#birdlifeaustralia — Public Fediverse posts

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✧ pink cockatoo ✧

The pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) is a medium-sized cockatoo that inhabits arid and semi-arid inland areas across Australia, with the exception of the north east. The bird has a soft-textured white and salmon-pink plumage and a large, bright red and yellow crest. The sexes are quite similar although males are usually bigger,...

#northeast #Australia #MountGrenfell #BirdLifeAustralia #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_cockatoo

Environmental experts challenge prescribed burn assessment in endangered bird habitat

Conservationists and experts say a government-lit prescribed burn was ignited during the nesting period of two critically endangered…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Baudin'sblackcockatoo #birdlifeaustralia #blackcockatoos #bushfire #Carnaby'sblackcockatoo #DBCA #firemitigation #greens #prescribedburn #Science #WAForrestalliance #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/304429/

Environmental experts challenge prescribed burn assessment in endangered bird habitat

Conservationists and experts say a government-lit prescribed burn was ignited during the nesting period of two critically endangered…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Baudin'sblackcockatoo #birdlifeaustralia #blackcockatoos #bushfire #Carnaby'sblackcockatoo #DBCA #firemitigation #greens #prescribedburn #Science #WAForrestalliance #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/304429/

Environmental experts challenge prescribed burn assessment in endangered bird habitat

Conservationists and experts say a government-lit prescribed burn was ignited during the nesting period of two critically endangered…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Baudin'sblackcockatoo #birdlifeaustralia #blackcockatoos #bushfire #Carnaby'sblackcockatoo #DBCA #firemitigation #greens #prescribedburn #Science #WAForrestalliance #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/304429/

Cranky crow forces visitors to Noosa’s Hastings Street to duck for cover

As tourists traverse Noosa’s famed shopping strip, they are blissfully unaware they are being watched.  A seriously cranky…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #attackingbirds #AU #Australia #birdattack #birdbehaviour #birdlifeaustralia #crows #hastingsstreet #noosaheads #Science #swooping #swoopingcrows
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/238363/

I received two pleas today for urgent donations: one from #MSF about the plight of the people of Gaza and one from #BirdlifeAustralia about the plight of the endangered South-eastern Hooded Robin.

I can’t afford to give to both so who to choose? A seemingly hopeless cause or one which may be saved. The horror for #Palestinians would normally take precedence. But the population of the hooded robin is down 50% on what it was 10 years ago.

Today, I chose the robin. Maybe Gaza next week. ☹️

Had a nice time sitting on my balcony looking at birds for the #AussieBirdCount Day 1.

Lots of honeyeaters. Then the ravens showed up and chased everyone else away!

#GreatAussieBirdCount #BirdlifeAustralia #AustralianBirds

My first count is in. I am in Melbourne still and saw mostly common birds in Burnley Park, but did see two pairs of Gang-gang Cockatoos!

From 14-20 October 2024, Australians will head into their backyards for BirdLife Australia’s annual Aussie Bird Count.

Help shine a light on Aussie birds and the Australians who love them.

https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

#AussieBirdCount #Birds #AustralianBirds #CitizenScience #Wildlife #BirdlifeAustralia #Australia

I had a great and sanity-restoring few days camping, birding, mothing and photographing at #GluepotReserve in South Australia, a #mallee site managed by #BirdlifeAustralia.

https://gluepot.org/

My photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720317877604/

My wildlife observations at #iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?d1=2024-06-07&d2=2024-06-11&place_id=150934&user_id=dhobern

Some #birds:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626239675976449

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626341305547676

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626356630522341

Some #moths:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626411470683689

#Ant stuff:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626470559917766
https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626522422107543

I had a great and sanity-restoring few days camping, birding, mothing and photographing at #GluepotReserve in South Australia, a #mallee site managed by #BirdlifeAustralia.

https://gluepot.org/

My photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720317877604/

My wildlife observations at #iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?d1=2024-06-07&d2=2024-06-11&place_id=150934&user_id=dhobern

