Seth has been busy job hunting these past few months, and a few days ago when he was looking at a musicology opening at a small girls college in Virginia he noticed that they were also hiring a naturalist-in-residence. The position would consist of field site maintenance, leading workshops, communicating science to the public, helping faculty with projects and field trips, etc. I had not even considered looking for jobs yet, but I decided to apply for this one. It requires only a bachelors degree and experience in biology education and knowledge of Virginia natural history. This is the type of job I would like to have when I graduate- one that lets me use biology (and also learn more about it), is pretty low-key, fun, and diverse. I sent off my application last night and heard back this morning. They said that I have "strong qualifications for the position" but they need someone who can start immediately. Unfortunately I am not available until August...
I am a little relieved I didn't get the job (in fact, I didn't even think they would consider me), but I am glad I began thinking about jobs, as well as updated my resume and practiced writing a cover letter.
This morning when Seth and I were at the lake checking out a few nests we found this little baby bird sitting under a tree:
I don't know much about red
wattlebirds so I don't know if he was old enough to begin
fledging and flapped to the ground or if he simply fell from his nest. Either way, when we came back to see him about an hour later he had keeled over and died, right where we found him. I don't know what happened there, but it was pretty grim.
I don't know much about red wattlebirds so I don't know if he was old enough to begin fledging and flapped to the ground or if he simply fell from his nest. Either way, when we came back to see him about an hour later he had keeled over and died, right where we found him. I don't know what happened there, but it was pretty grim.
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