I am OBSESSED with Costa’s #hummingbirds. This little jewel is giving me some serious side eye. Taken in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve in California. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #WildlifeWednesday

Had an amazing weekend at #SouthernFriedGaming. Board games played: ( *❤️to play again, ** bought $$) Castles of Burgundy* Tokaido Duo** Moon Colony Blood 🩸 bath* For Sale Hot Streak* Mole Rats in Space Gadget Builder Fountains Mountain Goats 🐐 ** Mageling #workhardplayhard

Some birds are a challenge!!! Like this Wakatobi white-eye! Two shots of this v cute, v kinetic but uncooperative bird that is endemic to Wakatobi Indonesia 🇮🇩 . #WildlifeWednesday #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

#mentoring added a night in NYC after BBRF council to go dancing with my grad mentor Tracey Shors! So fun to catch up!!!

For #WildlifeWednesday, two fancy 🕊️ doves. Asian emerald dove & black-napped fruit dove (f). Taken in Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia 🇮🇩 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

We bird at dawn!! (let’s face it, they’re not going to photograph themselves)

For #WildlifeWednesday, the oriental dollarbird (cue 🎶Wu-Tang Clan’s C.R.E.A.M 🎶) Taken in #Wakatobi Indonesia 🇮🇩 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Rufous-backed kingfisher! Love ❤️ #kingfishers & this one is so pretty. Taken in Bali 🇮🇩 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #WildlifeWednesday

For #WildlifeWednesday an orange-headed thrush from Bali Indonesia 🇮🇩. (Cue the R.E.M. 🎶 …I got my orange thrush🎶) #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlifephotography

For #WildlifeWednesday, Javan #kingfishers. Low light made this a challenge so was v happy to come away with this shot. #Bali 🇮🇩 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #WildlifePhotography

Bali myna!!!! (3 looks) They were almost poached to extinction with <10 in the wild 20 years ago. Through protection & captive breeding there are now ~600 in the wild. Privileged to have seen them at #Bali National Park #WildlifeWednesday #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

For #WildlifeWednesday I’m thrilled to share my 1st ever pitta photo: the Javan banded-pitta 💙💛 Taken in Bali! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlifephotography

Lesson’s motmot! What a beauty #birds #WildlifeWednesday #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇵🇦

Yay!! #WildlifeWednesday Excited to share this Allen’s #hummingbird taken in So Cal. #birds #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2026

Honored to be newly added to this group of Distinguished Professors at Georgia State University!

For #WildlifeWednesday & #EarthDay, two looks at a keel-billed toucan. Taken in El Valle Panama. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Oh was I excited for this #WildlifeWednesday!!!! LOVED seeing this boat-billed heron at Los Duendes Ecolodge in Panama 🇵🇦 (swipe for two looks) #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #muppets #wildlifephotography

Honored to be invited back to @rutgersupress.bsky.social (where I got my PhD) to give the keynote address at the Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program annual symposium! The trainees are SUPER impressive. Thx Chris Pierce for the invite

Mostly I photograph birds but if there were monkeys in Atlanta I’d focus on them as well. Had to go to #Panama to see these howlers. So much personality #monkeys #wildlifephotography

Congrats lab member Sydney Ku for CRUSHING IT in the GSU 3-min thesis competition. Not only was she amazing, but she won 1st prize & people’s choice in the doctoral thesis category.

🎶”who runs the world…” 🎶 Empowering visit by @thebalelab.bsky.social !!!

White-breasted nuthatch in the classic nuthatch post. Lullwater Preserve #Atl. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #WildlifeWednesday

Pine warbler ready for spring. Lullwater Preserve, #Atl. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Had an amazing time at World Neuroscience Day yesterday interacting with patients & physicians. Was honored to share science on data-driven interventions for caregiver stress.

GSU neuroscience was honored to be at the Georgia State Capitol this week! Luwam Berhane presented our lab’s research for Posters at the Capitol. GSU research centers CBN & TReNDs along with GSU students presented some fun brain🧠 activities during GSU at the Capitol day.

With ranger Tom (sorry Tom, I missed that note)

Did I just upgrade ChatGPT to make these? Yes!!!! @nanopharmnc.bsky.social @superkash.bsky.social @jaredwyoung.bsky.social @markgbaxter.bsky.social

I DON’T want to be the cleric 🤣 I’ll take fighter or wizard.