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Tyler Davis

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There exist too many experiences to be had in this world - too many places to see and people to meet - for me to stay put. World travel is my passion; it brings me pleasure in ways few things can. And, to me, part of the joy in world travel is sharing the experience with whoever cares to listen . . .

In Kenya until 1 July 2008
2-14 July 2008 - Kruger National Park, South Africa

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I’m constantly on the lookout for snakes. Not because they frighten me (although, it’s undoubtedly a good idea to maintain a healthy respect for them), but because I want to see them. The majority of snakes that I’ve encountered on and around Mpala have been dead ones, killed by locals out of fear, hate, and superstition (some tribes believe it adds seven days onto one’s life). Most Africans believe the only good snake is a dead snake - judging by experience, it sadly seems that most cultures around the world readily agree. But me, I like snakes. I prefer seeing them [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 809 words | [diary=280281] | 2008-06-18 11:59:45

Snake Eyes
Snakeskin
"Clever Girl . . ."

Telemetry
Telemetry
Using the antenna and receiver to find a tagged bird.
With the second phase of the Brain Hormone Project behind me, and another couple weeks until we begin the third and final phase, I’m finally able to delve into my project - at least, the project I developed under Dustin’s supervision and with his help. To sum it up quickly, Dustin’s past research has shown that Superb Starling females show a higher rate of infidelity, based on extra-pair copulations (matings outside of a pair-bond, verified by DNA analysis of young), on territories of lower quality (based on vegetation cover and insect abundance). In other words, the frequency of extra-pair copulations is [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 6 Comment(s) | 15 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 1043 words | [diary=280280] | 2008-06-15 20:00:13

Outside the field office
Applying the Transmitter
Transmitter

Swimming Trunks
Swimming Trunks
Enjoying a refreshing dip!
There is something truly marvelous and unique about stumbling across wildlife in pastoral Kenya. I've visited a number of National Parks and reserves throughout Southern Africa and Kenya and, while sightings of charismatic megafauna are always exhilarating, it's a different experience when it's just part of day-to-day life. Maybe it's the fact that it's not as expected here, that the rarest animal in these parts of Africa is the mtalii (tourist). These are areas where people and animals are forced to truly coexist, living side by side and in one another's presence; if respect is not shared between one and the [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 26 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 1569 words | [diary=272865] | 2008-05-19 10:48:49

Generations
Everybody out!
Spotted

Shining Through
Shining Through
Never a dull sunset in Africa.
Well, we managed to squeak by with enough starling specimens to make Brain Hormone Project Phase 2 a success. It was looking grim there for a while - I was worried we wouldn't acquire an adequate number of samples, which would have potentially rendered the samples we had already collected up to this point (all the birds from the first phase) useless. Although, I suppose I shouldn't get too ahead of myself - they still need to be analyzed. Thankfully that's not my job, though! So now it's a day or two of rest, then the telemetry begins . . . [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 22 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 114 words | [diary=272484] | 2008-05-04 20:30:37

Wild Dogs
Red Head
Is it safe to come out?

The Blankest Stare
The Blankest Stare
A sobering look at the face of death.
Minutes past 0100, the night hangs heavily over the wilds of East Africa; the bewitching hour begins. A full moon bathes the bush in a dramatic glow, giving it an eerie personality, for it is the dead of the night yet shadows are strewn across the monochrome landscape like lost souls. Save for the confused chirp of a diurnal bird, all is quiet; all is calm. A female waterbuck relaxes in the stillness, sitting, with legs tucked under her, in the same patch of the Kenyan highlands she occupies most nights. Her shaggy pelage bears the hue of the bush in [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 1021 words | [diary=270256] | 2008-04-30 20:43:52

Ribs
A lion
Flies

Shocked Swallow
Shocked Swallow
Seconds before its death . . . that look of bewilderment and horror haunts me.
A extremely tragic thing happened to me this morning: in the process of trying to save a bird, I inadvertently killed it. Let me explain: While checking my e-mail in the office at approximately 0630, a Lesser Striped Swallow flew in through the wide-open door and couldn’t seem to find its way back out of the room. Remembering that there was a butterfly net in the corner, I grabbed it and tried to net the swallow as it flew in frantic circles above my head, inches beneath the ceiling. After a few unsuccessful attempts in which the bird gracefully dodged every [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 506 words | [diary=269699] | 2008-04-26 17:38:08

RIP, LSSW

Inside Turkana Boma
Inside Turkana Boma
In essence, a field of dung where I've spent about 15 hours trying to trap female Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starlings the past two days.
Mike Rowe may not be impressed, but my job has been plenty dirty the past couple days. Allow me to elaborate, starting with a little background detail: The second phase of the Brain Hormone Project is proving a bit more difficult than anticipated. So far, in almost three weeks, we’ve only managed to catch five adult female starlings - four Superbs, and one Greater Blue-eared Glossy (hereafter simply referred to as "Glossy"). Ideally, Dustin would like us to get six of each within a three- or four-week timeframe. Five specimens is okay, four is doable, and three is probably not going [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 8 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 767 words | [diary=269274] | 2008-04-26 15:05:57

Rhinoceros dung beetle sp.
Dead dung beetle
Shiny green . . .

Ohmygod, I've got malaria . . . was the first thought that crossed my mind Friday morning, as I sat beneath a tree watching a mistnet, feeling the gradual oncomings of the flu. I'm not too much of a hypochondriac, but I've been told time and again that "if you're not taking antimalarials (which no long-term researcher does, mind you), assume you're coming down with malaria when you begin to feel like you have the flu." A bit of an extreme precaution, I suppose, but better safe than sorry - if left untreated until too late, malaria will cause flu-like symptoms [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 9 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 4008 words | [diary=264655] | 2008-04-19 22:02:09

Not lookin
Stool Sample Cup
The VIP Room

Kids!
Kids!
Clamoring for attention . . .
The Mpala School, attended by the children of Mpala staff, recently won a regional competition in gymnastics, and will subsequently be attending the national competition in a few weeks. Thus, they’ve been quite eager to show me their moves the past couple evenings while I’ve been netting birds near the staff village at the Ranch House, where many of them live. It started yesterday, when a small group of children (about six, ages 5-10) approached me to practice their English and say hello. When I returned the greeting, they literally began doing cartwheels. I had my small point-and-shoot digital camera on [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 33 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 982 words | [diary=267092] | 2008-04-19 04:49:51

Into the Sunset
Posing
I dig chameleons

Making Haste
Making Haste
Sheep herders hurrying back to their boma with their flock. Herding sheep into a driving rain is all but impossible as they will close their eyes and wander blindly - so it's best to get them back to... [more]
After much anticipation and waiting, Mpala has finally been graced with the sweeping thunderstorms and driving deluges that signify the beginning of the long rains. It really is a pleasing sight to see dark clouds and distant squalls approaching after so many weeks of sun and heat. Must be the Pacific Northwester in me - I’ll always love rain. There is just something about it I’ll always find soothing and soul-refreshing. I think that most people reading this, particularly fellow Seattlites, will think I’m crazy, but: I’ve missed it. I’ve missed rain. Kenya has missed it, too. The country has been [View Full Entry]

Peregrine - Tyler Davis | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | 683 words | [diary=265031] | 2008-04-16 18:48:07

Rain over a Glade
Herders on the Lookout
White-tailed Mongoose



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