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James Pay

@james-pay.bsky.social
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Research fellow at the University of Tasmania. Conservation and spatial ecology of threatened birds.

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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
New Research! Unmasking the impact of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on masked owls 🦉🐀🦉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....
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Unmasking the impact of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on Masked owls (Tyto novaehollandiae castanops) in Tasmania
Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are widely available in Australia for control of mammalian pests, without species distinction but particularly intended for rats and mice. Incre...
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New research! - Fine-scale spatial risk models to predict avian collisions with power lines 🦅 @jappliedecology.bsky.social
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Fine‐scale spatial risk models to predict avian collisions with power lines
Our study illustrates a framework for using bird movement data to provide insights into avian behaviour and the risk they encounter around power line infrastructure. Electricity delivery industries c....
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Ed B @ebenyon.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
UTAS researcher @james-pay.bsky.social and team from School of Natural Sceinces have analysed 6 years of eagle-worn GPS tracking data to develop a tool to map the risk of eagle and power line collisions. Data driven science that promotes both vital infrastructure and biodiversity conservation.
Hobart Mercury, "Mapping Tool helps cut eagle death risk." Image 1 of powerline technician in lifter basket working on a line. Image 2 of eagle sitting atop powerline pole between two high voltage lines. Image 3 two eagles perched on dead tree limb.
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Overhead power lines kill millions of birds a year. Scientists found a way to help cut the devastating toll theconversation.com/overhead-pow...
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Overhead power lines kill millions of birds a year. Scientists found a way to help cut the devastating toll
As electricity networks expand, the risk of birds becoming injured or electrocuted by power lines increases. How can we protect them?
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 25/01/2022
In Australia a large number of animals are shot to control populations. This can cause wedgies to be poisoned, as they come down for an easy lunch and end up eating toxic lead bullet fragments. Our research found lots of wedgies are being exposed to lead. buff.ly/2NtCwFS
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 21/10/2021
The piercing gaze of Astid the adult Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle 🦅 #endangered #wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 12/06/2021
Powerful owl deaths fuel concerns mouse poison is spreading through food chain theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Powerful owl deaths fuel concerns mouse poison is spreading through food chain
Native animals are already at risk from rodenticides but a NSW plan to use bromadiolone on farms has led to warnings the landscape could be ‘decimated’
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 06/05/2021
A little bundle of womble keeping us company in the field this cold morning 😍
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 30/04/2021
This week elusive Tauriel joined our team of endangered Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle data collectors. It just took us three weeks of field work... two flat tyres, and countless leech bites...
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 23/04/2021
A young endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle showing off its blonde bouffant hairdo 🦅 #wedgetailedeagle #fieldworkfriday
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 08/04/2021
A family of endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles enjoying an evening snack. Dad on the left, mum in the middle, and this year's youngster on the right #wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 06/04/2021
Young wedgie leaving one of our eagle buffets after having her fill 🦅 #wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 01/04/2021
Currently averaging more flat tyres than eagles during this field work... #fieldworkfriday
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 31/03/2021
Yesterday evening Maxie joined our team of Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle data collectors. 🦅 🦅 She also projectiled a substantial amount of eagle poop all over me 💩
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 27/03/2021
An endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle purposefully strutting to its lunch. #pantaloons #BirdsWithPants #wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 25/03/2021
A couple of rainbows keeping me company on this looong rainy day sitting in a car waiting for eagles... 🦅🌈 #doublerainbow
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 16/03/2021
As soon as the sun goes down, we have an assortment of nocturnal critters pilfering our wedge-tailed eagle food. Quolls have to be the cutest thieves! 🐾 🌛 #fieldwork
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 05/03/2021
Bumped into this guy on the side of the road (luckily not literally!). Sadly lots of wedgies get hit on the road each year as they come down to feed on roadkill. #wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 24/02/2021
Two endangered Tasmanian wedgies at one of our feeding stations this morning. Guarding their breakfast. 🦅#wedgetailedeagle
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 18/02/2021
A pretty amazing sunset! Well done Tassie 😍 🌄 #tasmania
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 04/02/2021
Elsie the Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle has come back to life! 😍 🦅 Elsie disappeared early 2019 and we assumed she had died. She's just checked in and sent through her data. She's just been hanging out in the Tassie highlands with no signal for the last couple of years!
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 26/01/2021
New paper out in @SETAC_world High Frequency of Lead Exposure in the Population of an Endangered Australian Top Predator Turns out wedgies have a lot of lead in their lunch! Likely from bits of bullets. Free to read here -> buff.ly/2NtCwFS
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 05/12/2020
Can definitely attest to the biteyness! My left nipple will never be the same... 😓🦅 One more day to reach the crowdfunding target for "Where? Where? Wedgie!". Help us understand the Tassie wedge-tailed eagle population. Click here - x.com/Ottercivet/sta… pozible.com/project/where-…
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Where? Where? Website! by Clare Hawkins
Making our website more accessible, so more people can help make a difference for our threatened species...The NatureTrackers programme coordinates volunteers and professional scientists to research & protect Tasmania's threatened species. Hundreds of people have now contributed surveys. Togethe
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 17/09/2020
Wilfred the endangered Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle showing off his feathery pantaloons! #birdswithpants
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 31/08/2020
As lovely as Tasmanian devils are - I wish they would stop stealing all the eagle food! They are making field work a challenge!
