Feathers of Oz
@feathersofoz.bsky.social
Parrot fancier, Australian urban wild ones cos I live in a city. Don’t believe birds should be in cages, sold or traded. Protect wild habitat and our beautiful natural world.
Filmmaker sweating bullets over climate crisis
Filmmaker sweating bullets over climate crisis
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Night parrot!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Martu rangers capture rare night parrot in WA's Pilbara region.
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Night parrot!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Social media “pets” fueling the stealing and trading of African greys. Warning - this is disturbing.
It reminds me of slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cruelty to these birds is unacceptable
Every idiot who makes money pimping them on social media should be charged.
It reminds me of slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cruelty to these birds is unacceptable
Every idiot who makes money pimping them on social media should be charged.
TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
www.rollingstone.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Social media “pets” fueling the stealing and trading of African greys. Warning - this is disturbing.
It reminds me of slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cruelty to these birds is unacceptable
Every idiot who makes money pimping them on social media should be charged.
It reminds me of slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cruelty to these birds is unacceptable
Every idiot who makes money pimping them on social media should be charged.
The australian film and tv industry has shrunk by 60%. International streamers Amazon, Netflix etc. Take 4 billion from Australia in subs, pay virtually no tax and use the NBN free of charge. We need quotas. Please Sign. c.org/9WZcZgBx2q
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November 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The australian film and tv industry has shrunk by 60%. International streamers Amazon, Netflix etc. Take 4 billion from Australia in subs, pay virtually no tax and use the NBN free of charge. We need quotas. Please Sign. c.org/9WZcZgBx2q
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The government has finally stopped drip feeding EPBC details and provided them to everyone! www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
One of many howlers
"The proposed changes will also allow certain biodiversity certificates issued under the Nature Repair Market to be used for environmental offsetting."
One of many howlers
"The proposed changes will also allow certain biodiversity certificates issued under the Nature Repair Market to be used for environmental offsetting."
www.dcceew.gov.au
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The government has finally stopped drip feeding EPBC details and provided them to everyone! www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
One of many howlers
"The proposed changes will also allow certain biodiversity certificates issued under the Nature Repair Market to be used for environmental offsetting."
One of many howlers
"The proposed changes will also allow certain biodiversity certificates issued under the Nature Repair Market to be used for environmental offsetting."
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Both the Labor Government and the coalition are more than disappointing on their lack of action on #climate emergency and the #environment
So many Australians are with Graeme Samuel in feeling angry about the failure to act. The environment shouldn’t be a political issue
youtu.be/YCzyRuq51TU?...
So many Australians are with Graeme Samuel in feeling angry about the failure to act. The environment shouldn’t be a political issue
youtu.be/YCzyRuq51TU?...
‘Bitterly disappointed’: Environment report author slams Coalition, Greens | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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October 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Both the Labor Government and the coalition are more than disappointing on their lack of action on #climate emergency and the #environment
So many Australians are with Graeme Samuel in feeling angry about the failure to act. The environment shouldn’t be a political issue
youtu.be/YCzyRuq51TU?...
So many Australians are with Graeme Samuel in feeling angry about the failure to act. The environment shouldn’t be a political issue
youtu.be/YCzyRuq51TU?...
Today is the last day to submit #aussiebirdcount @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
Help our feathered friends. Count them! It only takes 30 minutes and from wherever you are.
Simple and fun. 🦜🦅🦢🕊️🦆
Help our feathered friends. Count them! It only takes 30 minutes and from wherever you are.
Simple and fun. 🦜🦅🦢🕊️🦆
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today is the last day to submit #aussiebirdcount @birdlifeoz.bsky.social
Help our feathered friends. Count them! It only takes 30 minutes and from wherever you are.
Simple and fun. 🦜🦅🦢🕊️🦆
Help our feathered friends. Count them! It only takes 30 minutes and from wherever you are.
Simple and fun. 🦜🦅🦢🕊️🦆
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Wow. Queensland which is most at risk of extreme weather events and much else, according to a latest #climate report puts coal and gas at the centre and have extended coal mines by 20 years.
Go figure. Suicidal.
Go figure. Suicidal.
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wow. Queensland which is most at risk of extreme weather events and much else, according to a latest #climate report puts coal and gas at the centre and have extended coal mines by 20 years.
Go figure. Suicidal.
