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Not a bad workplace AT ALL #fieldbotany #fieldbiology #biodiversity #biotopes #grateful

Not a bad workplace AT ALL #fieldbotany #fieldbiology #biodiversity #biotopes #grateful

Not a bad workplace AT ALL #fieldbotany #fieldbiology #biodiversity #biotopes #grateful

Not a bad workplace AT ALL #fieldbotany #fieldbiology #biodiversity #biotopes #grateful

Not a bad workplace AT ALL #fieldbotany #fieldbiology #biodiversity #biotopes #grateful

Fedi folks! I'm looking for a speech to text app for my android phone or alternatively software for my Windows computer that turns voice memos into text. It needs to work offline, ideally #opensource and I'm willing to pay for it.

How would you go about this?

I'll be out in the field surveying biotopes soon and would like to record voice memos instead of scribbling illegible notes in the rain.

#fedirecommendations #voicememo #speechtotext #recommendations #fieldbotany #fieldbiology

Saw my first two fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) last weekend (on #salamandersaturday ) when traipsing through the woods in the rain :blobimfine: 💚

The second one was huuuge, but very fast and seemed to have places to go and ppl to meet, so I only have very blurry pictures of it :blobupsidedown:

They are not particularly rare in the region where I spotted them (although they are a red list species and listed as 'vulnerable'), but still they are very elusive creatures and to see one is a rare experience, especially since I wasn't even looking for them!

I'm so happy :blobowosquint:

#amphibians #fieldbiology #conservation #naturephotography #redlistedspecies

How do field biologists in dense tropical forests photograph the fruits and leaves of very tall trees from the ground?
#fieldbiology #fieldbiologists #botany #botanists #photography #naturephotography #plantphotography #wildlifephotography #photographers #plantsurveys #telephotolenses #tropicalforests #trees #rainforests

Spotted a Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) eating an ant in my garden. These metallic green beetles are efficient predators—larvae wait in burrows to ambush prey, while adults chase down insects on the move. Harmless to humans, and great for natural pest control.

#Entomology #InsectID #NativeInsects #Cicindela #TigerBeetle #FieldBiology

While cleaning out my office I ran across my class notes from Field Zoology that I took as an undergraduate in 1989. This class set the stage for my career as a field biologist. I was hooked. In these notes, I have written that Dr. Walter Dalquest invented the use of mist nets for capturing bats. Three years later, Dr. Dalquest (Doc) would become my Master's thesis advisor. I had forgotten all about this little historical fact. So I did some research and confirmed it!

#bats #FieldBiology

Field work has its downsides. Today was not great. But good people around me made it bearable and we are safe.
#fieldbiology #fieldwork #offroad #subaru #blowout

I had not been following this but I'm glad to see that the National Science Foundation will now be requiring proposals to include a plan for Safe and Inclusive Field Work: https://beta.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#2E9

#FieldWork #FieldInclusiveWeek #FieldBiology #Ecology #FieldEpi

This coming week is Field Inclusive week, dedicated to increasing inclusivity in field work! There are are virtual events each day, including talks, panel discussions, giveaways, photo contests, and more:
https://www.fieldinclusive.org/fieldinclusiveweek-2023/

And you can check out the discussion by following #FieldInclusiveWeek

#Ecology #FieldWork #FieldBiology #FieldEpi

I like how #EcoEvo mastodon ecoevo.social mixes #paleontology, #FieldBiology, #TheoreticalBiology, and #genetics #genomics. I hope this will survive a growth in numbers.