#brushturkey — Public Fediverse posts

Autumn afternoon Coonoona
#mosstodon #mossybank #sunshinecoast #NatureRefuge #brushturkey

Autumn afternoon Coonoona
#mosstodon #mossybank #sunshinecoast #NatureRefuge #brushturkey

Dim-witted fishing on Sawtell beach leads to entanglement of native bird

A small strip of coastal bush separates the beach from suburbia. Various wildlife still exists there. The Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami) and wallabies try to survive in this small patch. Roaming dogs are allowed to chase the shorebirds and marsupials. At the main entry to the beach the native vegetation is eliminated to make way for more commerce and exotic weeds.

Image: News Of The Area, Coffs Coast 05.2026 and SUV fishing gear on the beach where people walk and oystercatchers dwell. (click to enlarge)
#birds #BrushTurkey #Sawtell #SawtellBeach #FishingHarm #fishing #harm #careless #plastic #entanglement #rubbish #beach #pets #weeds #biodiversity

Dim-witted fishing on Sawtell beach leads to entanglement of native bird

A small strip of coastal bush separates the beach from suburbia. Various wildlife still exists there. The Australian brush turkey (Alectura lathami) and wallabies try to survive in this small patch. Roaming dogs are allowed to chase the shorebirds and marsupials. At the main entry to the beach the native vegetation is eliminated to make way for more commerce and exotic weeds.

Image: News Of The Area, Coffs Coast 05.2026 and SUV fishing gear on the beach where people walk and oystercatchers dwell. (click to enlarge)
#birds #BrushTurkey #Sawtell #SawtellBeach #FishingHarm #fishing #harm #careless #plastic #entanglement #rubbish #beach #pets #weeds #biodiversity

Preening one’s feathers – Bird portrait winner and BirdLife photographer of the year

‘I liked the low-key effect of the dark background against the black of the brush turkey’s feathers, where the bird is partially hidden as the turkey goes about grooming those feathers. I think the red makes a statement … It’s not often I have witnessed a brush turkey preening its tail feathers.’

Photograph: Angela Farnsworth

#photography
#Australia
#birds
#BrushTurkey

Preening one’s feathers – Bird portrait winner and BirdLife photographer of the year

‘I liked the low-key effect of the dark background against the black of the brush turkey’s feathers, where the bird is partially hidden as the turkey goes about grooming those feathers. I think the red makes a statement … It’s not often I have witnessed a brush turkey preening its tail feathers.’

Photograph: Angela Farnsworth

#photography
#Australia
#birds
#BrushTurkey

Brush-turkey mound: I think she likes it!

Here’s a male Australian Brush-turkey showing a lady around his mound. The male is the one in front, with the bright yellow pouch dangling around his neck:

This particular Brush-turkey has been perfecting his mound for weeks. It’s good to see he’s getting some interest. Both birds are looking smart in their spring plumage.

This second picture is for scale, to show the size of the mound relative to some tree trunks and a fire gate:

The male builds and maintains the mound and invites a female to it. If she’s impressed, the female consents to mate with him and then lays her eggs in the mound. The eggs incubate and hatch without help, and the chicks emerge ready to take on the world.

See more Brush-turkey posts.

Common name: Australian Brush-turkey
Scientific name: Alectura lathami
Approximate length: 60-70 cm
Date spotted: 23 September 2025 (spring)
Location: Manly Dam, New South Wales, Australia: 33°46’55.5″S 151°15’09.6″E

#australia #birds #birdwatching #BrushTurkey #nest #SydneyBirds

Finally, an entry on the Possum TV blog this year. With special mention of Indie, a brush turkey chick, and Ahab, a three-legged ringtail.

https://blog.possum.tv/2025/03/update-26th-march-2025-introducing.html

#PossumsOfMastodon #RingtailPossum #BrushtailPossum #possum #BrushTurkey #AustralianWildlife #wildlife #PossumTVBlog

Finally, an entry on the Possum TV blog this year. With special mention of Indie, a brush turkey chick, and Ahab, a three-legged ringtail.

https://blog.possum.tv/2025/03/update-26th-march-2025-introducing.html

#PossumsOfMastodon #RingtailPossum #BrushtailPossum #possum #BrushTurkey #AustralianWildlife #wildlife #PossumTVBlog

Big thanks to all the wholesome tooters out there that help set the fediverse apart. Your happy toots make a world of difference.

Here, have a baby brush turkey. #BrushTurkey #ScrubTurkey #BirdsOfMastodon #Queensland

Big thanks to all the wholesome tooters out there that help set the fediverse apart. Your happy toots make a world of difference.

