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Sarntinel
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Sharing snapshots of my backyard buddies 🦜🐞 local wildlife, and the adventures of my pets.

All birds in my photos are wild. All photos, except re-shares, are my own.

📷 Nikon D3500
🔭 AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm VR
🇦🇺 Australia
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Young white cheeked #honeyeaters scramble up trunks and branches to gain vantage points, preying on small flying insects mid-air

#BirdoftheDay #backlit #coloraday #greensat #australia #nikon #nature #birds #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #australia #australianBirds
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Straw necked #ibis fly thousands of kilometres between wetlands. They like to visit Canberra mostly for our well kept lawns (thanks Parliament House!) and tasty bin contents (in #Australia they are known 'bin chickens'). #BWFri

#ColorADay #birds #nikon #nature #wildBirds #photography #
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 AM
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 AM
European Greenfinch were introduced to #Australia in the 1860s by European settlers.

They move their jaw side to side to crush seed hulls, making them incredibly efficient at opening tough shells.
#Finches #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nikon #nature #naturePhotography #birdPhoto #wildBirds
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Crested Pigeons mate for life. Both sexes share parenting duties equally, taking turns incubating the two eggs.
For the #pigeonsanddoves theme. #BirdofTheDay
#probablyShouldHaveSavedforValentines

#birds #aussieBirds #love #australia #nikon #Pidgeon #nature #wildBirds #birdsinLove
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Flowers (later to be renamed #Icehouse) with their song Icehouse from their debut album #icehouse in 1980 (thats a lot of #cool). The perfect song for a too hot summers day. #nowplaying #music #80smusic #80s #80sPop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhQR...
Flowers - Icehouse
YouTube video by icehousebandVEVO
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January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Not very pleasant in my neck of the woods, unlikely I will be out and about taking many #bird photos sadly :/ Going to be like this for a week plus, with 42 Celsius predicted for Wednesday. Stay safe, stay cool, heat kills. Have your fire plans ready.

#australia #heatwave #summerSucks
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Purple Swamphen #walking for #BirdOfTheDay. Their oversized toes work like snowshoes, letting them walk on floating lily pads without sinking. They're also powerful enough for swimming (even without webbing) and running.

#birds #aussieBirds #naturephotography #nikon #australia #nature
January 24, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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I promised Graham @oldmanrambling.bsky.social I would post a Robin a day for a week in memory of his beloved wife, Janet. As she loved Roberto who is their little garden visitor. So for the fourth day #WinterRobin #ForJanet #birds #EastCoastKin
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
#TailsUp Winter fluffed Laughing #Kookaburra showing off those beautiful tail feathers.

#BirdofTheDay #nikon #aussieBirds #australia #australianBirds #nature #naturePhotography
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Reporting for duty!" This Crimson #Rosella volunteered as tribute for today's #bowed theme with a crisp salute.
#BirdOfTheDay.

@alan678.bsky.social #australia #birds #aussieBirds #australianBirds #nikon #nature #naturePhotography #wildBirds
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A Little Corella enjoying #FeedingTime. They feed primarily on the ground using their specially adapted beaks, digging into the soil to extract bulbs and roots.

#BirdOfTheDay
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#birds #aussieBirds #parrot #australia #nikon #nature #wildbirds #naturephotography
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Juvenile #Galahs shake their wings and screech (loudly) to demand food from their parents, even when they're capable of feeding themselves. #TwoOfAKind
#BirdOfTheDay @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #birdPhotography #aussieBirds #australia #australianBirds #parrot #nikon
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Silvereyes: elegant, composed. #perfectperch
Also Silvereyes: proof that small birds are basically tiny feathered ninjas.....

#BirdOfTheDay @alan678.bsky.social
#birds #birdPhotography #bitofFun #backyardBuddy #aussieBirds #australia #upsidedown #nature #wildBirds #batbird
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Blue banded bees are native to #Australia and are solitary nesters. They meticulously groom themselves while clinging to branches or twigs, using their legs to clean themselves. This little man was rescued from a bird bath.

#bee #nikon #nature #macroPhotography #anthropod #macro #naturephotography
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Measuring 8-9 cm long the #Weebill Is Australia's smallest bird. It's scientific name, Smicrornis brevirostris, literally translates to "small bird with a #short nose".

#BirdofTheDay #australia #birds #nikon #birdPhotography #aussieBirds #nature #naturePhotography #tiny #smallbird
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Eastern Water Dragons open their mouths wide and puff out their throats to intimidate rivals and threats. I was using a telescopic lens from quite far away, perhaps not far enough away for this little guy's comfort.

#nature #lizard #reptile #australianAnimals #australia #aussieanimals #wildAnimals
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Black-shouldered Kites, endemic to #Australia, are a small #raptor that hunts by hovering 10-12 meters above the ground. Between hunting flights, they perch in exposed trees, scanning the surrounding grassland with their distinctive red eyes

#BirdOfTheDay #birds #nikon #aussieBirds #nature
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Victoria's fires have been devastating for people & communities, & likely so too wildlife & ecosystems. I am particularly worried about Wilkerr (dingoes), which we've been studying for over 10 years. If you'd like to support our work, please visit & donate at engage.deakin.edu.au/dingofirerec...
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Eastern Spinebill perfectly meets today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LongBeaks. Australia's answer to the hummingbird, and one of my favourites.

#birds #nikon #birdphotography #birdsofBluesky #australia #aussieBirds #birbs #narure #naturePhotography
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
2 shots for today's #BirdoftheDay. For the #natural theme, two native laughing Kookaburras share a branch. For the #city theme, a House Sparrow (invasive species in Australia) perches on electrical hardware, picking through cobwebs for spiders.

#birds #nature #nikon #birdPhotography #australia
January 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
A female superb fairy wren having a bath at 30% speed.

#birds #birdVideo #wildBirds #australianBirds #fairWren #natureVideo #nikon
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM