Founder of World Shorebirds Day, birder, bird photographer, shorebird conservationist.

Joined May 2010
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For more than a decade, World Shorebirds Day existed across surveys, local events, social media posts, photographs, and conversations scattered around the world. Now, it has a new home. The new World Shorebirds Day portal is live. worldshorebirdsday.org/welco…
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A Shoebill that never existed — yet looked entirely real. Artificial intelligence is already reshaping ornithology, from acoustic monitoring to synthetic imagery. What happens when realism is no longer proof of presence? theornithologist.org/ai-and-… #ornithology #ai #birds #birding
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How do you plan a birding journey through one of the most diverse countries on Earth? This is the method we used for our Colombia trip. bird-observer.org/how-we-pla… #birds #ornithology #birding #birdobserver #tropicalbirding
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The Thousand Birder Circle is a new way for readers to support thoughtful ornithological writing and the continued development of The Ornithologist. Introducing the Thousand Birder Circle theornithologist.org/introdu… #birds #birding #TheOrnithologist #ornithology
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I’ve launched Bird Observer on Substack. A new space for field notes and reflections on birds, landscapes, and bird conservation. The first post explores what happens when we stop chasing birds and start watching a place instead. open.substack.com/pub/gyorgy… #birding #birds

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Today is #worldwildlifeday. In 1973, @UN @CITES adopted this day to celebrate & raise awareness for the world’s fauna and flora. We especially honor all the threatened & endangered species and the special humans working on their behalf (…)
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What began as a personal adjustment changed the way I bird — and how fifteen minutes of stillness can reveal far more than constant movement. bird-observer.org/standing-s… #birding #patchbird #patchbirdsurveys #birdobserver #birds #ornithology

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