Australian orchids suffer rapid pollination decline since the 1970s, study suggests www.abc.net.au/news/science...

This paper is now in press at Oikos, and I can submit an image for the journal cover. I have various crappy photos of mistletoe munching tyrannoids; if you have a great shot you can donate to the cause, I’ll shout you a quality beverage at the very next opportunity www.authorea.com/doi/full/10....

I'm not telling you how to vote in the Australian Bird of the Year poll. But Red Goshawk are absolutely magnificent and they're under threat.

It's time to vote for Australia's Bird of the Year. This is the first round. There are some great birds in this list but sadly not the Pheasant Coucal. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Endemic to southern parts of Australia, the carnivorous Pimpernel Sundew (Drosera glanduligera) with its lovely orange flower. This one was growing on a lush bed of moss and was covered in early morning dew drops #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

These are a treat. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Are you looking to attract native birds to your garden this spring? 🦜 🏡 Here's some top tips from @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social and yours truly! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #BirdsInBackyards #UrbanNature #WildlifeGardening #CitizenScience

You must have the sound up for this!

My vote also goes to the Bird-dropping Beetle (Excastra albopilosa), a species I hadn't hear of until a minute ago and which I am now obsessed with. Although it looks less like bird poo to me than an insect that has fallen prey to one of those weird zombifying fungi.

🌸 Spring has arrived in Australia, meaning native bees are buzzing around searching for food, mates and suitable nesting sites. Now is the perfect time to provide habitat for our pollinating friends by building a bee hotel 🐝🧪 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/bu...

New from me 👇 The pheasant coucal and me: two uncoordinated peas in an uncool pod.

Shout out to all Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts this First Dog on the Moon Spoken Cartoon is not for you soz - everyone else go and look at it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBl...

🦭 Les mollusques Paris: Fortin, Masson et cie ., [1836-1845] [Source]

And Beth summarises the range of methods we can use to support #urbanNature in this @aunz.theconversation.com article: 🌏 theconversation.com/from-frog-sa...

Secondly, @icon-science.bsky.social PhD student Beth Kiss has an exhibit in the NGV Ian Potter Gallery "When the wildlife moves in", showing the different ways wildlife interacts with our homes 🌏🌆 You can see interactive materials from the exhibit here: whenwildlifemovesin.com #urbanNature #wildAus

Calling all marine & freshwater sciences students 📣 @marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize! The first winner will be announced in 2027. Don’t flounder... submit your paper! More details: www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor...#StudentPrize #MarineFreshwaterRes

Just a #platypus having a scratch. #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #platypuses

If you want to catch up on all the Guardian Bird of the Year stories, they're here. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Despite the subject I actually enjoyed this cartoon so you are legally required to enjoy it as well. Cheers! #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Look at the stunning new growth on this Grey Satinash (Syzygium gustavoides, Myrtaceae), a Qld Wet Tropics endemic . I should have taken the pic when the sun was on it. I'll post a better one tomorrow.

First Dog on the Moon narrating his stick insect cartoon 👇.

Long thread (no pun intended) and absolutely worth reading.

oh, so close! Wordle 1,559 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Vote 1 Shy Albatross to avoid all kinds of bad juju #birdoftheyear www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I like big bats and I cannot lie! A cartoon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Happy #MolluscMonday! Snail shells in traditional Pacific arts: 🐚In the Marianas, Chamorro & Refaluwasch people used akaleha' tree snails to make beaded bags & jewelry 🌏Many Pacific cultures use seashells for islands in stick chart maps, combining art, science, & geography #JoyOfMolluscs

The poo ponds at Werribee are a fantastic spot for bird watching. They're not only home to waterbirds, but also to all sorts of grassland and salt marsh species. Haven't been there for ages but I have vivid memories of the incredible diversity. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

We have so many beautiful birds here in Australia - like this Yellow-tufted Honeyeater. Took me a few years to get a decent photo but I managed this one a few months ago. #birds #WildOz

Do you have a lot of annoying admin tasks or household chores you need to accomplish, but never seem to find the time for? Then may I suggest: setting aside a day to do nothing but write, you will be amazed at how many such tasks you can accomplish.

Absolutely wild experience. A dad cassowary and his three chick's walking through our campsite. Excitement and terror!

Daily wildflower- first of the vanilla sun orchids - a smol one. #florasky #nativeorchids

🔭 The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition Leyden, E. J. Brill, 1908-13. [Source]

Nominate your Australian Bird of the Year. (As long as it's the Australian Pratincole. You know there is no species finer. Although Tooth-billed Bowerbird is pretty good too.) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!

this is cheese phenetics and I won't stand for it

Snowflake moray eel - Echidna nebulosa #gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #fish #

Hey you. Wanna apply for a fellowship on collections? the AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural & heritage institutions are open! The Natural History Museum priorities are below. If you wanna talk birds, hit me up. Collectors, colonialism, Canada, Australia & more www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Feels like the world is burning so time for weird jellyfish facts 🧵

Biology Department xkcd.com/3140/

I've been managing BHL's #Bluesky account for 4 months now. It's an honour to share such beautiful & significant content, particularly at this critical time. BHL's future is uncertain, but hopeful. Follow along @biodivlibrary.bsky.social & on the #BHLblog: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/tag/transition

Hi I know we're all talking about something else at this particular momennnttt, but can I interest any of you in educational posters? I've got 'em in a pack & seasonal lightning bugs too! It helps support SaS and makes it easy for you to spread important messages in your community! SquidFacts.net

Huzzah! Wordle 1,541 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Curator job opening at the fabulous American Museum of Natural History in New York City! Know a marine fish person 🐠 or oceanographer who might be interested?

Nature is unimaginably weird.

Oh 😮 ! In Our Time is a programme solely committed to intellectual broadcasting, and it’s enormously popular. Melvyn Bragg is a titan, and his stepping down is the end of an era

hello! we want to speak to authors who have hated their own book covers. you will be anonymous (unless you are feeling brave) - please DM me!

*pinches bridge of nose* Maybe, ABC, just maybe we should report on neo-Nazis without actually using audio clips of them. Ditto Trump.

Shop update at Monday at 11am Pacific! Handful of things, starting with this cuttlefish vessel. (Rest of update in 🧵)