A category for birds.
The curlew is a bird that makes you stop. With its long, downward-curving bill and muted earth-toned feathers, it blends quietly into the background—until it sings. Then, its haunting, bubbling call rises like an echo from the land itself, and for a moment, everything else falls away. That sound captured me and never let go….
When I sat down to speak with Thomas Mesaglio – on the Citizen Science Show Podcast – his enthusiasm for the natural world was immediately apparent. A lifelong nature lover, he has turned his passion into a career that blends citizen science with professional research. As a curator and moderator on iNaturalist, an engagement officer for the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and a PhD student at the University of New South Wales, Thomas has dedicated himself to improving the way we document and understand biodiversity.