Here, have a baby brush turkey. #BrushTurkey #ScrubTurkey #BirdsOfMastodon #Queensland

Secret Lives of Urban Birds - Meanjin aka Brizneyland Australia
https://iview.abc.net.au/video/SC2203H002S00
#BrushTurkey #Osprey #BirdsofMastodon

Birds of Brisbane
https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/1362

Heard some knocking on the bedroom window…

#WildOz #Australia #BrushTurkey

Heard some knocking on the bedroom window…

#WildOz #Australia #BrushTurkey

The rest of the ensemble was similarly cool and normal. I feel like I was representing a lot of my interests #NixOS #Haskell and #BrushTurkey(s)

"Bioturbation, the disturbance of soil and litter by digging animals plays an important role for a variety of species and ecological processes in many ecosystems."
Mound-building behaviour of a keystone bioturbator alters rates of leaf litter decomposition and movement in urban reserves
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.13409
#conservation #soil #bioturbation #BrushTurkey #bandicoot #wildlife #EcosystemEngineering #Sawtell

"Bioturbation, the disturbance of soil and litter by digging animals plays an important role for a variety of species and ecological processes in many ecosystems."
Mound-building behaviour of a keystone bioturbator alters rates of leaf litter decomposition and movement in urban reserves
>>
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.13409
#conservation #soil #bioturbation #BrushTurkey #bandicoot #wildlife #EcosystemEngineering #Sawtell

So, there's a lot of reactions and analysis for the GTA 6 trailer right now. But I think I've found a truly unique and exclusive angle.

The Brush Turkey That Just Walked Through My Carport Is The Only Creature On Earth Not Hyped About GTA VI: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

#GTA6 #GTAVI #BrushTurkey #Australia

https://alexreviewstech.com/the-brush-turkey-that-just-walked-through-my-carport-is-the-only-creature-on-earth-not-hyped-about-gta-vi-exclusive-interview/

So, there's a lot of reactions and analysis for the GTA 6 trailer right now. But I think I've found a truly unique and exclusive angle.

The Brush Turkey That Just Walked Through My Carport Is The Only Creature On Earth Not Hyped About GTA VI: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

#GTA6 #GTAVI #BrushTurkey #Australia

https://alexreviewstech.com/the-brush-turkey-that-just-walked-through-my-carport-is-the-only-creature-on-earth-not-hyped-about-gta-vi-exclusive-interview/

Australian BrushTurkey
Thanksgiving Day, 2015
Mossman Gorge, Queensland

My wife and I visited #Australia in 2015 and had an absolutely wonderful time. On Thanksgiving Day, we found ourselves at #MossmanGorge. We hiked in the rain forest for a while and then came down to sit by the river. This #brushturkey came down and started inspected all the day packs and bags that people had left on the rocks.

No matter where you are, hopefully you're having a good Thanksgiving (or a good Thursday if you're outside the U.S.)

Australian BrushTurkey
Thanksgiving Day, 2015
Mossman Gorge, Queensland

My wife and I visited #Australia in 2015 and had an absolutely wonderful time. On Thanksgiving Day, we found ourselves at #MossmanGorge. We hiked in the rain forest for a while and then came down to sit by the river. This #brushturkey came down and started inspected all the day packs and bags that people had left on the rocks.

No matter where you are, hopefully you're having a good Thanksgiving (or a good Thursday if you're outside the U.S.)

Rooster among hundreds dumped in recent years due to suburban sprawl.

"Suburban areas, dumped cockerels are a growing problem. Livestock has taken up residence in a strip of protected bushland nestled between the highway and the beach, in what's traditionally been brush turkey territory."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-25/gold-coast-rooster-thinks-it-is-a-brush-turkey/102767142
#dumped #poultry #livestock #native #birds #feral #animals #Bellingen #NeverNeverRiver #BrushTurkey

Rooster among hundreds dumped in recent years due to suburban sprawl.

"Suburban areas, dumped cockerels are a growing problem. Livestock has taken up residence in a strip of protected bushland nestled between the highway and the beach, in what's traditionally been brush turkey territory."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-25/gold-coast-rooster-thinks-it-is-a-brush-turkey/102767142
#dumped #poultry #livestock #native #birds #feral #animals #Bellingen #NeverNeverRiver #BrushTurkey

Hello dinosaur
#brushturkey #megapode #bird

Hello dinosaur
#brushturkey #megapode #bird

Brush Turkey damaged my trail camera 😡
#brushturkey #vandalism

Brush Turkey damaged my trail camera 😡
#brushturkey #vandalism

It's "a bit damp" at Cedar Creek (well most of SE Qld actually) today.

The birds still need to eat though, so they're out there foraging or hunting.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #LaughingKookaburra #BrushTurkey @oldmate

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
            Only this and nothing more.”

#bird #photo #iphone #BrushTurkey #AustralianWildlife #Poe

Australian Brush Turkey (mostly known as a Bush Turkey), on my veranda this morning.

I had the door cracked open to photograph birds on the feeder and this bold turkey made to go inside, but thought better of it when it saw me standing there.

#AustralianWildlife #bird #photo #nature #BrushTurkey #BushTurkey