Penelope Lind
@penelopelind.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Psychiatric Genetics at QIMR Berghofer | Statistical Geneticist | Mum | Birding, Bird Art & Bird Photography | Odonata | All opinions are my own | She/Her/Hers
I'm in Brisbane, Australia. At one of our universities (UQ) where the jacarandas bloom in October during the end of year exam period, legend has it that if a jacaranda flower falls on your head, you will fail your exam!
May 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm in Brisbane, Australia. At one of our universities (UQ) where the jacarandas bloom in October during the end of year exam period, legend has it that if a jacaranda flower falls on your head, you will fail your exam!
That actually made me snort laugh 😆
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
That actually made me snort laugh 😆
That bird that day was my lifer and it's the only time I've ever been so close to a Spotted Pardalote. I was there looking for Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters so it was a surprise when we came across it as we had stopped and were looking higher in the trees for the HEs! And yes, their call is interesting.
March 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
That bird that day was my lifer and it's the only time I've ever been so close to a Spotted Pardalote. I was there looking for Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters so it was a surprise when we came across it as we had stopped and were looking higher in the trees for the HEs! And yes, their call is interesting.
It's amazing that you can make this image by stacking photos!
March 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
It's amazing that you can make this image by stacking photos!
I definitely lucked out! There were a few birders on the waling track watching it a couple metres from us.
March 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I definitely lucked out! There were a few birders on the waling track watching it a couple metres from us.
After trying to see one for a long time this Spotted Pardalote was a lifer for me (lucky I had a camera on me!). Seeing it made up for me dipping yet again on Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters (what I was trying to find) which I still need to find! I how you get to see a Spotted Pardalote soon.
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
After trying to see one for a long time this Spotted Pardalote was a lifer for me (lucky I had a camera on me!). Seeing it made up for me dipping yet again on Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters (what I was trying to find) which I still need to find! I how you get to see a Spotted Pardalote soon.
They always remind me of our Varied Sittellas in Australia which feed while going down tree trunks and branches. I was very happy to see a White-breasted Nuthatch (which is think it's in your photo) in Virginia a couple years ago.
March 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
They always remind me of our Varied Sittellas in Australia which feed while going down tree trunks and branches. I was very happy to see a White-breasted Nuthatch (which is think it's in your photo) in Virginia a couple years ago.