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Travel, photography, archaeology, science fact, science fiction, space exploration and astronomy, aviation and flight sim, technology and gadgets, minimising my impact on the environment, an old fashioned respect for others QLD Australia

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Pale-headed rosella, Brisbane Sept 2025. These are delightful to come across, with their vibrant colours.
#bird #ausbirds #nature #photography #rosella #brisbane #australia

11.09.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Rainbow Lorikeet, Brisbane Sept 2025. The bird is looking out of its nesting hollow. There are Lorikeet couples everywhere at the moment, with some chicks appearing.
#bird #ausbirds #nature #photography #rainbowlorikeet #brisbane #australia

11.09.2025 07:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two brown birds sit quietly on a branch. Their camouflage makes them seem to be part of the tree.

Two brown birds sit quietly on a branch. Their camouflage makes them seem to be part of the tree.

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Two Tawny Frogmouths, Brisbane Sep 2025
They look like owls, but no. They sit extremely still, and with their incredible camouflage they can be hard to find.
#bird #birds #ausbird #tawnyfrogmouth #photography #nature #australia #brisbane

10.09.2025 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Four flamingo have just run through the shallow lagoon to get into the air all flying in the same direction

Four flamingo have just run through the shallow lagoon to get into the air all flying in the same direction

Lesser flamingo take to the air Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa #photography #nature

20.05.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A willie wagtail leaps into the air with wings spread up off a log on sandy ground

A willie wagtail leaps into the air with wings spread up off a log on sandy ground

Willie Wagtail Noosa Australia May 2025
Setting off to snaffle an insect
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #williewagtail

20.05.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Striated Heron Noosa Australia May 2025
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #heron #striatedheron

08.05.2025 04:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Willie Wagtail Noosa Australia May 2025
These cheeky birds stop and wag their tail feathers as they go about their business
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #williewagtail

07.05.2025 06:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunset over Freycinet from Nine Mile Beach at Dolphin Sands Tasmania Australia May 2024
#photography #travel #sunset #freycinet #tasmania #australia

30.04.2025 04:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A single plover walks across the tidal mud with its head turned towards the viewer

A single plover walks across the tidal mud with its head turned towards the viewer

Chestnut Banded Plover Walvis Bay Namibia Africa August 2024
#bird #nature #photography #plover #chestnutbandedplover #walvisbay #namibia #africa

30.04.2025 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A flamingo flies against a grey sky

A flamingo flies against a grey sky

Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia Africa August 2024
#bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa #photography #nature

29.04.2025 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bright rainbow against the hills, above the ocean

A bright rainbow against the hills, above the ocean

Cloudy Bay Bruny Tasmania Australia May 2024
#photography #nature #rainbow #cloudybay #brunyisland #tasmania #australia

29.04.2025 05:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A lesser flamingo strides through the shallow water in the tidal lagoon, reflected in the grey water

A lesser flamingo strides through the shallow water in the tidal lagoon, reflected in the grey water

Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#bird #nature #photography #walvisbay #namibia #africa

28.04.2025 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sociable weaver stands on a small branch looking at the camera with blue Namibian sky

A sociable weaver stands on a small branch looking at the camera with blue Namibian sky

Sociable weaver Solitaire Namibia August 2024
#photography #nature #Namibia #solitaire #bird #weaver #sociableweaver #Africa

05.04.2025 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An oryx stand sideways but looking at the camera, displaying large straight horns. There is low scrub, but mostly rocky desert.

An oryx stand sideways but looking at the camera, displaying large straight horns. There is low scrub, but mostly rocky desert.

Oryx near Sossusvlei Namibia August 2024
#oryx #nature #photography #Namibia #sossusvlei

05.04.2025 04:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kaka in the wild, Ulva, Stewart Island New Zealand
A large NZ parrot, thought to be fewer than 10,000 individuals.
#photography #nature #birds #nzbird #newzealand #kaka

20.03.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A tui

A tui

A Tui, Te Anau New Zealand, December 2022
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
#photography #birds #tui #newzealand #nzbird

18.03.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Catalina is just meters above the ground as it lands on the runway at Duxford

A Catalina is just meters above the ground as it lands on the runway at Duxford

Catalina flying boat at Duxford IWM, May 2019
#photography #aircraft #aviation #catalina #duxford #iwm #unitedkingdom

18.03.2025 04:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#addBirder

16.03.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A grey coloured goshawk attacks a black bird on a river

A grey coloured goshawk attacks a black bird on a river

A Gabar Goshawk makes a kill, Mababe Botswana September 2023
#nature #mbababe #botswana #bird #goshawk #photography

20.02.2025 06:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A fluffy grey and white bird sits on top of a small tree, with a bright yellow streak along its wing. Its tongue is poking out.

A fluffy grey and white bird sits on top of a small tree, with a bright yellow streak along its wing. Its tongue is poking out.

New Holland honeyeater Bruny Tasmania Australia
#NewHollandHoneyeater #bird #photography #bruny #tasmania #australia #nature

16.03.2025 06:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bright green jets rise from the horizon to meet a red sky with stars visible to the top right. Dark clouds add contrast.

Bright green jets rise from the horizon to meet a red sky with stars visible to the top right. Dark clouds add contrast.

Aurora Australis Cloudy Bay Bruny Tasmania Australia, May 2024
#AuroraAustralis #CloudyBay #Bruny #Tasmania #Australia

16.03.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bright pink flamingo stands in a shallow estuary

A bright pink flamingo stands in a shallow estuary

Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#photography #nature #bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa

15.03.2025 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A rock landscape with dozens of rounded ridges extends towards distant hills

A rock landscape with dozens of rounded ridges extends towards distant hills

Kuiseb Pass Namibia
#photography #travel #kuiseb #namibia #africa

15.03.2025 06:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A large glacier meets the sea covered in mist and high cloud

A large glacier meets the sea covered in mist and high cloud

Glacier, Hornsund Spitsbergen Svalbard June 2023
#travel #photography #glacier #spitsbergen #svalbard

14.03.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three Beluga Whales swim with the steep mountains of Spitsbergen behind them

Three Beluga Whales swim with the steep mountains of Spitsbergen behind them

Beluga Whales Spitsbergen, Svalbard June 2023
#nature #photography #svalbard #whale #beluga

14.03.2025 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Low walled rectangular salt pans are cut into the rock next to the sea

Low walled rectangular salt pans are cut into the rock next to the sea

Salt making pans near Xwejni Bay, Gozo, Malta June 2022
#photography #travel #gozo #malta #europe

13.03.2025 06:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bronze sculpture of a soldier lies with its feet pointed towards the Grand Harbour

A bronze sculpture of a soldier lies with its feet pointed towards the Grand Harbour

The Sleeping Soldier WW2 Memorial looking over the Grand Harbour, Malta June 2022
#photography #travel #malta #europe

13.03.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Large circles are scattered on the desert floor

Large circles are scattered on the desert floor

'Fairy Circles' in the desert, Sossusvlei Namibia
Many theories about what causes these, no definite answers. Apparently they occur in Australia too!
#photography #travel #sossusvlei #namibia #africa #fairycircles

12.03.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two balloons at different altitudes above a barren desert

Two balloons at different altitudes above a barren desert

Ballooning, Sossusvlei Namibia
#photography #travel #sossusvlei #namibia #africa

12.03.2025 05:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two black-backed jackals walk across the desert, Sossusvlei Namibia
#photography #nature #travel #jackal #sossusvlei #namibia #africa

11.03.2025 06:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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