Steph Price

YouTube video by Movieclips Josie and the Pussycats (2001) - Spin Around Scene (10/10) | Movieclips

No reason other than this song popped into my head and this scene is actually a good one for Valentine's Day. I guess it has spoilers but also the movie is 25 years old, so maybe the statute of limitations has run out on that (also see the film, it's delightful)

youtu.be/a2o2cQ7oNPM

An adorable boreal chickadee perched high in a snow-covered white spruce bough. It has a chestnut cap and brown sides, black chin and grey nape. A dapper cousin of the black-capped chickadee.

Amazing find for this year's Great Backyard Bird Count in my backyard! I've tried for years to get a clear photo of a boreal chickadee. They're forever mocking me from high in the spruce trees with their nasal 'chicka-day-days', but today, I finally managed to snap a photo of one! #GBBC #birds 🌿

Crops and chicks grow together in Murray-Darling study on water sharing Can breeding birds and growing rice combine to help both conservation and agriculture in the basin?

Can breeding birds and growing rice combine to help both conservation and agriculture in the basin?

Photograph of a small Kingfisher (picture a fun-sized Kookaburra) on a tree branch. The bird has bright blue feathers on its wings, back, and crown, with buff and cream neck and body, and a dark stripe under its eyes. It has a long, robust beak, longer than its skull.

I finally got a photo of the tiny Sacred Kingfisher that's been flitting around our garden for the past month or so.
#birds

My front porch reminds me of a Hitchcock movie.

'So, I had this idea': Scientists dispense insecticide-coated feathers for birds to build nests Donning a helmet and a well-equipped harness, Dr Fernanda Alves looks like she is set to take on an extreme sport. Instead, she is climbing trees to check nesting boxes for a tiny and very rare bird.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Three panel cartoon by Tina Menzel A cat sitting on a table next to a big sign that says 2025 Cat looks down at 2025 Cat pushes 2025 off the table

It's an American Woodcock btw.

I have a new favourite bird. No not Australian but come on, how cute is it! #Birds

YouTube video by Monty Python Galaxy Song - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Yep…Monty Python to start it up….

That is one big orange spider wasp! #insects #wasp

A little golden ball of foil with a Ferrero Rocher sticker on it

Currently eating a Ferrero Rocher, i.e., what you thought was the most special expensive candy in the world when you were eight years old

Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:

- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.

Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

UPDATE YOUR CAROLS

Feeding the backyard dragons.

#Christmas

A new Powl family! Owl detecting is often a jammy passtime. After traipsing through the bush on a hot Brisbane morning we took a wrong turn, made a short cut, found a great looking hollow, investigated scat, and then looked up! Of course they were less than 100m from the car #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Forget elf on the shelf – these Aussie birds are perfect for the festive season | Jess Harwood Magpie on a mince pie anyone? Continue reading...

Forget elf on the shelf – these Aussie birds are perfect for the festive season | Jess Harwood

Revenge is sweet 😄

In other news, I found my first Christmas beetle! #insects

It's true, I decided to fuck up "I'll Be Home For Christmas." Krissy listened to it and was all, "I love you but no." I mean, fair.

Hmm long legs ? Do mine meet the requirements😁 Greetings to everyone @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegsAndNeck My neck MAY be a little chunky but it’s quite rude of you to mention it ! Image of an Australian *Purple Swamp Hen. Standing on a rock, looking down at his legs and feet. #Australia #Photo #Scape #birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #Animals

Hmm long legs ?
Do mine meet the requirements😁
Greetings to everyone @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegsAndNeck
My neck MAY be a little chunky but it’s quite rude of you to mention it !
*Purple Swamp Hen.
#Australia #Photo
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #Animals

A close-up photo of a wild turkey, showing the snood, a fleshy bit that dangles over the beak.

Check out that snood!

#birds #wildlife #nature

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Four young, fluffy, Muppet-looking, Great Horned Owlets sit in a stick nest in a tree. Their yellow eyes are piercing as they look towards the viewer.

Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar: One of the wildlife highlights of my year was discovering this Great Horned Owl nest early in the spring. I kept an eye on Mom sitting on the nest for weeks and was starting to think she had been unsuccessful. I couldn't have been more wrong! #birds #owls

Honey jars lined up on top of a beehive

Harvesting some honey from the Australian Parliament apiary today - the @flowhive.bsky.social supers allow us to drain the honey straight into jars.
These are used for VIP gifts and in the kitchens. Thanks #bees!

‘He’s living his best life’: drunk raccoon hit DMV for snacks before liquor store Officials say raccoon that broke into Virginia liquor store on 29 November had previously hit DMV and karate studio The raccoon that barged into a Virginia liquor store, smashed bottles of booze and passed out drunk in a bathroom this past Black Friday has at least two other break-ins under his belt, a local government official has revealed. Before burgling the Ashland ABC store on 29 November, the raccoon had separately broken into a karate studio and a department of motor vehicles office, all on the same block of businesses, Hanover county animal protection officer Samantha Martin said on an episode of the local government’s official podcast published Thursday. Continue reading...

‘He’s living his best life’: drunk raccoon hit DMV for snacks before liquor store

Creaky door vibes from this gang gang

Not everything in Australia wants to kill you, some will let you live if you feed them.
BTW - I use the jar as they occasionally give me a "soft" nibble!

#birds