I've been involved in a variety of research projects since my years as an undergraduate at University College Cork, Ireland. In that time I have studied gulls and vultures, cormorants and blackbirds, as well as antlions and voles among others.
Since embarking on my research career, I have been dive-bombed by gulls, vomited on by vultures, and generally pecked, scratched, beaked, and otherwise abused by a variety of outraged birds. Fortunately, the various avian assaults on my person have been compensated for by the beautiful surroundings in which I have worked and the sheer glamour of the research. I have spent days in garbage dumps, collected offal from slaughterhouses, filled my car with road-killed animals (please note that it is unwise to forget for three days that you have left a dead deer in your car) and sweated for hours in a 4'X4' blind under the Texas sun.
The point, of course, is that research isn't always glamorous or exciting and often it's a real slog. However, it is in the end, one of the most satisfying things you can do because you earn what you learn. If you're interested in doing research with me, have a look at Research Opportunities for Undergraduates and get in touch.
If you would like to know about the various projects I've worked on in the past and how I began my research career, click on one of the following links:
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Dr. Neil Buckley, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA. (518) 564-5165.
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