Powerful Owlet stretching its wings. Even its sibling seems surprised.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz
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@awlandscapesa.bsky.socialFriday flower
Among the earthy tones of the mallee and spinifex of Yellabinna, these hakeas are a standout in the morning sun. Recent rains have brought out the flowers along Googs Track, including these nectar-rich beauties.
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@divinedropbear.bsky.socialLittle Corellas watching me watching them...
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #WildOz #parrots
#crowsnestqld
@awlandscapesa.bsky.socialThursday birdsday!
This Yellabinna rufous grasswren was spotted during recent fieldwork.
Check out our story from 2024 about the search for these rare and special birds. Flip to page 9:
https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/landscape/docs/aw/Palya-Winter-2024.pdf
@wa-orchids.bsky.socialElythranthera brunonis - Purple Enamel Orchid
The first Purple Enamel Orchid I’ve seen this season in the Perth Hills.
I love the blotched pattern on the backs of this orchid’s sepals and petals.
@wa-orchids.bsky.socialKennedia coccinea - Coral Vine
A climbing shrub which usually has vivid orange & cerise pink flowers but we spotted one plant recently with stunning pale pink flowers.
Endemic to the south west of Western Australia.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿
@wa-moths.bsky.socialSetocoris sp. - Sundew Bug (I think)
These tiny plant bugs are often found in association with carnivorous sundews (Drosera sp.), where they steal the sundew’s food.
This bug was on a Stylidium, rather than a Drosera, which made it much easier to spot.
@wa-moths.bsky.socialOne of the drawbacks of being so woolly on a wet winter morning 🐛💧
A caterpillar we spotted recently on a cool winter’s morning in an area north of Perth. No idea what this guy is destined to metamorphose into 🦋🔎
@wa-moths.bsky.socialThe mystery of the missing Bogong moths as backyard moth traps fail (so far) to record any of the 14,000 moths tagged at the end of last summer 🔎🦋
#mothsmatter #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #citizenscience
@geoffm59.bsky.socialWrong everything on this, other than you can see that this tiny Eastern yellow robin has snagged himself a yabbie; a local crustaceanal delicacy.
📍Gembrook Park, Victoria
@wa-orchids.bsky.socialSome beautiful splashes of yellow from a weekend wander in the Perth Hills 🌿
💛 Hibbertia sp.
🌼 Conostylis serrulata
💛 Caladenia flava ssp. flava
🌼 Patersonia umbrosa
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #orchids #inaturalist #bloomscrolling
@gavingatenby.bsky.socialGreat story here from the ABC! Really exciting to see progress being made in returning threatened native species to part of their former range in Western NSW. #WildOz #marsupials #AustralianWildlife
@wa-orchids.bsky.socialA good news story for this Tuesday morning ⭐️
Exciting signs of success after seven locally extinct native species were re-introduced to a corner of north-west corner of NSW, including western quolls and Shark Bay bandicoots
@wa-orchids.bsky.socialThese tiny Blue Stars (Chamaescilla corymbosa) are a common sight across southwest Western Australia at the minute.
Usually a vibrant blue (R), we spotted a few beautiful white ones recently in winter wet areas of Wandoo National Park.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿
@geoffm59.bsky.socialMeanwhile, back in Gembrook Park …
@wilderness.org.auDid you know the kurina/Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle's (Palawa) wingspan is >2m, making it one of the largest eagles alive? 🦅
Sadly, it is a #ThreatenedSpecies. Less than 1000 birds remain. Protecting its forest homes from human activities like logging is critical to protecting the species. #wildoz
@geoffm59.bsky.socialA post with a Robin.
@divinedropbear.bsky.socialBush Stone-curlews nesting during rain and heat in Kingscliff. The clutch size is 1 to 3 eggs laid in a shallow scrape in the ground. Both adults are sharing the incubation and future care of the young.
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #WildOz #Curlew #Kingscliff #AustralianBirds
