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“The Stormy Sun and the Northern Lights”

On 26th Feb 202427th Feb 2024 By JoanaIn Personal, ScienceLeave a comment

Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. The past days and weeks have been very eventful. Now that the sun is back, it not only lures students more into nature but also more and more tourists to the island. Some people had warned me about the darkness that awaited me when I arrived in Svalbard …

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🩵🧊🌊🐦 🧊🌊🐧 The first days on King George Island are already behind me. I’m here as a student research assistant, actively supporting long-term ecological monitoring as part of a four-person team. We’re on site for seven weeks, working with the Polar and Ornithoecology group of Friedrich Schiller University Jena @unijena in one of the most sensitive regions on our planet. ☀️🏔️Summer has arrived in the Arctic – and with it, the birds. ✨ Just a little reminder 🙃mindset shifts to take the fear out of your next scientific decision I spotted my first oystercatchers on Helgoland and was beyond excited! 🐦 Rick had already seen some in Scotland and showed me pictures — I was honestly a bit jealous. They don’t migrate to Svalbard, so I couldn’t find them up there. But as it turns out, they are everywhere in Bremerhaven too, even nesting on top of tall buildings! Such charming little birds! 🩵 🧊Field trip to Hiddensee – hunting for glacial treasures 🪨 Explore. That’s the whole point. 🌍 🤔Still thinking about which natural science path is right for you?


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