Julian Teh
@julianteh.bsky.social
Australian scientific illustrator and museum technician. Love anything with bones on the inside, some things with bones on the outside, and things with feathers twice as much.
Honestly forgot Bluesky existed for a bit there, but I’m back with some VERY cute Gang-gangs I hung out with on Thursday
July 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Honestly forgot Bluesky existed for a bit there, but I’m back with some VERY cute Gang-gangs I hung out with on Thursday
Didn’t expect to see my illustrations while scrolling Bluesky, what a nice surprise!
LOOKING BACK in IBIS
The difficult challenge of accurately recording iris colour in birds revealed through the lens of specimens of Australia's Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Leo Joseph et al | #ornithology 🪶
The difficult challenge of accurately recording iris colour in birds revealed through the lens of specimens of Australia's Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Leo Joseph et al | #ornithology 🪶
January 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Didn’t expect to see my illustrations while scrolling Bluesky, what a nice surprise!
Start your year right by sitting in a reedbed with spotless crakes
January 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Start your year right by sitting in a reedbed with spotless crakes
One of several Emperor Gum Moths we turned up during a short impromptu light trapping session last night! Super cool to see them, even if most were a bit ratty.
December 26, 2024 at 10:23 PM
One of several Emperor Gum Moths we turned up during a short impromptu light trapping session last night! Super cool to see them, even if most were a bit ratty.
The #frog chorus at home is INSANE following a few days of heavy rain. Still learning my local frogs but I can pick out at least 4sp from this recording - we clocked them at 84db! (Blank video - sound on!)
#australianfrogs #frogchorus
#australianfrogs #frogchorus
December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The #frog chorus at home is INSANE following a few days of heavy rain. Still learning my local frogs but I can pick out at least 4sp from this recording - we clocked them at 84db! (Blank video - sound on!)
#australianfrogs #frogchorus
#australianfrogs #frogchorus
What’s up with google now showing shitty, inaccurate, AI-generated birds as the main image in search?
December 7, 2024 at 11:26 AM
What’s up with google now showing shitty, inaccurate, AI-generated birds as the main image in search?
Seven years since I was on Macca. Where does the time go!? Time to head south again!
#macquarieisland #subantarctic #anyoneneedafieldassistant
#macquarieisland #subantarctic #anyoneneedafieldassistant
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Seven years since I was on Macca. Where does the time go!? Time to head south again!
#macquarieisland #subantarctic #anyoneneedafieldassistant
#macquarieisland #subantarctic #anyoneneedafieldassistant
Delighted to see that the local #peregrinefalcons have fledged both their chicks!
This pair nested beside a large lake full of assorted waterfowl. They’re probably the best-fed peregrine fledglings in the state.
This pair nested beside a large lake full of assorted waterfowl. They’re probably the best-fed peregrine fledglings in the state.
December 1, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Delighted to see that the local #peregrinefalcons have fledged both their chicks!
This pair nested beside a large lake full of assorted waterfowl. They’re probably the best-fed peregrine fledglings in the state.
This pair nested beside a large lake full of assorted waterfowl. They’re probably the best-fed peregrine fledglings in the state.
I’ve been spending the evening uploading old eBird lists and editing photos - here’s a Common Diving-petrel shot I was really stoked with from last winter! Can’t wait to get back out to sea next year.
#seabirds #divingpetrel #pelagic
#seabirds #divingpetrel #pelagic
November 30, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I’ve been spending the evening uploading old eBird lists and editing photos - here’s a Common Diving-petrel shot I was really stoked with from last winter! Can’t wait to get back out to sea next year.
#seabirds #divingpetrel #pelagic
#seabirds #divingpetrel #pelagic
Reposted by Julian Teh
Desperately trying to convince myself that what I post here Really Doesn’t Matter. My instagram has been too curated for far too long, and I forgot that sketches might be allowed. #thornbill #sketching
November 30, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Desperately trying to convince myself that what I post here Really Doesn’t Matter. My instagram has been too curated for far too long, and I forgot that sketches might be allowed. #thornbill #sketching
A rainy afternoon spent pinning a couple of #moth captures from recent light-trapping sessions at home.
