Powerful Owlet from a few dusks ago. It's interesting how quickly they switch from being slightly alarmed and surprised by everything when they first come out of the hollow.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

Dichromodes consignata - the Signed Heath Moth

A new observation for us, seen in a coastal area north of Perth last week. These moths are found in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Friday flower
It’s definitely eyecatching, but the hot pink you see on the desert hop-bush is not flowers, it’s fruit. 
These plants are found in mallee scrub and woodland across much of southern Australia.

#wildoz #nativeflora

One of the many Plume moths that has visited our Perth Hills garden this week.

This one looks like it’s playing an invisible trombone 🪊

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Afternoon walk #Epping3076 #WildOz

Another petition, this time to help avert damage to marine creatures. "Seismic blasting involves vessels firing extremely loud underwater explosions every 10–15 seconds, day and night, to search for offshore oil and gas." Faaarrrrk. #FossilFuels #WildOz #AusPol

🦜 Give the swift parrot a fighting chance in court—you can donate today: www.wilderness.org.au/defend-swifties

#swiftparrot #wildoz #australianwildlife

Azure Kingfisher on a stick. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Thursday birdsday!
Featuring one of the most distinctive crests in the cockatoo world, the pink cockatoo is found through much of arid Australia. The species is endangered, largely due to land clearing and habitat fragmentation as they don't nest close to each other.
#wildoz #birds #birdsofaustralia

Red & Blue pill combined!

📍Gembrook, Vic.

#birds 🦉🪶 #BirdOfTheDay #piedcurrawong #wildoz #ozbirds

So many Plume moths (Stangeia xerodes) at the moth light tonight!

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

After a couple of warm spring days in the Perth Hills, our moth tent is currently covered in these lovely Plume moths, Stangeia xerodes

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Silvereye feeding on a Seaberry Saltbush (Rhagodia condolleana). #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz

Dad & Mum squeaky doors!

Male & female Gang-gang cockatoos.

📍Gembrook, Victoria

#BirdOfTheDay #Mamas&Papas #ozbirds #wildoz #Photography #Birds 🦉🪶 #cockatoo #threatenedspecies

There has been a large discrepancy in the ages of young Powerful Owls, possibly due to the mild winter. This one fledged almost a month before we'd expect. It's already developing its distinctive 'bat' markings, one of their favourite prey. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

Eastern Koel arrived a few days ago from his northern home. He's in the same tree that he calls from every year. (This is from last year)
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #WildOz #koel

Beautiful wildflowers in bloom.
#Spring #Gariwerd #Grampians #Wildoz

There are Tawny Frogmouths nesting on my street! Here's the male on the nest this afternoon. The males usually do the egg sitting during the day. This is going to be fun to watch, Frogmouths chicks are such muppets. #NotAnOwl
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

An alliance with The Wilderness Society, Environment Victoria, Victorian Forest Alliance & others to push for a better deal for nature. It's called Victorians for Nature & they want to halt the fuckery. Their campaign launch is next week in Northcote - everyone can RSVP. #VicPol #SpringSt #WildOz