Earlier this season we said goodbye to GBB. Born in 2014, she was one of the oldest and most productive females in our population: 35 nests, 80 eggs, 47 chicks fledged, 35 reached independence, 24 grandkids. This female below has now taken over her territory. Big 🐾 to fill! #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology

Freezing but oh so worth it! These colours only rival those of the sunrises I got to see working at a penguin colony in South Africa 😍🐧

Happy to announce that my latest paper has been published in @animalecology.bsky.social! A brief research highlight on some exciting new research on Alpine ibex migration 🐐 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Excited to be representing @scienceanu.bsky.social and @fairywrensanu.bsky.social at #ASSAB2025 - if you're interested in thermal ecology and superb fairywren foraging choices, attend my talk at 15:45 pm tomorrow! I'll be presenting some preliminary results from one of my PhD chapters 😊

With the cold weather and brown males the non-breeding season is officially upon us! 🐦 Our fieldwork now focuses on their sociality and foraging 🍿 #ecology #birds #ornithology #SFW_ANU @sramellini.bsky.social @franhckr.bsky.social

Spending weekends with my camera at the field site 📸 trying to capture all the lovely #bird residents 🐦 #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography

When you go to collect data but the data doesn't let you write it down ✍🏻🐦😆 #bird #ecology #ornithology #SFW_ANU @sramellini.bsky.social @franhckr.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social

How cute are these guys 🥹💕 Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Aaaand that's the official end of this year's breeding season! Yesterday, we banded the last chick - that's 68 in total! About to fledge any day now, let's wish him/her well ✨🕊️ #ornithology #ecology #birds @scienceanu.bsky.social @sramellini.bsky.social @franhckr.bsky.social

Lots of early mornings this week as we're working to band everyone in our population 🐦

Happy New Year! 🎆 We're starting the year off with monitoring cNb, who was born on January 1st 2022. Wishing everyone all the best for 2025, and a happy birthday to cNb 🎂 #birds #ornithology #superbfairywren #SFW_ANU @sramellini.bsky.social @franhckr.bsky.social @damienfarine.bsky.social

Happy holidays from us out in the field this morning 🎄🐦

Fully funded PhD position available! Join us at @scienceanu.bsky.social to work on an exciting project that was recently funded by the ARC. Applications close 27th January. See our website for more details: sites.google.com/site/drfarin... Contact myself or @jamesklarevas.bsky.social for details.

Aaand our project page is now also on Bluesky! Follow us there for updates on the long-term superb fairy-wren project! @damienfarine.bsky.social @sramellini.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social

Hi all! Quick intro post! 🐦 I'm a PhD student at ANU (EcoEvo) studying the foraging behaviour and habitat use of superb fairy-wrens. Interested in everything animals, behaviour, and ecology! Also check fran_x_photography on IG for my wildlife photos! 🐾 #behaviour #birds #ecology #photography