Happy Easter everyone! Its perfect weather here for the Day of Chocolate.

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Do you think we would be in this current mess if @albomp.bsky.social and his mates around the world had reined in Israel early in the genocide? If there had been sanctions placed and ambassadors recalled with the first journalist killed or with the first hospital destroyed? #auspol

This had better be about the end of AUKUS.... Hmmm #auspol

Interesting post from someone who has just decided they should be able to cancel already issued visas from people from predominantly Muslim countries. Tony, mate... #auspol

When they aren't randomly leaping in front of your car in the dark and the fog, kangaroos are kinda cute 🦘 #wildoz #wildlife

I watched Memoirs of a Geisha on SBS the other night because I remember I enjoyed the novel when I read it last century. What a difference a few decades make. Hints of paedophilia and totally obvious that it was a female perspective written by a man. Eeek. Can't believe I was once that clueless.

My Bluesky feed is full of horrors so it is time for a bird photo. A regular visitor to my garden that kindly lends a hand with pruning. #wildoz #birdsofoz #backyardbirds

@albomp.bsky.social if you wish to support an illegal and unjustified war then feel free to quit parliament and head off to the Middle East. No one is going to miss you. But how dare you say that Australia supports it. This country is full of good people. You, however, are not one of them. #auspol

Book #2 for 2026. Booker Prize winner 'Flesh' by David Szalay. Didn't like this one. The characters were too shallow to be interesting. I figure that was the whole point of the novel but...yawn Too many cliches. Too much male sexual fantasy. Not enough depth. #booksky

We need more “difficult” women like Grace Tame. #Auspol

Book #1 for 2026 Land by Simon Winchester After failing dismally in an effort to read a decent number of books in 2025 my goals are low for this year but I'm off the blocks. A very good read that makes you realise that land ownership is a bit crazy and the root of a lot of today's big problems.

So is it more 'distressing' for graves to be damaged than have little children sleeping in tents blown to pieces during a 'ceasefire'? If you listen to our media you would think so. What is wrong with journalism in this country? #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Ambush Hunter A Brown Goshawk ready to pounce. I was once swooped by one of these guys. No idea why. I guess I was unwittingly near a nest. Or it took offence to my photography skills. I promise you if you think being swooped by a Magpie is bad, these are a hell of a lot scarier. #birdsofoz

The last few weeks have been incredibly troubling. We need some more sane analysis out there as the msm narrative is ludicrous verging on insulting. As much as everyone deserves a holiday we really need #thesundayshot back. Looking forward to their thoughts on the hate speech laws in particular.

If like me, you are afraid, anxious, and concerned about the incredible and almost unbelievable heat across Australia, be sure to remember that this is brought to you by endless government ineptitude, fossil fuel company greed and media complicity. I’m so fucking furious.

Today I heard a loud bird call I couldn't place. I tracked it down to find this. Don't think I have ever heard a wedgie talk before! #birdsofoz

2026 has been a very long year

Shit Life lost in the Longwood fire I was thinking we had got lucky when the missing 3 were found safe and well. Thoughts are with the community and family affected. Photo is a Gang Gang taken in Gobur from 2023. Its a lovely part of the world. #vicfires

La Niña is not what it used to be 😭 Homes will be lost today. I'm just hoping no lives will be. Please stay safe everyone. And once we get through today we really need to remove fossil fuel company influence from politics. Their time is over. #vicfires #auspol

I'm feeling sad at the state of the world today. Given my Bluesky feed I gather I am not alone. To brighten things up here is a random photo of a stunning goanna I crossed paths with on the first day of 2026 #reptilesofoz #nature #terrickterrick

Merry Xmas Bluesky I hope you are enjoying the day with the people you care about. Or at least earning very decent penalty rates if you are one of the legends that are out there working today. #merryxmas #aussiexmas

Is private health insurance another case of generational theft? I would like to see what the distribution of the 85% return to policy holders is, in terms of age and income/wealth. My gut feel it is wealthy boomers that are sucking the life out of it. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Went exploring today. I think I found the best-looking Primary School in Victoria. What a gem!

