Jamie Riches
@chickenrampant.bsky.social
Microscopist. Interested in science, politics and the environment. Keen bushwalker, family guy and dog owner.
Friend got some ~4cm hail over at toowong. Very happy not to get that.
October 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Friend got some ~4cm hail over at toowong. Very happy not to get that.
So, you're saying this would be too far?
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So, you're saying this would be too far?
Azure kingfisher perched on a very patient water dragon. 🪶
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Azure kingfisher perched on a very patient water dragon. 🪶
I thought they abandoned the story bridge idea and went for Victoria Bridge instead.
August 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I thought they abandoned the story bridge idea and went for Victoria Bridge instead.
Osprey decided to take a catfish from the nest and dine on the nearby transmission tower instead. 🪶
August 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Osprey decided to take a catfish from the nest and dine on the nearby transmission tower instead. 🪶
Came across a gray shrikethrush who was very relaxed around humans in lamington national Park. He just needed a sign, "will pose for food" 🪶
July 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Came across a gray shrikethrush who was very relaxed around humans in lamington national Park. He just needed a sign, "will pose for food" 🪶
Some cute cygnets at the Port of Brisbane on the weekend.
June 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Some cute cygnets at the Port of Brisbane on the weekend.
A couple of pied oystercatchers at Bribie Island on the weekend. 🪶
June 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A couple of pied oystercatchers at Bribie Island on the weekend. 🪶
Building work in our neighbourhood. I'll be so happy if they construct a geodesic dome.
February 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Building work in our neighbourhood. I'll be so happy if they construct a geodesic dome.
Nice! That second one looks a bit like a white plumed honeyeater. Just saw my first one last weekend. Not sure if that fits where you are though.
January 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nice! That second one looks a bit like a white plumed honeyeater. Just saw my first one last weekend. Not sure if that fits where you are though.
This is certainly true. Allocation of finite resources and the increase in costs in healthcare is a big issue everywhere. That said, the US has a lot of scope to improve.
December 6, 2024 at 11:58 PM
This is certainly true. Allocation of finite resources and the increase in costs in healthcare is a big issue everywhere. That said, the US has a lot of scope to improve.
I looked for an IT crowd reference today. It still has a way to go...
December 3, 2024 at 4:57 AM
I looked for an IT crowd reference today. It still has a way to go...
Letters really had to adapt to survive after email, I guess.
December 3, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Letters really had to adapt to survive after email, I guess.
Saw a couple of Willie Wagtails building their nest, recycling material from a nearby abandoned one. Looked very cosy. 🪶
December 1, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Saw a couple of Willie Wagtails building their nest, recycling material from a nearby abandoned one. Looked very cosy. 🪶
Eventually saw this elusive little white-winged fairy wren outside Oakey. 🪶
October 23, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Eventually saw this elusive little white-winged fairy wren outside Oakey. 🪶
Here's a photo fail I found last night. I took it in Yosemite NP in 96. My enthusiasm for birds was already there but my equipment was not quite up to the task.
September 24, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Here's a photo fail I found last night. I took it in Yosemite NP in 96. My enthusiasm for birds was already there but my equipment was not quite up to the task.
Tawny Frogmouth pretending to be a stick, and doing a pretty good job, too. 🪶
September 19, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Tawny Frogmouth pretending to be a stick, and doing a pretty good job, too. 🪶
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,645,931!
Wish I could have gotten off twitter sooner but glad I'm here now.
Wish I could have gotten off twitter sooner but glad I'm here now.
September 17, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,645,931!
Wish I could have gotten off twitter sooner but glad I'm here now.
Wish I could have gotten off twitter sooner but glad I'm here now.
Gandalf the editor
September 4, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Gandalf the editor
If you see this... post a photo you took at sunset
(Hinchinbrook Island, May 2021)
(Hinchinbrook Island, May 2021)
June 17, 2024 at 2:03 AM
If you see this... post a photo you took at sunset
(Hinchinbrook Island, May 2021)
(Hinchinbrook Island, May 2021)
Like the Australian fire danger chart. 'if we have to put low in, make it small and group it with medium.'
May 12, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Like the Australian fire danger chart. 'if we have to put low in, make it small and group it with medium.'
