6 min readI was shocked to see *these* 2 animals in the song sparrow traps this week. And if it wasn’t for the sunsets, rainbows, and birds of prey, I would never have gotten over this emotionally scarring experience I had with a slug.

May 7, 2023July 8, 2023 Megan Duchesne Island research

I’m back: A *what* followed me?

5 min readCurious about what spring is like living in a bird colony? Here I recount my return to living on a remote island in Pacific Canada, as well as my research project, and a sneaky animal that followed me on the island.

May 2, 2023May 19, 2023 Megan Duchesne Island research5 Comments on I’m back: A *what* followed me?

My four final moments

7 min readAre teflon chemicals in baby birds? I learned about this during one of FOUR major moments I experienced recently that can only be summed up by “SH*T”! I was also lucky enough to witness ants literally in pants and killer whales at sunset. This is my last post of this field season!

July 4, 2022June 10, 2023 Megan Duchesne Island research

Death on the isle

5 min readBuckle up! This week’s update features the death of gulls, a horrible thing slugs do to each other, and the grim fate of the song sparrow population.

June 19, 2022June 10, 2023 Megan Duchesne Island research

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ABOUT ME...

Welcome to my blog- it is the love child of my passion for photography + learning about wildlife and the incredible processes happening in nature! I'm a BROKE student documenting the utterly glamorous realities of studying wildlife. Join me as I research and travel throughout the Gulf Islands of British Columbia while working towards a Masters of Science at The University of British Columbia.

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