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Bronwen Scott
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Invertebrate zoologist; writer; artist; museum fan; bird watcher; living in the tropics; she/her. Sometimes in Guardian Australia. Otherwise https://snailseyeview.medium.com/
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Random Delightful Fact of the Day -

Eastern quolls go grey as they get older!

A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R

(Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
January 22, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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Aurora sighting at Altona Beach #melbourne
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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The @nhm-london.bsky.social has a new sparkle on display, & it’s rather nice

A Smokey quartz crystal #octopus that took master carver Patrick Dreher 500 hours to craft- only fitting for a creature that’s spent millions of years evolving its complex nervous system & sophisticated behaviours
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Today’s gang gang cockatoo was a cutie 🥲
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Normally solos in rock songs are guitar solos.

Not when you have a legend like Rob Hirst on the tools.

If you've not heard the solo on Power and Passion, it's so worth a listen.

RIP Rob Hirst

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pKP...
Midnight Oil - Power and the Passion (Official Video)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 AM
There was a kerfuffle in the garden when a Blue-faced Honeyeater found a very furry moth. The scales made it difficult to keep the moth under control. You can see them on the bill and in the air. I was Team Moth but the honeyeater won.

Atherton Tablelands, Australia

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Honestly superb parrot baby faces are so bloody cute
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Tried the other starter word today

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January 18, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Of course within a few days of flowering ...
January 18, 2026 at 7:37 AM
If I fits, I sits. Bush Stone-curlews are big fans of bird baths. I have to refill this bath several times a day because of their enthusiasm.

(Once again, soz about the dodgy exposure but cyclones and cloudy skies...)

Atherton Tablelands, Australia #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

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January 18, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Close!

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January 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🎵 spider butt...spider butt... 🎵

You should definitely read this thread
Take a close look at this picture.

What an interesting coin or artifact, you probably think 🤔. Such interesting detail, intricately carved or molded 🧐 ... HAHA sucker, you're looking at a SPIDER'S BUTT.

Let's meet Cyclocosmia ricketti, the Chinese hourglass spider.

CW: spiders & their butts
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM
If the Buff-banded Rail is the best rallid, this species is not far behind. The secretive Pale-vented Bush Hen has modest plumage but that bill is something!

Pic taken earlier this month during the build up of TC Koji. We had a lot of rain! Atherton Tablelands, Australia

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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Come work with us! We are seeking a tenure-track botanist, preferably in the areas of non-vascular, systematics, physiology or cell. Happy to answer questions.

unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb...

🧪🌱 #botany
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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"As a wildlife ecologist and conservation expert, these fires bring an unwelcome but familiar mixture of deep sadness and intense frustration. As the climate gets hotter, such events will only become more likely and more severe."

My article about Victoria's fires
theconversation.com/in-the-most-...
In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria’s native wildlife needs our help after fires
The Victorian fires burned though diverse environments across the state. Native animals suffered through heat and smoke, including thousands of dead flying foxes.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Here's a Buff-banded Rail making the most of a bird bath. I think we can all agree that this species is one of the finest--if not *the* finest--of the Rallidae. If there are better Rallidae, let me see them!

Atherton Tablelands, Australia.

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Green elf cup #fungus. NWT, Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends. About 1cm high.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Terrible photo because the bird was in the shade, but I do like this pic of a Buff-banded Rail caught in the middle of its ablutions. They are enthusiastic bathers, as you can tell!

Atherton Tablelands, Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds #addBirder
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I should have started with my second starting word.

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January 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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They’re my most common pigeon visitors!
Beautiful, underrated birds! 😊
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Every time I see one of these very common birds, I am amazed all over again at just how good our pigeons are.

I mean, just look at it! And this species is everywhere.

Crested Pigeon in my backyard, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Well. Almost.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The two species seen most frequently in my backyard on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia: Bush Stone-curlew and Bar-shouldered Dove. #BirdsSeenIn2026
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
'Tis the season for Australian Brush-turkey chicks. Two are hanging around together, happily scratching through what little leaf litter is around. They're shy and have been skulking, as you'd expect for goshawk dinner-sized birds. Taken late on a rainy day so soz they're so dark.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM