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Dr Juliet Turner

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Conservation Scientist, Ecologist & Evolutionary Biologist. previously DPhil @ Oxford: insect social evolution 🐝 Views my own 🤓

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We have a wild hedgehog who lives in our garden and is friends with our cat (this isn’t their first meeting, they know each other well)

We have a wild hedgehog who lives in our garden and is friends with our cat (this isn’t their first meeting, they know each other well)

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You would not believe how insane my afternoon has been.

You would not believe how insane my afternoon has been.

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Ajax fell asleep on my leg while I was working. 💤 He used to do this a lot when he was younger and would get so tired he’d just slump forward, but he hasn’t done it as much recently. Normally now he tucks his head neatly under his wing to go to sleep. He must have tired himself out with all the running around the garden this afternoon!

Ajax fell asleep on my leg while I was working. 💤 He used to do this a lot when he was younger and would get so tired he’d just slump forward, but he hasn’t done it as much recently. Normally now he tucks his head neatly under his wing to go to sleep. He must have tired himself out with all the running around the garden this afternoon!

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The contrast between the old video of Ajax trying to catch a mite vs. How expertly he catches insects now 🥹 I don’t hand feed him at all anymore. It’s part of the process of getting him to be as independent as possible and not associating humans with food. He independently forages in the garden and surrounding area, but I do supplement this by scattering cat biscuits and mealworms outside. I also get him boxes of live crickets or earthworms as an extra fun treat, but I don’t give them to him directly. I just leave them for him to find. 🦗

The contrast between the old video of Ajax trying to catch a mite vs. How expertly he catches insects now 🥹 I don’t hand feed him at all anymore. It’s part of the process of getting him to be as independent as possible and not associating humans with food. He independently forages in the garden and surrounding area, but I do supplement this by scattering cat biscuits and mealworms outside. I also get him boxes of live crickets or earthworms as an extra fun treat, but I don’t give them to him directly. I just leave them for him to find. 🦗

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My plans for the bank holiday weekend didn’t involve becoming the proud mother of a baby magpie but anyway here I am.

My plans for the bank holiday weekend didn’t involve becoming the proud mother of a baby magpie but anyway here I am.

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Ajax’s first flight 🥹

Ajax’s first flight 🥹

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A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) laying her eggs on a thistle. This butterfly migrates from Africa all the way up to the Arctic Circle, passing through the UK on its way. Their migration is a ~9,000 mile round trip, making it twice as long as the famous American migration of the Monarch butterfly. However, this epic journey is not completed by any single individual, and is an endeavour that spans several generations. The Painted Ladies returning to Africa in the autumn are several generations removed from their ancestors who left Africa earlier that same year.

A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) laying her eggs on a thistle. This butterfly migrates from Africa all the way up to the Arctic Circle, passing through the UK on its way. Their migration is a ~9,000 mile round trip, making it twice as long as the famous American migration of the Monarch butterfly. However, this epic journey is not completed by any single individual, and is an endeavour that spans several generations. The Painted Ladies returning to Africa in the autumn are several generations removed from their ancestors who left Africa earlier that same year.

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A beautiful day in Oxford, and the rivers seem especially full of fish!

A beautiful day in Oxford, and the rivers seem especially full of fish!

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He likes to watch documentaries about birds.

He likes to watch documentaries about birds.

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Some people were wondering if Ajax always comes when I call. Here’s the answer:

Some people were wondering if Ajax always comes when I call. Here’s the answer:

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Each day, Ajax has some new classes in the garden. Today’s class was Catching Worms 🪱(he scored a B- )

Each day, Ajax has some new classes in the garden. Today’s class was Catching Worms 🪱(he scored a B- )

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With hindsight this was actually a completely predictable outcome of wearing big shiny earrings while fostering a baby magpie. I might need to tone down my jewellery while he is around!

With hindsight this was actually a completely predictable outcome of wearing big shiny earrings while fostering a baby magpie. I might need to tone down my jewellery while he is around!

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Puppies come in many different forms. Sometimes they are birds. 🐶

Puppies come in many different forms. Sometimes they are birds. 🐶

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At this rate, Ajax might learn how to use tools before he learns how to feed himself.

At this rate, Ajax might learn how to use tools before he learns how to feed himself.

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Ajax looking majestic while watching the sunset (then trying to eat the photographer).

Ajax looking majestic while watching the sunset (then trying to eat the photographer).

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Update: I found him some mealworms, earthworms, and a fly. He also likes egg.

Update: I found him some mealworms, earthworms, and a fly. He also likes egg.

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Ajax trying to catch a mite. Really good effort but no luck this time! 🦖

Ajax trying to catch a mite. Really good effort but no luck this time! 🦖

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We spent the morning sitting in the garden doing some birdwatching. ☀️ We saw two great spotted woodpeckers, a blue tit feeding her chicks in the tree, and a pair of wood pigeons mating. Ajax is learning a lot!

We spent the morning sitting in the garden doing some birdwatching. ☀️ We saw two great spotted woodpeckers, a blue tit feeding her chicks in the tree, and a pair of wood pigeons mating. Ajax is learning a lot!

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I gave Ajax this ball and in exchange he gave me one of my gel earplugs that has been missing for a week that he *somehow* knew was hidden in that specific plant pot under that particular leaf.

I gave Ajax this ball and in exchange he gave me one of my gel earplugs that has been missing for a week that he somehow knew was hidden in that specific plant pot under that particular leaf.

Dr Juliet Turner

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Look what I saw in the garden last night! The small resident hedgehog (Henrietta) was joined by a second, much larger visitor, and it was the biggest hedgehog I have ever seen in my life! I’m not sure she was very happy about his visit?

Look what I saw in the garden last night! The small resident hedgehog (Henrietta) was joined by a second, much larger visitor, and it was the biggest hedgehog I have ever seen in my life! I’m not sure she was very happy about his visit?

Dr Juliet Turner

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Another day of digging the new wildlife pond, and Ajax excavated an old glass marble. I wonder how long that had been buried?

Another day of digging the new wildlife pond, and Ajax excavated an old glass marble. I wonder how long that had been buried?

Dr Juliet Turner

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In the name of oversharing, I am having an incredibly stressful day, sleep deprived after days of a heat wave, battling to save the local habitat for wildlife, and also being bombarded by critical comments and emails about my apparently irresponsible and grossly inappropriate handling of bird over which someone is now threatening to prosecute me under the Animal Welfare Act. Meanwhile, the bird in question is outside, blissfully unaware, and squeaking happily to himself while he wrestles with a worm.

In the name of oversharing, I am having an incredibly stressful day, sleep deprived after days of a heat wave, battling to save the local habitat for wildlife, and also being bombarded by critical comments and emails about my apparently irresponsible and grossly inappropriate handling of bird over which someone is now threatening to prosecute me under the Animal Welfare Act. Meanwhile, the bird in question is outside, blissfully unaware, and squeaking happily to himself while he wrestles with a worm.

Dr Juliet Turner

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I’ve been digging a new pond today and Ajax is enjoying the opportunity to collect some delicious soil spaghetti 😋🪱

I’ve been digging a new pond today and Ajax is enjoying the opportunity to collect some delicious soil spaghetti 😋🪱

Dr Juliet Turner

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Ajax has been outside all day enjoying the sun, but he just came in to have a bath in the shrimp jar. There’s plenty of places for him to bathe outside, but for some reason he specifically likes this 🙄

Ajax has been outside all day enjoying the sun, but he just came in to have a bath in the shrimp jar. There’s plenty of places for him to bathe outside, but for some reason he specifically likes this 🙄

Dr Juliet Turner

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Ajax is very chatty when he is in a good mood. Things that put him in a good mood include: Me finding an old stool and putting it on the table for him to investigate.

Ajax is very chatty when he is in a good mood. Things that put him in a good mood include: Me finding an old stool and putting it on the table for him to investigate.

Dr Juliet Turner

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Ajax would like me to inform everyone that he has become Ajax; the Destroyer of Worms. He has also started exploring much further afield. One evening this week I went out looking for him because he had been gone a while. I eventually found him at the local pub (this is true I promise) with his new group of friends including the pub staff, who told me that they adore him and vow to protect him.

Ajax would like me to inform everyone that he has become Ajax; the Destroyer of Worms. He has also started exploring much further afield. One evening this week I went out looking for him because he had been gone a while. I eventually found him at the local pub (this is true I promise) with his new group of friends including the pub staff, who told me that they adore him and vow to protect him.

Dr Juliet Turner

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Ajax has a lot to say this morning, and he wants the world to hear it 🔊

Ajax has a lot to say this morning, and he wants the world to hear it 🔊

Dr Juliet Turner

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A terrible tragedy occurred 💔 Ajax was so excited about being given his first gooseberry that he fell out of the second story window! He was fine because he can fly but he lost the berry.

A terrible tragedy occurred 💔 Ajax was so excited about being given his first gooseberry that he fell out of the second story window! He was fine because he can fly but he lost the berry.

Dr Juliet Turner

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We just launched a solitary bee appeal!🐝

We just launched a solitary bee appeal!🐝

Dr Juliet Turner

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A moment of appreciation for possibly the world’s oldest pollinator! 🪲

A moment of appreciation for possibly the world’s oldest pollinator! 🪲

Dr Juliet Turner

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I wrote a poem for Breckon & Breckon real estate agency to commemorate the incredible level of consideration and compassion they have shown recently. It’s called “The Cockroaches Will Inherit the Earth.”

I wrote a poem for Breckon & Breckon real estate agency to commemorate the incredible level of consideration and compassion they have shown recently. It’s called “The Cockroaches Will Inherit the Earth.”

Dr Juliet Turner

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This is what Ajax was up to this morning. He still chooses to sleep inside the house (on top of a door) but goes out first thing in the morning to find breakfast.

This is what Ajax was up to this morning. He still chooses to sleep inside the house (on top of a door) but goes out first thing in the morning to find breakfast.

Dr Juliet Turner

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THRILLING update. Ajax just learnt a new skill: ✨ Picking things up ✨ I think he’s as excited as I am.

THRILLING update. Ajax just learnt a new skill: ✨ Picking things up ✨ I think he’s as excited as I am.

Dr Juliet Turner

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I make tea from a wild plant used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans for medicine and beekeeping 🌿

I make tea from a wild plant used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans for medicine and beekeeping 🌿

Dr Juliet Turner

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A message to the lords of the land and the agents of the estates: I will long mourn the loss of the beloved buddleia who was so brutally butchered only this week, but now I am growing a new type of plant, and this one has wings to flee and claws to fight! 🦅

A message to the lords of the land and the agents of the estates: I will long mourn the loss of the beloved buddleia who was so brutally butchered only this week, but now I am growing a new type of plant, and this one has wings to flee and claws to fight! 🦅

Dr Juliet Turner

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Ajax is delighted and flattered that the neighbours put up this huge new climbing frame just for him (don’t tell him).

Ajax is delighted and flattered that the neighbours put up this huge new climbing frame just for him (don’t tell him).

Dr Juliet Turner

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Multi-species garden parties can be a bit chaotic. (Ajax was not on his best behaviour)

Multi-species garden parties can be a bit chaotic. (Ajax was not on his best behaviour)

Dr Juliet Turner

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Is this heaven?

Is this heaven?

Dr Juliet Turner

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