#lepidoptera #lighttrapping #australianmoths
#lepidoptera #lighttrapping #australianmoths
November 30, 2024 at 2:17 AM
A rainy afternoon spent pinning a couple of #moth captures from recent light-trapping sessions at home.
#lepidoptera #lighttrapping #australianmoths
#lepidoptera #lighttrapping #australianmoths
Highlight of a recent banding trip out west was catching a bunch of Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters - these things are sharp at every end! Worth all the puncture wounds 🥲
#birdbanding #spinycheekedhoneyeater #ornithology
#birdbanding #spinycheekedhoneyeater #ornithology
November 28, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Highlight of a recent banding trip out west was catching a bunch of Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters - these things are sharp at every end! Worth all the puncture wounds 🥲
#birdbanding #spinycheekedhoneyeater #ornithology
#birdbanding #spinycheekedhoneyeater #ornithology
Reposted by Julian Teh
Wisdom's still alive, she's back at her breeding grounds! This season she'll turn at least 74 years old. 🎉🎊💃
November 28, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Wisdom's still alive, she's back at her breeding grounds! This season she'll turn at least 74 years old. 🎉🎊💃
Reposted by Julian Teh
Put down the news and read about the fascinating world of birds! Birds of the World provides endless *positive* reading material for the long holiday weekends ahead. This week save 20% on any subscription plan using the coupon code IVORY20. birdsoftheworld.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Put down the news and read about the fascinating world of birds! Birds of the World provides endless *positive* reading material for the long holiday weekends ahead. This week save 20% on any subscription plan using the coupon code IVORY20. birdsoftheworld.org
With a hot Aussie summer imminent, keep an eye out for unexpected guests! This #echidna spent a while taking advantage of the shade under our car a few days ago. A good reminder to do a quick check before driving off.
November 27, 2024 at 6:53 PM
With a hot Aussie summer imminent, keep an eye out for unexpected guests! This #echidna spent a while taking advantage of the shade under our car a few days ago. A good reminder to do a quick check before driving off.
Western Shriketit
I painted this one from a specimen in prep at the Australian National Wildlife Collection, on paper made from recycled specimen tags from the Australian National Insect Collection, for @confuzzledpigeon.bsky.social’s show “Collected Works” in 2022.
#sciart #naturalhistorymuseum
I painted this one from a specimen in prep at the Australian National Wildlife Collection, on paper made from recycled specimen tags from the Australian National Insect Collection, for @confuzzledpigeon.bsky.social’s show “Collected Works” in 2022.
#sciart #naturalhistorymuseum
November 26, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Western Shriketit
I painted this one from a specimen in prep at the Australian National Wildlife Collection, on paper made from recycled specimen tags from the Australian National Insect Collection, for @confuzzledpigeon.bsky.social’s show “Collected Works” in 2022.
#sciart #naturalhistorymuseum
I painted this one from a specimen in prep at the Australian National Wildlife Collection, on paper made from recycled specimen tags from the Australian National Insect Collection, for @confuzzledpigeon.bsky.social’s show “Collected Works” in 2022.
#sciart #naturalhistorymuseum
A recent light-trapping session on our block. Nothing like spitting out hapless termites while tightening a rope sagging under the weight of 10,000 beetles!
#entomology #australia #lighttrapping
#entomology #australia #lighttrapping
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
A recent light-trapping session on our block. Nothing like spitting out hapless termites while tightening a rope sagging under the weight of 10,000 beetles!
#entomology #australia #lighttrapping
#entomology #australia #lighttrapping
Well, I never used Twitter and I’ve grown to hate Facebook and Instagram, but this one ought to be better right? See how we go I guess! Here’s an albatross.
November 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Well, I never used Twitter and I’ve grown to hate Facebook and Instagram, but this one ought to be better right? See how we go I guess! Here’s an albatross.