This female Mulga Parrot looks like it rolled on an artist's palette! 🎨 Photo take at Ouyen Lake. #wildoz #birdsofoz #malleebirds

Woodswallows are pretty damn cute. #wildoz #birdsofoz

The Victorian state liberal party just congratulated me on recently becoming an Australian citizen. I was born here nearly 50 years ago... Lol #auspol

Hey, heads up ABC. If you think that the Black Saturday bushfires happened on the 28th Feb 2009, as you stated in #IWasActuallyThere, I can tell you weren't actually there. Bit of a shame that you cannot check even the most basic of facts any more. It was a big day for many of us. Truth matters.

Who is joining me on #teamlyrebird? Just check out those tail feathers! Vote 1 the bush chook! #birdoftheyear2025

Book #8 for 2025 A very important topic and a few connect-the-dots moments for me but I must admit I got bogged down in the long list of names. Bit of a slog at times. #booksky

Geez, imagine if the government dedicated this much money to help prevent a real threat to our future...ecological collapse. #auspol #climatecrisis

Total lunar eclipse. Weather was kind given there was a thunderstorm early in the night.

The amount of people who are blaming immigration for all ills are either actually racist or wilfully ignorant of facts. Those who own the mass media, & the means of production are stealing from you & telling you it’s immigration. WAKE THE FUCK UP AUSTRALIA. Jesus H Christ, it’s OBVIOUS! #auspol

Always exciting to see a new species in the garden. Crescent Honeyeater! Not a very common bird around here. It joins the New Holland Honeyeaters, Crimson Rosellas, King Parrots and Eastern Spinebills feasting on the almond blossoms that somehow have survived the crazy weather.

How awesome is the wattle at the moment? So nice to have all this colour herald the end of winter #wattle #birdsofoz #cockatoo

I don't like Albanese as PM but it reflects well on him if he gets criticism rather than praise from war criminals. It's hard to see a path forward for Israel. They will never be forgiven and this is Netanyahu's fault. He is the one who has betrayed his country. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The truth emerges. The campaign to silence writers - which imploded the Bendigo Writers Fest - was waged by an anonymous group of pro-Israel academics, 5A. (A group that has no compunction naming and defaming individual writers, btw). Important scoop:

Jillian Shirley Segal AO is a human tornado 🌪️ ripping the Australian arts scene to shreds… blakandblack.com/2025/08/16/u...

This Golden-headed Cisticola sat outside the car window and demanded to have its photo taken. Okay little bird. Fair enough. You win. #wildoz #birdsofoz

Sunset was next level tonight. Canola is out. Feels like spring.

Adani! Coal mines! Everyone loves... no wait they don't. In fact... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just got my tax receipt from the ATO. I contributed thousands to welfare, health, education (no problems with that) and also thousands to defence (way too much). But environment and conservation doesn't even get a mention. You would never guess we are facing an ecological crisis. #auspol

How good is it to live in an Australia where a foreign nation is deliberately starving an entire country of people and a South African born white woman is paid from Australian's taxes to defend the foreign-nation-that-starves-people and is also directed by our govt to tell us to shut up about it?

And to think I spent over an hour last night calculating the CGT I owed on a $500 parcel of shares... 🤦‍♀️ This is pretty horrifying. Any government departments that are not corrupt at this stage? #4corners #auspol

Hint - don't believe the side that kills all the journalists and denies entry to independent observers. They are trying to hide the true situation for a reason. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Just to brighten up the feed. Wild Rainbow Lorikeet chilling in the winter sunshine at Blackburn Lake

#TaxTheRich #auspol Gary’s the only one talking sense imho youtube.com/shorts/nzz0X...

Jillian Segal obviously feels that condemning Advance would be worse for her reputation than staying silent. It suggests she must be close to people who would view her speaking out publicly against racism as a betrayal of core values. It's a concerning thought. #auspol

The more you look into who Jillian Segal really is the more worrying it becomes. @albomp.bsky.social why did you allow a person of this calibre to get her snout in the taxpayer-funded trough? More great journalism from @anthonyklan.bsky.social

These words prove Jillian Segal is racist. How can they justify taxpayers paying for her 'work'? Apparently she does not recognise that she lives on stolen land. This sort of language will do nothing to progress Australia down the track that is needed to bring the country together. Disgrace. #auspol