E Marshall Wilson - Photographic Practice Semester Two

Julia Morais | St. Kilda Little Penguins | First Meet Up and Introduction to the Penguins and Julia

June 3, 2024

I was fortunate to find Julia because she is not only kind and knowledgeable, but she enjoys sharing her project with others. She realizes that this kind of work is not possible on an individual level and to be sustained needs a community.

During this visit I was lucky enough to see a penguin incubate its chick. I saw the threat of fishing lines and plastic in nests, as well as learned about the issues with foxes (hence the trail camera) and the challenges with construction. I also was taught how the nests were named.

Julia Morais | St. Kilda Little Penguins | Blood Sampling

Featuring Josh Noblett

June 23, 2024

During this visit, both Julia and Josh (a biology student at Deakin University who now works at the Melbourne Zoo) worked together in blood sampling and microchipping penguins to help figure out their diet and help identify them if not already marked. They also took the penguin's weight and measured its beak and fin to do a wellness exam and determine its gender.

Julia Morais | St. Kilda Little Penguins | Data Analysis

August 9, 2024

We reviewed and imported hand-written data by Julia into an excel sheet that shared what the nest occupancy was like from May, 2023 to January, 2024 to form a better understanding of the colony's success over a period of time.