Some #birds:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626239675976449

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626341305547676

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626356630522341

Some #moths:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626411470683689

#Ant stuff:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626470559917766
https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626522422107543

I had a great and sanity-restoring few days camping, birding, mothing and photographing at #GluepotReserve in South Australia, a #mallee site managed by #BirdlifeAustralia.

https://gluepot.org/

My photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720317877604/

My wildlife observations at #iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?d1=2024-06-07&d2=2024-06-11&place_id=150934&user_id=dhobern

Some #birds:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626239675976449

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626341305547676

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626356630522341

Some #moths:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626411470683689

#Ant stuff:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626470559917766
https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626522422107543

I had a great and sanity-restoring few days camping, birding, mothing and photographing at #GluepotReserve in South Australia, a #mallee site managed by #BirdlifeAustralia.

https://gluepot.org/

My photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720317877604/

My wildlife observations at #iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?d1=2024-06-07&d2=2024-06-11&place_id=150934&user_id=dhobern

Some #birds:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626239675976449

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626341305547676

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626356630522341

Some #moths:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626411470683689

#Ant stuff:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626470559917766
https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626522422107543

I had a great and sanity-restoring few days camping, birding, mothing and photographing at #GluepotReserve in South Australia, a #mallee site managed by #BirdlifeAustralia.

https://gluepot.org/

My photographs:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720317877604/

My wildlife observations at #iNaturalist:

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?d1=2024-06-07&d2=2024-06-11&place_id=150934&user_id=dhobern

Some #birds:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626239675976449

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626341305547676

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626356630522341

Some #moths:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626411470683689

#Ant stuff:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626470559917766
https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/112626522422107543

Since you’re doing a bit of gardening, how about a few worms?

#AussieBirdCount
#BirdLifeAustralia

Baby Butcherbird did a full 20-minute vocal adult workout this afternoon. Up til now, it's been all baby noises but today it was time to grow up.

Note the King Parrot at the end completely ignoring the performance, just getting on with eating.

Here's just an excerpt.

#BirdLifeAustralia
#BirdsInBackyards
#AussieBirdCount

Waiting for handouts.

No. Just no!

#BirdLifeAustralia
#AussieBirdCount

Waiting to be counted.
#AussieBirdCount
#BirdLifeAustralia

If you are looking for a pleasant distraction from doomscrolling, the #aussiebirdcount starts today. 20 minutes of birdwatching to help #BirdlifeAustralia survey our beautiful native bird population.

Over 4000 counts already submitted this morning

https://birdlife.org.au to register

‘Watching #extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s #swiftparrot if #logging continues.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/australia-swift-parrot-extinction-fears-logging

#birdsofmastodon #birdlifeaustralia #endangeredspecies

#GuardianAus #BirdOfTheYear #BirdlifeAustralia for me is the Pied Butcherbird, the best songster in Australia. Nominate for them here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-guardian-birdlife-australia-poll

Listen to four of them in chorus to the end: https://youtu.be/Wr46I3568Hk?si=KAo1Bzbiabiaaxr_

I’m writing this from the third survey area at Larakoona, surrounded by soldier beetles, as a fox darts from its den under the furthest gum tree. I can hear Rainbow bee-eaters, sacred kingfishers, cockies and a pied butcherbird warbling it’s beautiful song. There’s a cool breeze, which is good as it’s almost 30C, that is keeping the flies at bay. It doesn’t seem to worry the beetles or clouds of butterflies.
#BirdsOnFarms #BirdLifeAustralia #Summer #Australia #Nature #AustralianBush

If you look closely you can see the tail and head of the mama welcome swallow (hirundo neoxena) nesting about 3m up on the eaves outside our garage.
#bushlife #birb #birdlifeaustralia #birdsofmastodon

There are so many glorious birds, it's hard to have just one favourite, but the Spotted Pardalote is right up there #BirdLifeAustralia #birdphotography #birdwatching