Calla Wahlquist
@callawahlquist.bsky.social
Rural and regional editor, Guardian Australia. Frequent horse nonsense. Live and work on Dja Dja Wurrung country.
Birders - what have I got here? We’re near Kyneton in the Macedon ranges. No beak visible. Initially thought it was a wattlebird but much rounder than that?
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Birders - what have I got here? We’re near Kyneton in the Macedon ranges. No beak visible. Initially thought it was a wattlebird but much rounder than that?
In devastating news I might have to go to a Very Rural Event tomorrow not only in the town car (because we don’t drive the ute unless we have to, for reasons of both cost and planet) but in town boots, because these guys have given up.
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In devastating news I might have to go to a Very Rural Event tomorrow not only in the town car (because we don’t drive the ute unless we have to, for reasons of both cost and planet) but in town boots, because these guys have given up.
Good morning from Mopple, who headbutted me in the knee this morning to demand snacks.
April 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Good morning from Mopple, who headbutted me in the knee this morning to demand snacks.
The rains are, as they say, here.
March 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The rains are, as they say, here.
Very serious escort for the hay delivery (in a ute, just to be topical)
March 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Very serious escort for the hay delivery (in a ute, just to be topical)