Go figure. Suicidal.
Two elections and still the Australian government hasn’t brought in environmental laws to protect wildlife and nature.
And they continue to open coal mines while claiming to take action on #climate.
It’s shameful. #auspol #hypocrisy
And they continue to open coal mines while claiming to take action on #climate.
It’s shameful. #auspol #hypocrisy
October 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Two elections and still the Australian government hasn’t brought in environmental laws to protect wildlife and nature.
And they continue to open coal mines while claiming to take action on #climate.
It’s shameful. #auspol #hypocrisy
And they continue to open coal mines while claiming to take action on #climate.
It’s shameful. #auspol #hypocrisy
Why do this while claiming to want action on climate crisis??? You are setting us on fire @australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social
Australia Institute analysis shows the final approval of the 45-year expansion of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export terminal is equivalent to building 12 new coal power stations. Read more ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/north-w...
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North West Shelf final approval a climate, economic and energy security disaster
Australia Institute analysis shows today's final approval of the 45-year expansion of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export terminal is equivalent to building 12 new coal power stations.
australiainstitute.org.au
September 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Why do this while claiming to want action on climate crisis??? You are setting us on fire @australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social
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While some leaders may call climate change a "con job", we know it's impacting ever corner of our country.
Ignoring these warnings & failing to invest in action + adaptation betrays communities across the country and leaves us unprepared.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Ignoring these warnings & failing to invest in action + adaptation betrays communities across the country and leaves us unprepared.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst
Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
While some leaders may call climate change a "con job", we know it's impacting ever corner of our country.
Ignoring these warnings & failing to invest in action + adaptation betrays communities across the country and leaves us unprepared.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Ignoring these warnings & failing to invest in action + adaptation betrays communities across the country and leaves us unprepared.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
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A $30bn takeover of Santos by a foreign state-owned oil giant isn’t just business - it puts energy security, energy prices, export contracts & climate action at risk.
We need a public inquiry into this shady deal to provide transparency & answer questions.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/ind...
We need a public inquiry into this shady deal to provide transparency & answer questions.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/ind...
September 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A $30bn takeover of Santos by a foreign state-owned oil giant isn’t just business - it puts energy security, energy prices, export contracts & climate action at risk.
We need a public inquiry into this shady deal to provide transparency & answer questions.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/ind...
We need a public inquiry into this shady deal to provide transparency & answer questions.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/ind...
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Why when mining employees comprise less than 3% of Australian workforce, and have successfully pushed for their mines over the health of the planet, have any influence at all? Now their hiding reports on lead levels in children’s blood
‘Getting ridiculous’: Bureaucrats sat on critical pollution study for four years
Internal documents reveal the level of concern inside the NSW environment watchdog about releasing a report that mining companies did not want published.
www.smh.com.au
September 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Why when mining employees comprise less than 3% of Australian workforce, and have successfully pushed for their mines over the health of the planet, have any influence at all? Now their hiding reports on lead levels in children’s blood
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New research shows that based on genetic, behavioural, ecological and archaeological evidence, dingoes are distinct from domestic dogs, including South-East Asian village dogs, which look superficially similar.
Read more on @theconversation.com
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August 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
New research shows that based on genetic, behavioural, ecological and archaeological evidence, dingoes are distinct from domestic dogs, including South-East Asian village dogs, which look superficially similar.
Read more on @theconversation.com
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Did you know it’s an offence in Western Australia under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 to feed native fauna without a licence, it can attract fines up to $20,000
Instead:
🌱 put native plants in your garden
💧 leave out fresh water
#wildoz #ozflora #ausmammals #birds #wildlife #biodiversity
Instead:
🌱 put native plants in your garden
💧 leave out fresh water
#wildoz #ozflora #ausmammals #birds #wildlife #biodiversity
When a sick possum showed up in my garden my heart overtook my head. Is it ever OK to feed urban wildlife?
When a sick possum showed up in my garden my heart overtook my head. Is it ever OK to feed urban wildlife?
While official advice is clear, it’s not a black-and-white issue, experts say. Responsibly interacting with urban wildlife may increase our compassion
Chopping vegetables in my kitchen on a winter afternoon, I was startled by the sound of rustling branches and loud coughing coming from my back yard.
I walked outside tentatively, prepared to face a fence-hopping intruder. Instead, after a few minutes of listening to evenly timed wheezes, I spotted it – a small brushtail possum, tucked behind lilly-pilly branches bowing over my fence. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Did you know it’s an offence in Western Australia under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 to feed native fauna without a licence, it can attract fines up to $20,000
Instead:
🌱 put native plants in your garden
💧 leave out fresh water
#wildoz #ozflora #ausmammals #birds #wildlife #biodiversity
Instead:
🌱 put native plants in your garden
💧 leave out fresh water
#wildoz #ozflora #ausmammals #birds #wildlife #biodiversity
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Beautiful superb parrot feeding on lerps - keeps taste pretty nice and birds love the sugar hit
August 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Beautiful superb parrot feeding on lerps - keeps taste pretty nice and birds love the sugar hit
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150 years ago today, the last known Rodrigues parakeet died.
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums
Two specimens at a museum in Cambridge are the only physical evidence this bird ever existed.
theconversation.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
150 years ago today, the last known Rodrigues parakeet died.
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
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REQUIEM FOR OUR REEFS TELL WA MUSEUM: CUT TIES WITH WOODSIDE
Fossil-fueled climate change is killing our coral reefs. So why are WA Museums accepting sponsorship from Woodside?
JOIN US:
10am, Sunday August 17th
WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Presented by Go Beyond Gas
Fossil-fueled climate change is killing our coral reefs. So why are WA Museums accepting sponsorship from Woodside?
JOIN US:
10am, Sunday August 17th
WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Presented by Go Beyond Gas
August 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
REQUIEM FOR OUR REEFS TELL WA MUSEUM: CUT TIES WITH WOODSIDE
Fossil-fueled climate change is killing our coral reefs. So why are WA Museums accepting sponsorship from Woodside?
JOIN US:
10am, Sunday August 17th
WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Presented by Go Beyond Gas
Fossil-fueled climate change is killing our coral reefs. So why are WA Museums accepting sponsorship from Woodside?
JOIN US:
10am, Sunday August 17th
WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Presented by Go Beyond Gas
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The last known Rodrigues parakeet died exactly 150 years ago. This story ticks a lot of natural history museum bingo boxes:
✔️Sex bias in natural history
✔️Colonial legacies
✔️Dodos
But also, how museum specimens act as irreplaceable records of lost biodiversity:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
✔️Sex bias in natural history
✔️Colonial legacies
✔️Dodos
But also, how museum specimens act as irreplaceable records of lost biodiversity:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums
Two specimens at a museum in Cambridge are the only physical evidence this bird ever existed.
theconversation.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The last known Rodrigues parakeet died exactly 150 years ago. This story ticks a lot of natural history museum bingo boxes:
✔️Sex bias in natural history
✔️Colonial legacies
✔️Dodos
But also, how museum specimens act as irreplaceable records of lost biodiversity:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
✔️Sex bias in natural history
✔️Colonial legacies
✔️Dodos
But also, how museum specimens act as irreplaceable records of lost biodiversity:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
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Neat new study out by my ex PhD and current postdoc Daniel on Green parrots nest protection!
August 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Neat new study out by my ex PhD and current postdoc Daniel on Green parrots nest protection!
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Murray Watt’s decision to tick off fish farms in Macquarie Harbour using Albo’s weakened Env law reminds me of the con trick Labor and LEAN played on Aust community in 2022. Elect them , they said and they would introduce new stronger Env laws. They lied. Maugean skate headed for extinction.
August 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Murray Watt’s decision to tick off fish farms in Macquarie Harbour using Albo’s weakened Env law reminds me of the con trick Labor and LEAN played on Aust community in 2022. Elect them , they said and they would introduce new stronger Env laws. They lied. Maugean skate headed for extinction.
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What’s it to you?
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What’s it to you?
I want to vote for all of them but I voted for the #palmcockatoo
The Rock n roll parrot of bird world
The Rock n roll parrot of bird world
This morning I had a yarn with Nic Healey (ABC, Victorian Statewide Mornings) about Australia's most underrated animal competition www.abc.net.au/news/science.... Get voting!
Segment starts 44:04. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Segment starts 44:04. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Meet the contestants for Australia's top underrated animal
Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.
www.abc.net.au
August 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I want to vote for all of them but I voted for the #palmcockatoo
The Rock n roll parrot of bird world
The Rock n roll parrot of bird world