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Ricki Coughlan

@rickicoughlan.bsky.social

Herbivore πŸ¦• Bird Observer 🦜 Rainforest Flaneur 🐍 Author πŸ“— Rational Humanist πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ She/Her Birding tours and nature discovery walks in the Sydney region: http://aussiewild.com.au

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Albanese's rush to side with Trump and Netanyahu is symptomatic of broader issues. An Australia which has not come to terms with its past and so cannot grow up into a nation which stands alongside the nations which respect this earth and all species, reflecting these things in our polity.

28.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's utterly pathetic.

28.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He's an insurrectionist, a traitor and a criminal. He's also part of a cover up for pedophiles.

28.02.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, Lady Carrington Drive. It was hard to miss to tell the truth . . .

19.01.2026 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I found this gorgeous Diamond Python on the trail last week. It appears they’ve recently dined on a Ringtail Possum. #nature #herping #reptiles #python

19.01.2026 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Done. Thank you.

10.01.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You need to factoring in the issues preserving the US Petrodollar here in the face of recent moves on oil currency by BRICS.

04.01.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Industrial ocean fishing should not exist.

12.12.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just doing her civic duty . . .

12.12.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She knew. Morrison knew and they hung the victim out to dry for political expediency and then lied about it.

12.12.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Off him.

11.12.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope that the good folk entrusted with the leadership of Indiana will do exactly the opposite to anything Trump demands.

11.12.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why all animals fear us. Our entire species has a horrible history.

11.12.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those masters of the air aren't worried about a little storm. When I was Warden at Broome Bird Observatory I'd watch the White-bellied Sea-Eagles as the huge summer storms came in. They'd just raise their wings into a "V" and spiral up, soaring away. Here's a beautiful Osprey on Roebuck Bay . . .

11.12.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You've just got to organise.

11.12.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True that, they often opt for the Assad play . . .

11.12.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, attractive or wealthy means "good" and "ethical" and unattractive (and often of another race) or poor means "shady" and "immoral".

11.12.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear you. I feel that we should rescue everything from any species which profits from our presence or is injured and in pain because I'm a softie and I also think it makes up for the damage we do to planet earth. Your second point is a good one.

11.12.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure the criminals in the MAGA regime don't plan on going peacefully. They know what's waiting for them. Even if Trump somehow lost his rigged mid terms and faced impeachment can you imagine the crowd of idiots he will call on? Harsh words probably wont get much movement.

11.12.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

What you did was right in one respect, because raven numbers have increased due to human rubbish and road kills but also there's only often one way for a species to remain smart and resilient . . . anyway, please keep us up to date on those Moonlight Jewels, they're glorious!

11.12.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott who, when he was a cop rounded up some aboriginal youth, threw them in a bull wagon with no seat belts and took them for a rough ride out of town late at night and dumped them on a dirt road with no shoes.

11.12.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed!

11.12.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha . . . King Parrots do enjoy a blueberry or some lilli pillis if you have them.

11.12.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fabulous initiatives. Can I just say that when we tax polluters we can become reliant on that tax and feel tempted to let them continue polluting and then keep using their tax dollars to clean up their mess, there's something wrong with that picture.

11.12.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah!

11.12.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's also the line that haters use to attack clinical interventions to support trans children and youth.

11.12.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Lorikeets! Here's what can happen if you leave a window open in Sydney. After helping themselves to some honey I had put out for my mum, they perched on my iMac for the morning no doubt waiting for seconds . . . cheeky buggers. #birds #birding #nature #badlorikeets

11.12.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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This gorgeous little Eastern Yellow Robin almost landed on me this morning . . . #birds #birding #naturelovers #nature

10.12.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"If silence is better than your words, then it is best not to speak" - Caine/Grasshopper, Kung Fu

10.12.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The "Pork Chop Crew", one of many trios of young male lyrebirds in Royal National Park who spend their days joyously dashing around the rainforest floor, into trees or onto rock ledges before floating back to the ground all the while practicing their song, dance & mimicry, on endless repeat. #birds

10.12.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0