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They Look Like Us is the personal blog & portfolio of Jake Osborne; a Department of Conservation Ranger based on Stewart Island / Rakiura, but working for a variety of DOC teams around Southland, New Zealand. Check out some of the recent posts or take a look at my latest creative projects. You can find me more actively on Twitter or Flickr.

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From the Flickr Stream

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (American Red Squirrel)
Sialia currucoides (Mountain Bluebird)
Odocoileus hemionus (Mule Deer)
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)
Rockies
Pica hudsonia (Black Billed Magpie)
Agelaius phoeniceus (Red Wing Blackbird)

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    Last week was the perfect time for a little winter trip over the Kepler Track - no crowds, just the right amount of… https://t.co/tMpqvc6KXP
    Jun 24, 2019, 5:58 PM
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    RT @dznz: I've recently become obsessed by GLOBUG. I think they've been complicit in a terrible cruelty from the public for years. A thread.
    Jun 10, 2019, 10:35 PM
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    RT @sarahhbickerton: Hey New Zealanders ... please take 30 seconds and add your name to the petition to have abortion in NZ removed from… https://t.co/TVmuXlXbFA
    May 20, 2019, 10:32 PM

Welcome To The Colony

February 28, 2016 in Craft, Wood-burning

A gift for a scientist studying Mottled petrels (Pterodroma inexpectata) on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou. New visitors and volunteers on the island often ask what all the numbered burrows are about; and this sign serves to answer those questions. It also serves as a reminder for people to be careful as they walk the tracks through the many areas of Codfish Island / Whenua Hou that are colonised by seabirds. Wood-burning with an old soldering iron, on a round of Miro windfall. Based on a photo taken several months earlier.

Tags: Mottled Petrel, Miro, Wood, Burning, Codfish, Whenua Hou, Seabird
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Disclaimer

I am a New Zealand Department of Conservation Ranger, member of the Green Party of New Zealand, off-road bike enthusiast, photographer, and whisky drinker. Thoughts expressed here are entirely my own; and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, political party, mechanic, or bartender.