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 29/08/2020
Got a text from Edward the #wedgetailedeagle this morning letting me know he hadn't moved for three days. After a 4 hour drive + hike to see if he's ok - all I find is a dead pademelon and a whole load of Edward's poop.. at least he was hanging out in a pretty part of Tassie
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 27/08/2020
Two very different ways to get on and off a Tasmanian island. Boated on at 7am, drove off (1.5 km nervously!) on low tide at 5pm. #carsurvived
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 30/06/2020
Eugene the Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle nestling sheltering under mum from some afternoon rain.
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 22/06/2020
This is definitely one of the more precariously positioned Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle nests! Usually they nest in a large fork close to the main trunk. This one's defying the odds though! Still going strong since it was discovered in 2015.
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 15/06/2020
Checking Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle nests usually involves battling steep slopes and dense forest, so this is positively delightful! (... despite the army of leeches!) #Tasmania
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 26/05/2020
Just a brown falcon (Falco berigora) casually strutting past one of our camera traps!
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 28/03/2020
Poor little fellas getting beaten up by their breakfast! 🦅🐟❤ x.com/worldbirds32/s…
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 22/01/2020
Making new non-eagle feathered friends for a change! The kea - the alpine parrot with a taste for car vandalism 🐦🌈 photo @elizabe57550075
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 13/01/2020
This Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle nest shows all the telltale signs of being used this season: Fresh green foliage, white-wash (poo!) on surrounding branches, and a couple of ring-tail possums for dinner!
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 08/11/2019
Eagles vomit up all the indigestible parts of their food in a pellet. This pellet must have been particularly troublesome to regurgitate, it's full of echidna quills! #pointyvomit #wedgetailedeagle #WildOz
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 24/09/2019
A couple of days ago Malu joined our team of GPS-tracked wedge-tailed eagles. He's the first territory-holding eagle to be tracked in Tasmania! #wedgetailedeagle #conservation
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 04/07/2019
As much as I love my study species, I wish I hadn't found a young #wedgetailedeagle chomping on the rooster I'm meant to be looking after this morning.. #housesittingmishaps
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 19/04/2019
Eugene sporting his rufter hood whilst we attach his GPS tracker. The leather headgear both keeps him calm and makes him look like a medieval superhero! #Tasmania #wedgetailedeagle #endangered #animalmovement
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 07/04/2019
A friend in a Tasmanian greenhouse! After some brief research I think she belongs to the Abantiades?
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 03/04/2019
Edwina nervously wondering how many school children she'll need to inspire about Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles once they start filling this room.. #WhereWhereWedgie #scicomm @nature_trackers
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 01/04/2019
This #wedgetailedeagle nest cam photo of Eugene and his mum nibbling on either end of pademelon tail reminds me of something... #ladyandthetramp
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 08/03/2019
One of the biggest #wedgetailedeagle I've met. Her feet dwarf my (normal sized?) hands. Sadly she was hit by a car when scavenging road kill 😥 #Endangered #bigfoot #Tasmania
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 05/03/2019
As part of our research we get the rare opportunity to experience the view from a #wedgetailedeagle nest. This was Edward's view (40 meters up a eucalypt!) overlooking a forest valley in northeast #Tasmania with some leftovers from lunch in the foreground #roomwithaview #wildoz
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 03/03/2019
Not sure how Eugene's neck is going to feel in the morning! #wedgetailedeagle #Tasmania #wildoz #weirdsleepingpositions
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 02/03/2019
This is so heartwarming. I didn't know storks had such impressive catching skills! x.com/IBPLC2017/stat…
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 01/03/2019
One of the only photos I've managed to get of a GPS tracked Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle. Even though he hatched 16 months ago, Ernie hasn't worked up the courage to leave his parents' territory on #mariaisland yet... makes it easier to track him down! #Tasmania #ornithology
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 26/02/2019
Sad news today. One of the most productive Tasmanian #wedgetailedeagle nests has fallen. A chick has been raised there every year for the last 7 years (including Ethan last year), which is very rare. Fingers crossed they find a new site nearby with a stronger supporting branch!
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 14/02/2019
Finding an echidna pelt 5 meters up a tree is a good sign there are eagles around! #Tasmania #wedgetailedeagle #WildOz
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 01/02/2019
Unsciencing Eggbert the eight week old Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle #UnscienceAnAnimal
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James Pay @james-pay.bsky.social · 13/01/2019
Go wedgie! x.com/JoshBibby4/sta…
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