Here’s one of the five sand boas that friends and I have found over the last few days. I really like this picture, but the fun thing about it is that I was caught in the act of capturing it by Kinsey, another scientist here in Greece. You know how excited I get about snakes. Now … More Eryx jaculus
Hi Everyone, I recently spent a couple of excellent days islet hopping off of Schinoussa. This involves riding in a fisherman’s boat to a few small deserted islets, jumping ashore while the boat is bobbing in the water, and then catching lizards for a couple of hours until it’s time to progress to the next … More Islets
These are the little guys I’ve been looking for, Podarcis erhardii, and there’ve been lots of them out and about!
It’s a Loquat! Thanks to those of you who chimed in with the identity of the gifted fruit from last post. Now I know how delicious loquats are! Here’s a silly loquat still life for your enjoyment. I was practicing taking decent macro photos of my lizards, and the loquats seemed like a ready subject. … More Loquat!
Today is the Greek Orthodox Easter and, after last night, it’s safe to say the Greeks take the idiom “celebrate with a bang” a lot farther than I’d have thought possible! From what I’ve learned, Easter eve, is a day full of family, baking and cooking. It’s a rush to prepare all of the many … More Easter in Naxos
Hi Everyone, I’m afraid I’m too tired to report back on all of the goings on here in a more substantive way than saying I’m very busy but things seem to be going well. I only had a few days of Johannes’ individual attention so I’ve been trying to make the best of it, peppering … More First couple of days on Naxos
I can hardly believe how quickly time has flown by. I’m now three days away from departing for Greece for the summer! My lists are starting to get shorter, and soon I hope to start checking things off for good soon. Most of the logistical preparations are made though, so here’s a quick summary of … More Logistics!
I shouldn’t have built anticipation by waiting so long since posting about collecting data on lizards in the museums. I closed with a teaser that I’d soon post results of my data analysis. Well, here they are and unfortunately the short of it is, the data don’t look too great. Luckily, as I’ve an hour … More When in doubt, keep collecting data
I’ll give you the full spiel on my research plans in bits and pieces so as not to bore you. For now, the big picture: My research centers around the impacts of human land use on ecological systems. I’m focusing primarily on a Greek Wall Lizard, Podarcis erhardii, which lives in the Cyclades. I hypothesize … More The Plan
Well, I’m in the airport getting ready to leave Greece. Hard to believe how quickly this trip has gone by. Let me share a few of the stories from the last couple of days. I left Rome very early Sunday morning to take the 4.5 hour drive to Bari and to the ferry that would … More Back in Athens
Colin Donihue 