{"id":33,"date":"2010-01-12T22:28:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T03:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2010-01-18T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T02:05:12","slug":"new-blog-on-the-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/12\/new-blog-on-the-block\/","title":{"rendered":"New Blog on the Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>Welcome to the Biodiversity in Focus Blog!<\/h3>\n<p>After much deliberation and procrastination, I&#8217;ve finally gotten around to starting a blog to share my (hopeful) career in entomology and my hobby of nature photography with all (one or two) of you!<\/p>\n<p>Let me start off with a little about myself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m a Master&#8217;s student at the University of Guelph studying insect systematics (more to come on that later);<\/li>\n<li>I began taking my nature photography seriously in 2007 as a major hobby in order to share my passion for insects and the natural world with friends and family;<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m a proud Canadian,\u00a0 I love to travel and be out in the field, and I believe there is always something more to learn, especially about the natural world!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Poeciltylus_Ecuador11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-50\" title=\"Ecuadorian Stilt-legged Fly\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Poeciltylus_Ecuador11-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Ecuador Poecilotylus Micropezidae Fly\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Poeciltylus_Ecuador11-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Poeciltylus_Ecuador11-500x332.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Poeciltylus_Ecuador11.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What can you expect from me and this blog? 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