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Amanda MacDonald, PhD

@mannamacdonald

Wildlife disease, growing things I can eat, seeing things that make me feel.

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Latest posts by Amanda MacDonald, PhD @mannamacdonald

They are adorable, but there’s only one Shoebill.

22.01.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg I love birds!

22.01.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s what I thought…

02.11.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trick or treat?

02.11.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Two fighter jets just flew over!!!! πŸ’˜ πŸ›©οΈ

23.10.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So pointy and sharp!!

18.10.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I still cringe.

17.10.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When my Dad eats an apple, he eats the whole apple, core and all.

17.10.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Those feet…

17.10.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it Caturday yet…

16.10.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy thanksgiving!!

13.10.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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😭

13.10.2025 13:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The -40 is out

12.10.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Out picking peppers by flashlight because of frost warnings 😭

12.10.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee researcher, dead at 91 | CBC News Jane Goodall, the British conservationist and researcher renowned for her work with chimpanzees, has died at age 91.

This one hurts…

www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...

01.10.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

:(

26.09.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Red pepper jelly!

21.09.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But do you have a car Tylenol bottle?

18.09.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The smell of dehydrating hot peppers is one of my favorite smells. 🌢️

16.09.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mother f….

13.09.2025 22:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes.

27.05.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh ...

Inspiring celebration of David Attenborough from Kate Winslet and many others - and a much-needed reminder to stand with science www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

04.05.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 12883 πŸ” 2680 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 138

Yes!

28.04.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right there with you

27.04.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing P!

27.04.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right?

08.04.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Paper accepted klaxon! A small one, but a fun one, led by @mannamacdonald.bsky.social: "First detection of the mosquito Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Brunswick, Canada."

08.04.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They also bioaccumulate in the wildlife that feed on the coated seeds!

31.03.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last day πŸ’”

22.03.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All
Cormorants
Are
Beautiful

01.03.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2