All my bags are packed and I’m ready to go! I’ll catch a train from New Haven in just a few hours and then, it’s off to Greece! I can hardly believe it has come up so fast. Now that it’s here though, I’m anxious to get through the traveling portion and get out to … More On my way!
So my origami kayaks from Oru look amazing, but before I took them all the way to the Aegean, I decided I should give them a try on some tamer waters closer to home. The weather has been chilly all spring, but we had a warm couple of days these last two weekends, so Claire and … More Maiden voyage of the kayaks
The crowdfunding campaign was a huge success thanks to all of you! All campaign I was watching the statistics page count up the number of visitors. It was extremely exciting to see all the people coming to learn about my project. Granted, more than a few of those hits were from me anxiously refreshing the page, but … More Crowdfunding stats
We made it! $5,000 in 20 days. Thank you everyone for sharing the link, donating the project, and giving great comments and ideas on the experiment! I’m so excited! I leave for Greece in just a few weeks and am putting the final touches on packing lists and protocols for the summer. In the interim, I’ll … More Crowdfunding Success!
Oru Kayak donated two kayaks to my project to help with getting to these experimental islets! They’re super light-weight – only 25 pounds, highly portable – they fold into their own over-the-shoulder carrying case, and easy to set up! I can’t wait to get them out on the water! Thanks Oru!
The crowdfunding campaign on http://www.experiment.com is going great! First and foremost, thank you to all of the backers for your support and generosity. With your help, we hit my $3,385 goal and fulfilled my $15,385 minimum budget to make this experiment happen! I am thrilled at the chance, and so excited to have you all on … More First Crowdfunding Goal Reached!
Hi Everyone! I’ve just launched a crowdfunding page on experiment.com. Check it out here! I really need your help to raise the last $3500 for my summer’s research. Please give it a look, donate if you can, and share it with your friends! Thank you!
There’s a whole lot of valuable information to be learned from a lizard’s diet – whether it’s a picky eater or a generalist, whether it’s eating pests, or plants, or even other lizards. The list goes on and on. So much of a lizard’s role in an ecosystem is wrapped up in who it eats, … More Stomach flushing lizards
In the late summer, the winds get blowing across the Aegean and the waves can really pile up. Here we are heading back from a day trip to one of the small cycladic islands, and I decided to take a front-row seat for the action. Yup, I got absolutely soaked, but after a long, hot, … More Waves in the Aegean
There are lots of ways to catch a lizard. The low-tech solution of course is the old ‘lift a rock and smash your hand down on anything that moves’ method. I tend to prefer more delicate techniques though, particularly in deference to the vipers that also make their homes under these rocks. So if it’s … More Fishing for lizards
Colin Donihue 