Lucy Aplin
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Lucy Aplin
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
Certified bird brain, researching cognitive and social ecology of parrots and parids. Currently holding down a dual position at the Australian National University and the University of Zurich
enjoying a soak...
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our common garden pigeons: crested pigeons, & (personal fav of @damienfarine.bsky.social) the common bronze-wing. Every evening the bronze-wings waddle down the garden path to commute to our bird bath. Check out that underwing!
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
and can't forget a selection of cockatoos:
3-Sulphur-crested cockatoo
4-Gang gang cockatoo
July 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
One of the best things about living in Canberra is the hug variety of parrots that share our city. Check out these cuties captured on our garden bird-bath cam!

1-Crimson rosellas
2-King parrot
3-Eastern rosellas
July 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Two paper just out from the #clevercockieproject!

@julia-penndorf.bsky.social reveals how cockies play politics when deciding who to aggress: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
&
@barbaraklump.bsky.social describes a new 'drinking innovation':
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
June 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
3 cockie chicks 😮! First clutch over two we've seen in 12 years. Thriving in Sydney's urban environment despite also having to share their hollow with plastic waste...
November 1, 2023 at 9:11 AM
So pleased to say that Simeon Smeele passed his defence with flying colours and is now Dr Smeele! At 7 chapters, his thesis was a brick, so many thanks to his amazing examiners Dina Dechmann, Martin Wikelski and Todd Freeberg 😄
October 18, 2023 at 9:19 AM