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As part of this week-long event, I will be hosting a 2-day “Animals in Motion” workshop in London, with the generous support of @SoftwareSaved.

It’s for anyone who wants to get hands-on experience with using open-source software to track animals from video footage and analyse their motion.

Attendance is free of charge, but spots are limited. A small number of travel stipends are available. More info at neuroinformatics.dev/open-soft

#neuroscience #behavior #ethology #neuroethology #python

From: @neuroinformatics
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neuroinformatics.devOpen Software Week — NIU
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@JKrotkov

It is interesting that this is *not* mentioned on the allaboutbirds site as far as I can tell?!

One mention I can find on the related ebird.org is "Gray body, sometimes with intense rusty staining."

<Staining> implies external pigment.

I cannot vouch for the org, but this site has a very detailed write-up...

enviroliteracy.org/why-do-sand

The Environmental Literacy Council · Why do sandhill cranes preen with mud? - The Environmental Literacy CouncilThe Muddy Mystery: Why Sandhill Cranes “Paint” Themselves Sandhill cranes, majestic birds known for their striking calls and elegant dances, […]

General Stanley McChrystal: "Fear isolates. It pushes us into ideological bunkers, surrounding us only with those who think like us. And when fear festers, it mutates. What begins as anxiety turns into resentment. Resentment hardens into hatred. Hatred strips away our ability to see others as people. The result is a society riven by suspicion and hostility."
#fear #psychology #politics #behavior #sociology #hate
nytimes.com/2025/04/13/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | Gen. Stanley McChrystal On FearBy Stanley McChrystal

The #broadclub #cuttlefish #Ascarosepion #latimanus lives e.g. along the Australian coast. Matteo Santon et al. (2025) studied its striking #camouflage #hunting, in which it extends two arms to each side, with up to down moving dark stripes, #unsettling the #prey. #behavior
© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

References:

Matteo Santon et al. (2025). DOI: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr3686

"New Scientist" YouTube (2025):
youtu.be/BTNfDMYb5Qg?si=qWZq9i

Photo:
by Nick Hobgood, 2006, creativecommons.org/licenses/b

I am gifted at spotting manipulative #behavior.

It comes from being raised in an environment where abuse, neglect and manipulation was constant, so I learned how to spot it, and even do it better than those who did it to me.

It's a curse and a blessing.

I am never used of for long, and use my kindness/time on those who deserve it.

Though it makes it hard for romantic relationships, as everyone is manipulative without meaning to be at times, and I scare easily.