This was a really enjoyable read - the story of the #dingo, by Roland Breckwoldt, covering their natural history, but more importantly their politics. It's a fascinating insight into #dingoes' place in Australia. 📖🇦🇺 #WildOz

Spot-on Cathy! Putin’s fortunes are tied to those of his asset, Trump, and Trump’s regime is in real trouble. If Trump falls, Putin is political roadkill.

Bad Lorikeets! Here's what can happen if you leave a window open in Sydney. After helping themselves to some honey I had put out for my mum, they perched on my iMac for the morning no doubt waiting for seconds . . . cheeky buggers. #birds #birding #nature #badlorikeets

Excellent, professional, 16 min explanation of the war of attrition in Ukraine's Donbas region that's grinding down Russia's army, society, and economy.

💥 SBU Sea Baby naval drones hit the Russian shadow fleet tanker Dashan in the Black Sea. The vessel, flying the flag of the Comoros Islands, was moving in the exclusive economic zone of Ukraine towards the Novorossiysk port terminal.

While Putin’s propaganda talks about "aggressive" Europe,the children of officials@military officers seem perfectly comfortable enjoying that very same Europe⤵️ 📹The daughter of Russian General Tokarev travels,flaunts her wealthy lifestyle,all while her dad promises Putin to destroy every "Nazi"

This is an illuminating analogy, considering so many would have reflexively talked of Putin’s forces advancing only at a “snail’s pace”!

The origins of fake news: “The Nazi information machine ran on a steady diet of Lügenpresse — literally “lying press.” The term wasn’t invented by them, but they revived it and hurled it at any media that challenged their narrative.”

Australasian Grebes are small waterbirds common on fresh water lakes and rivers in Aust, NZ and on nearby Pacific islands. At 25–27 cm in length, they are one of the smallest members of the grebe family. Eat small fish, water insect, and their own feathers! #WildOz #birds #birdwatching

Been 4 years since leading military analyst & Trump's future children's rights commissioner Scott Ritter informed us that Russian plans to invade Ukraine exist only in US & NATO imagination

What people are not talking about: Russian drones were circling a French nuclear submarine yesterday. France shot them down.

Ruddy Turnstones at Boat Harbour (Sydney) on a very windy beach (hence the camera shake). The Ruddy Turnstone's bill is the "Swiss Army Knife" of the bird world. It's many uses makes them a success on beaches, rocky headlands and mud flats. They're joined by a random Red-necked Stint. #birding

Ringneck parrots are a widespread species found in most Aust habitats apart from tropical and highland areas. There are four subspecies with different plumage. This is the form found from Port Lincoln in the SE to Alice Springs in the NE, and from SW WA up to the Pilbara. #WildOz #birds #parrots

Australia has no woodpeckers, but striped #possums are tropical #marsupials that do the same job: their big ears detect beetle grubs tunnelling in wood, which they chip out with large incisors, then use their elongated 4th finger to hook them out of the tunnels (just like aye-ayes do in Madagascar).

Red-rumped Parrots are medium-sized seed-eating birds of open woodlands in south-eastern Australia. They like open grassy habitats in natural bushland, paddocks, parks & gardens, often along rivers. Female is a dull-coloured bird compared to the male. Nest in tree hollows. #WildOz #Birds #Parrots

The fabulous Eucalyptus Hawk Moth, found down Australia's East Coast can have a wingspan up to 120mm. The orange-red coremata tufts at the end of the abdomen, that release pheromones, indicates this one is a male. #WildOz #moths #AustralianWildlife.

Making fossil fuel cos pay their full cost of doing business seems like actual capitalism to me #auspol Currently it seems to be Privatise the Profits Socialise the Losses Time for change.

South Korea announced it's going to phase out coal-fired power by 2040, a massive win for the climate.🌏 But you might not know that a few local climate groups in Australia played a part in making this happen!🌱 Research Director Rod Campbell explains @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

Matilda Tanks of the 1st Armoured Regiment (NSW Lancers) landing at Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945 The Borneo campaign or Second Battle of Borneo was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo.

This is the truth. Russia violated the agreement and the US and the UK were then honour bound to support Ukraine. Both have fallen short of their obligations but in the case of the US, President Trump is acting as Putin's agent. The UK, & the Europeans must now put boots on the ground!

Grey Butcherbirds are little guys other small birds love to hate. Found across Aust in arid, semi-arid & temperate habitats. They're famous for their rollicking songs & are at home in urban areas. Prey mainly on lizards & small birds. Cache dead prey in tree forks & under loose bark. #birds #WildOz

If they’re redacted, then they are not the Epstein Files. You can’t hide something and claim to release it at the same time.

There are many Americans looking for and quietly planning an exit from America. Met man in Melbourne who was showing groups 20 Americans around checking out buying real estate. Apparently agents aoperating in other Australian cities. @abulrizvi.bsky.social #auspol. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social

Love this. I note that the tank didn't return fire at all, so I'm going to presume its coax MG is unable to be used because of the copework on the tank. That the little drone continues to'hunt' the tank after it passes looks awesome. I'd like to think that the 12.7mm rds wrecked some sensors/optics.

Willy Wagtails are bold enterprising flycatchers found in suitable habitat right across Aust (except S Tas). At home around humans. Often use kangaroos or livestock as hunting perches. My vid about one that even learned to catch small fish: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L2B... #WildOz #birds

Every day now, all over the USA, people are standing up against illegal warrantless arrests.

Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day. #RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

This is a great read! Zane Grey (1872-1939) virtually invented the cowboy novel and big game fishing. Late 1935, he came to Australia to sample the fishing and fell in love with the country and the fishing. He also hoped to pursue an affair with a Sydney poetess he'd corresponded with! ...

@deadder.bsky.social nails it again… 😳

The Russian army is exhausted too. Russia is taking far higher casualties than Ukraine, and after 3.5 years has barely moved the front line. The idea that Russia is “winning” is simply not supported by the evidence. As I told DW News.

"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)

Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

So here it is in broad daylight. Thousands of MAGA accounts on X (formerly Twitter) are based in places like Russia, Asia and Nigeria. And it turns out the Zionist Federation of Australia account is based in Israel not Aust.

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Interesting, now we can see where the accounts are based.

Red knot L99 at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia, would have recently returned from the northern hemisphere. It was banded in northern China in May 2024. It's incredible to think about how far these birds travel.

I fully endorse this peace plan. So should the Australian government.

How long til large swathes of northern Australia become uninhabitable? 10 or 20 years It’s not even summer yet #auspol #climatechange @greens.org.au #TheNationals #Coailition

Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!

Trump is a Putin agent and Putin is never to be trusted. Ukraine and its European allies should indignantly reject this Trump/Putin plan. Trump is on the skids, and if he goes down Putin loses his trump card and will be a political shot duck with no credible replacement!

There's nothing I like more than a having a relaxing bath at the end of a long day. If only I had a cool bowl of nectar and some earplugs! #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz #OzBirds #Lorikeet

Seals singing in a sea cave #Orkney 🦭🎧

We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous. (video) snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...

🇺🇸🇪🇺 One senior EU official in Brussels scoffed at the idea and noted that whatever he wants, Trump has no power to unfreeze assets held in Europe. Senior EU politician said: “Witkoff needs to see a psychiatrist.” - Politico

When your ships go out, but they don’t come in. #cop30

Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer? Six researchers in this space, including myself, have lost their positions at Flinders University in a restructure. theconversation.com/australias-a...

The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.

Perfectly preserved rock art site reveals 1,700 years of Aboriginal string craft theconversation.com/perfectly-pr...