Local clouds this afternoon sorting themselves out, pulling themselves together, getting themselves in line.

Chloe the Brittany likes it

Coming to the end of a fantastic week assisting with bankside respirometry experiments on fish at the Condamine River. This is part of the ARC Linkage “Hot Place Hypoxia” project to better understand and model risks of fish kills in dryland rivers.

Some male Australian native bees hanging out down the park

Rakali!
Saw this lovely Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), a native Australian aquatic rodent, in my local creek this morning. It’s so good they are thriving in suburban Brisbane. I see them often here
#Rakali

🌿 New Research 🌊

Journal of Quaternary Science

DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3677

A suite of methods reveals that over 1600 years Eighteen Mile Swamp underwent complex shifts between estuarine and freshwater phases driven by climate and groundwater.

#Wetlands #ClimateChange #Paleoecology #Conservation

After a week of rain and leaden skys the Brisbane butterflies are rejoicing in the morning sunshine

Three types of fungi and a carpet of fallen lillypilly fruit after a day of heavy rain in Brisbane yesterday

A charming family of three Pale-headed Rosellas in my garden this morning