Dr Eric Woehler
About Eric
Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) is a seabird and shorebird ecologist based in lutruwita/Tasmania who has been involved in research, management and conservation of birds and their habitats his entire life.
Background
Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) is a seabird and shorebird ecologist based in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. He has actively been involved in research directed towards conservation and management of birds and their habitats for his entire life. Eric is actively engaged with community-based efforts to protect coastal birds, using analyses of long-term data sets to provide evidence-based, data-driven guidance and advice to land managers.
Eric's current research foci are (1) population assessments (status, distribution and trends) of beach-nesting birds in lutruwita/Tasmania, including islands, and (2) seabirds at sea related to physical and biological oceanography. Seabirds at sea observations are undertaken from oceanographic research vessels linked with underway data to investigate oceanographic influences in seabirds' distributions and abundances at sea.
Eric's research efforts and papers are available:
• Research Gate
• Google Scholar
• ORCID record
A couple of Eric's favourite blogs:
CSIRO ECOS
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Moving Oceans - shorebirds
Articles by Eric
A precious mountain refuge for birdlife
Macquarie Island: a true wildlife hotspot
A tiny transhemispheric migrant
Protecting Bruny's beach-dwellers
Plight of the shorebirds
Little penguin paradise
The great Tasmanian bird count
The amazing migration
Canine companion or beach predator?
A clarion call for species close to brink of extinction
A lifelong love for wildlife
Galleries by Eric
Dusky dolphin: ocean acrobat
The dusky dolphin is one of the smaller dolphin species with a maximum weight of about 85 kilograms and a length, of just over two metres. The dusky dolphin is a social species, known for its agility and coordinated acrobatic abilities.
The fairy tern: tiny beach nester
The fairy tern is a similar size to a hooded plover - so tiny, it would sit comfortably in the palm of your hand. They lay just two eggs, onto the beach sand. See these remarkable images from Tasmanian-based bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler.
Rockhopper penguins
The dramatic-looking rockhopper penguin is characterised by its red eyes, upright yellow head feathers along a supercilium stripe and a crest of black feathers on top. They are separated into three sub-species, photographer here by ecologist Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) and located around the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic zones.
Woodland birds
We all need a good visual dose of the wonder of Nature sometimes, and we can't always get outside from behind the desk, to breathe it in. Here, we bring it to you, with these beautiful close-ups of our unique woodland bird species, photographed by Tasmanian bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler (OAM). Take a moment and enjoy.
Galleries Contributed by Eric
The fairy tern: tiny beach nester
The fairy tern is a similar size to a hooded plover - so tiny, it would sit comfortably in the palm of your hand. They lay just two eggs, onto the beach sand. See these remarkable images from Tasmanian-based bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler.
Rockhopper penguins
The dramatic-looking rockhopper penguin is characterised by its red eyes, upright yellow head feathers along a supercilium stripe and a crest of black feathers on top. They are separated into three sub-species, photographer here by ecologist Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) and located around the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic zones.
Dusky dolphin: ocean acrobat
The dusky dolphin is one of the smaller dolphin species with a maximum weight of about 85 kilograms and a length, of just over two metres. The dusky dolphin is a social species, known for its agility and coordinated acrobatic abilities.
Woodland birds
We all need a good visual dose of the wonder of Nature sometimes, and we can't always get outside from behind the desk, to breathe it in. Here, we bring it to you, with these beautiful close-ups of our unique woodland bird species, photographed by Tasmanian bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler (OAM). Take a moment and enjoy.