David C. Simon

David C. Simon

@davidcsimon.bsky.social

Australian artist, writer, wildlife photographer, dungeon master, and bird-nerd. Autistic and depressed, but video games help. All photos are my own unless otherwise credited. All subjects are wild and living unless otherwise noted. #noAI

2,642 Followers 301 Following 1,458 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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Photo of a stick insect, dorsal view, among broad green and red Corymbia leaves. The insect is red and brown and holding a cryptic pose: Rear legs roughly horizontal, middle legs diagonal and bent forward, and fore legs perfectly straight so they seem to be an extension of the insect's body. The result looks like a skeletal christmas tree. Macro close-up of the same subject's head, focusing on its eyes which are striped and spotted in shades of red, brown, and cream.

Margin-winged Stick Insect on our Corymbia.
#insects #invertebrates

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Digital illustration of William Hartnell as the First Doctor from Doctor Who. The character is in greyscale against a blue/grey background. A pencil sketch blocks out the basic shapes, while simple shading defines the form and materials. The face is the most detailed area, with the body very loose and blocky.

A quick study from a screencap of William Hartnell as the First Doctor.
#drwho #art

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The Absolute Clown Show of AI Generated Games Media | Unpacked YouTube video by Second Wind

On this week's Unpacked, @nickjcal.bsky.social looks into the absolute clown show of AI-generated game reviews.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr-I...

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Digital illustration of William Hartnell as the First Doctor from Doctor Who. The character is in greyscale against a blue/grey background. A pencil sketch blocks out the basic shapes, while simple shading defines the form and materials. The face is the most detailed area, with the body very loose and blocky.

A quick study from a screencap of William Hartnell as the First Doctor.
#drwho #art

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In my garden :)

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I'll be driving to Melbourne in October for PAXaus this year so I'm looking for things to do on the way. Recommendations for an autistic bird-nerd and photographer who doesn't like crowds?
I'll definitely be checking out Healesville Sanctuary.

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I honestly think that before anyone is allowed to own a pet they should have to pass a test about the species in question.

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Red/Magenta gave me the most trouble, and I had to tilt my head a few times to get my floaters out of the way.
www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

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Photo of a small finch on a thin branch. The bird is grey and olive with a striking red beak that extends into red feathers on its brow. Same subject, similar setting. The bird is fluffed up and preening its right wing with is outstretched.

Red-browed Finches.
#birds

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Photo of a very large mosquito in brown and cream with striking gold bands on its abdomen, and gold and blue on its legs and proboscis.

Australian Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites speciosus).
A most welcome sight in my garden. The adults don't drink blood at all (they prefer nectar and sap), while the larvae consume other types of mosquitoes!
#insects #invertebrates

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Well since the career change didn't pan out, I have to go back to making art as a living so here we go opening comms for March and April!

Please reach out through e-mail only: elhyanart@gmail.com
Here's the price sheet
(and some example of past pieces in the next post)

RTs are always helpful!

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters Follow I don't wish we could abolish gender, I just wish it were less an identity and more of a hobby. So you'd get people who are like "Oh yeah, l'm a woman when I have the time," or "I'm a man but I'm not very good at it yet" along with the CrossFit gender types who are SUPER INTO IT

A friend just saw this in the wild and you know what? I stand by it

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Photo of a very large mosquito in brown and cream with striking gold bands on its abdomen, and gold and blue on its legs and proboscis.

Australian Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites speciosus).
A most welcome sight in my garden. The adults don't drink blood at all (they prefer nectar and sap), while the larvae consume other types of mosquitoes!
#insects #invertebrates

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1 week ago
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

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Photograph of a mature male Satin Bowerbird holding a shriveled dead leaf. The bird is black satin with a blue sheen and bright violet eyes. The leaf is shriveled and dead.

Satin Bowerbird with a leaf.
#birds

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Photograph of a mature male Satin Bowerbird holding a shriveled dead leaf. The bird is black satin with a blue sheen and bright violet eyes. The leaf is shriveled and dead.

Satin Bowerbird with a leaf.
#birds

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1 week ago

I met Katy Manning. She was lovely.

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Actually I think my last (and only) con was 1992. I would have been about 14 at the time. It was a small combined Doctor Who/Star Trek convention in Western Sydney called Q Who.

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She's lovely! Here's a false Garden Mantis from my own garden.

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Macro photo of a small Isopod on a concrete driveway. The Isopod has 14 segments (including head and tail) and is dark brown with small light brown flecks. It is walking on cream-coloured legs, has purplish antennae, and dark, faceted eyes.

Unidentified Isopod on my driveway (Family Armadillidae, aka Tropical Pill Woodlice)
#invertebrates

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I was a Bungie fan before it was cool.

my9games.com

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Photo of a small honeyeater with green leaves and yellow/green flowers that look like a bit like cotton candy. The bird is shades of brown with a black, white, and yellow face mask, and dark blue eyes. it is facing the viewer with its head turned to one side.

Yellow-faced Honeyeater.
#birds

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If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kākāpō chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!

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I've decided to go to @paxaus.bsky.social this year.
My first con since 1990.
I have six months to prepare - financially and mentally - but I'm already in panic mode.

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Photo of a small honeyeater with green leaves and yellow/green flowers that look like a bit like cotton candy. The bird is shades of brown with a black, white, and yellow face mask, and dark blue eyes. it is facing the viewer with its head turned to one side.

Yellow-faced Honeyeater.
#birds

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Photograph of a medium-sized bee hovering in front of large Corymbia flower, side-view. The bee has a furry yellow and cream thorax and head, black and blue/green banded abdomen, and mottled green eyes. The flowers are bright red/pink with yellow centres. There are main raindrops collected on the flower anthers and a large drip of water is gathering under a bud near the bee.

A native Digger Bee (Zonamegilla sp.) investigates a Corymbia flower during a brief break in the rain.
#insects #bees

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Photograph of a medium-sized bee hovering in front of large Corymbia flower, side-view. The bee has a furry yellow and cream thorax and head, black and blue/green banded abdomen, and mottled green eyes. The flowers are bright red/pink with yellow centres. There are main raindrops collected on the flower anthers and a large drip of water is gathering under a bud near the bee.

A native Digger Bee (Zonamegilla sp.) investigates a Corymbia flower during a brief break in the rain.
#insects #bees

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Photo of a small grey and white bird with a buff belly on a branch. It has white eyebrown and a white chin. It is quite round.

Grey Fantail.
#birds

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