strykeroz, 8 days ago to Birds

Hope this #WrensDay finds you well

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

TashTaylor, 9 days ago to macrophotography

I've moved from Mastodon.Social to Sauropods.Win; in celebration here's a Muscleman Tree Ant (Podomyrma gratiosa), looking a little worse for the wear—she's missing a pair of legs!

#WildOz #OzInverts #MacroPhotography #Meanjin #Brisbane #Australia #Nature #Arthropod #Insect #Ant #Formicidae #Podomyrma

Irrev_Black, 9 days ago to random

No pictures from last night for security reasons, but it was lovely to see a bandicoot foraging in our front yard.

Here's a pic #Wonderdog and I prepared earlier.

#WildOz #WildlifePhotography

strykeroz, 15 days ago to Birds

#Wrensday has come back around so quickly!

Brought to you this week by this very cute Superb Fairywren, puffed up against the chilly morning, and moments from launching off this perch

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

Irrev_Black, 17 days ago to wildlife

#Wonderdog and I encounter critters, like this saw-shelled turtle in the local creek.

#Wildlife #WildOz

strykeroz, 17 days ago to Birds

Angel of death (of rats)

A juvenile Black-shouldered Kite hovering over grassland searching for prey below

There were two working this area of sky this morning adjacent to the South Pine River

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

Mostly white and pale brown bird of prey with dark wingtips and orange talons, facing the camera with wings outstretched and head looking down and legs hanging down below. Background is pale blue sky

strykeroz, 17 days ago to Birds

No Platypus seen this morning, but to my delight I was joined by a pair of Azure Kingfishers

South Pine River, Samford Eco-Corridor

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

strykeroz, 17 days ago to Birds

Breakfast buffet

Backlit by the bright morning sun, a mixed group of finches enjoying grass seeds from grass dripping with dew

Here, the foreground bird is a Red-Browed Finch while out of focus in the back is a Double-Barred Finch

Samford Eco-Corridor

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

Two small birds sitting in long grass eating seeds. The foreground bird is facing right away from bright low sun so is partially in silhouette. The background bird is out of focus.

strykeroz, 22 days ago to Birds

A female Red-backed Fairywren soaking up some warm morning sunshine

Have a great #Wrensday everybody!

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

hildabast, 22 days ago to wildlife

Joey! 🦘

I got a chance to have a baby kangaroo on my lap for the first time! 😍

He felt all angular legs & tail pushing round inside his rescue pouch.

My son does wildlife rescue. This poor sweetie lost his mother – she was hit by a car. 😢 He goes to a registered foster home now, & is big enough to do fine. 🤞 🤞 🤞

#WildOz #Wildlife

Joey snuggled into his "pouch." Only his face is visible. The pouch is a bag made of snuggly cloth, with an elasticized opening. It's turquoise, with a white pattern.

strykeroz, 23 days ago to Birds

Large numbers of juvenile Chestnut-breasted Mannikins with all the grass seeds around, but didn't sight a single adult among them

Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

Small brown bird perched on branch looking to left of shot
Small pale brown bird perched on branch with head turned to right of shot

strykeroz, 24 days ago to Birds

Rainbow Bee-Eater, seen here, eating a bee

Sometimes it is exactly what it says on the tin

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

sarahmaddox, 1 month ago to Birds

A magical experience: a Peregrine Falcon landed a few metres from me and chilled for many minutes. In the end, it was I who left, not the bird. For video of bird calling, see my post: https://sydneybirder.com/2024/05/09/peregrine-falcon-drops-in-to-chat/ #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #birds #WildOz

strykeroz, 1 month ago to Birds

It's treacherous business relocating along a power line when you have giant webbed feet

A male Australasian Darter using wings, tail, and at times the long neck to balance, catching himself with his left foot in a moment

There were plenty of perfectly good and safe trees to choose from here, but sure

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife

jcholle, 1 month ago to Birds

A solitary masked lapwing watched my every move today #birds #wildoz

strykeroz, 1 month ago to Birds

A female Variegated Fairy-Wren needs to have a word

Happy #wrensday everyone!

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

silverdory, 1 month ago to Halloween

A few small patches of bioluminescent ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) out at Corunna, NSW after recent east coast low rains. Took a couple of photos just before midnight under pale moonlight.

#fungi #wildoz #inthefield #ghostfungi #autumn

Bioluminescent ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) - Corunna, NSW.
Bioluminescent ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) - Corunna, NSW.

strykeroz, 1 month ago to Birds

Golden Headed Cisticola, not as I'd incorrectly ID'd them Little Grassbirds, seen here...in grass

Thanks @aviceda for the correction

Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea

#WildOz #Ozbirds #birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

Three small birds with laple chests and brown heads perches on long grass stems. Background is blurred grassland

sarahmaddox, 1 month ago to australia

My first Wedge-tailed Eagle! This is Australia's largest raptor, a beautiful sight to see https://birdsinsydney.wordpress.com/2024/04/18/my-first-wedge-tailed-eagle/ #WildOz #Australia #birds #BirdWatching #BirdsOfPrey

strykeroz, 1 month ago to Birds

Happy #wrensday !

For all who celebrate Here's a female Red-backed Fairywren on a farm fence

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane

pharsicle, 1 month ago to random

Yesterday I saw one of your friends, @alexpsmith, at The Knoll, Tamborine NP.

#BirdPhotograhy #AustralianBirds #ownpic #WildOz #BirdsOfMastodon

strykeroz, 1 month ago to Birds

A juvenile Forest Kingfisher sat on a properly kingfishery perch for a portrait

#WildOz #OzBirds #Birds #Brisbane Oxley Creek Common

pbeasleyhall, 2 months ago to random

Any fly nerds know who this beautiful little critter is? Looks like Dolichopodidae to me. Adelaide, South Australia. #WildOz #entomology

jcholle, 2 months ago to Tasmania

couple of shy Pacific Black #ducks have joined our resident Wood ducks this week. love the iridescent wing feathers that change colour depending on the angle of view. Main dam is still a bit muddy from the flood last month, so they have been dabbling in the cleaner, house dam. #wildoz #tasmania

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pbeasleyhall, 2 months ago to random

A very late happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! I celebrated by photographing this beauty, an upcoming #NewSpecies of cave cricket known only from an abandoned gold mine in Victoria, Australia. It's also my first-ever species description! 🥳🦗💎 #WildOz #entomology