The end of field work is always about tying up loose ends, trying to get a few more samples, and wrapping up experiments in hopes that you’ll finish with enough data to keep you occupied for the many months back home. For me it meant grabbing more lizards from a few islands to try to … More Sprinting through Amorgos
On our way to the Makares islands yesterday I saw this boat in the port and it made me think of a friend back in New Haven. The name is the boat, as you can see, is Tzenh, which in Greek is pronounced “Jennie.” I realized, in talking with her though, that while I’ve shared … More The good ship Tzenh
The other day I went on a terrific day trip to two remote, uninhabited islands off of the east coast of Naxos. They’re collectively 2 of 3 islands that form the Makares cluster. In days of yore, they were rumored to be the back door to Hades. I’m still trying to track down more information … More Makares
I had to abscond with some large stones scattered along roadsides for a rock wall I’m building in the lab, and so decided to do my collecting under cover of night. That gave me an excellent opportunity to take a few more night shots as I was waiting for the roads to quiet down. Still … More A few more night shots
Here is a higher resolution version of the fish haul. It should work for a desktop background! I’m glad this photo has gotten so much attention – it has a lot of good memories with it. Enjoy!
We take a lot of boats from island to island, but every once in a while we survey islands that are within walking distance across narrow channels. Here’s one, Fira, which is just off the coast of Antiparos, which is itself an island off of Paros – one of the big islands in the cyclades. … More Walking to Fira
No matter the question, if you’re working on terrestrial community ecology, eventually you have to clip mountains of vegetation to dry and weigh. In the states that’s a relatively straightforward process of sticking vegetation in massive drying ovens until all the water is removed and you can get comparable dry weights. Here, the task is … More Solar Drying Oven
A few more insect pictures from the field for your enjoyment. It’s nice every once in a while to shift my gaze from the lizards and take a look at who else is in the system.
I really wish I had had my video camera for this. I was out in the field the other day, surveying lizards on a terrace, with the sun blazing overhead. As I walked through a field in front of one of my terraces I heard a popping sound – just like popping popcorn. I thought … More Popping peas
In case some of you are getting tired of all of the lizard pics, here’s a crazy caterpillar I found the other day! It was as long and fat as my finger! A pretty awesome specimen. I’d have loved to take it home to raise and see what it turns into. Alas though, I decided … More Crazy Caterpillar
Colin Donihue 