I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

Baby King Parrot regular bathing. #birds (actually I've only ever seen King Parrots bathe by splashing about in tree canopies while it's raining. I suspect this baby is just hunkering down and enduring the rain rather than deliberately bathing)

Baby King Parrot regular bathing. #birds (actually I've only ever seen King Parrots bathe by splashing about in tree canopies while it's raining. I suspect this baby is just hunkering down and enduring the rain rather than deliberately bathing)

Baby Pied Currawong! #birds

Baby Pied Currawong! #birds

Baby King Parrot sunbathing. #birds

Baby King Parrot sunbathing. #birds

Nature valentines. This comic is now available as a set of 6 Valentines cards: topatoco.com/collections/...

Every evening at this time of year the Screaming Tree Frogs gather around the rainwater on our neighbour's water tank to scream at each other. (poor photos because low light, long distance, adn small aperture) #frogs

the terrible beast - portrait of a grey squirrel When I find a photo with weird lighting in my camera roll I am cursed with the compulsion to make a study of it. Fur is kind of fun to paint tho.

Every evening at this time of year the Screaming Tree Frogs gather around the rainwater on our neighbour's water tank to scream at each other. (poor photos because low light, long distance, adn small aperture) #frogs

Red-browed Finch on our bird bath. #birds

Red-browed Finch on our bird bath. #birds

a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.

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

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

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Giant Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia brevinoda) #insects #invertebrates

Giant Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia brevinoda) #insects #invertebrates

One of my hard drives is failing, so this is your regular reminder to backup your files now, because if you wait until you need them it might already be too late.

YABKP (Yet Another Baby King Parrot) #birds

YABKP (Yet Another Baby King Parrot) #birds

"Could someone this cute be so wicked?" #birds

"Could someone this cute be so wicked?" #birds

Baby Magpie! #birds

Baby Magpie! #birds

our research on rufous scrub birds in the news! Such fantastic little birds 😍 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Male Brown Cuckoo-dove (R) trying to impress a female (L). #birds

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Reporting that "Grok apologised" is like saying that your calculator likes BOOBS. It's not a person. It doesn't think. It can't reflect on its actions. It can only do what you told it to do.

Birbfest day 1! 💜 I'm attempting the shorter list so I'm hoping to draw a bird every Thursday of January☺️ #birbfest2026

If my posts here seem particularly impersonal at the moment it's because I'm barely holding things together and don't want to overshare. I'll be ok. I don't *feel* like I'll be ok, but that's normal. Past evidence says I'll be ok, so that's what I'm going with.

Male Brown Cuckoo-dove (R) trying to impress a female (L). #birds

Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots. #birds

Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots. #birds

Some of my favourite birds photos of 2025. (IDs in alt-text) #birds

In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds

Look, they're everywhere, and I love them, ok? #spiders #invertebrates (IDs in alt-text)

Some of my favourite birds photos of 2025. (IDs in alt-text) #birds

The Lewin's Honeyeaters are very wary drinkers. I've only ever seen one drink from out bath at a time, and it's always quick sips followed by the head flicking up to look around nervously (sending water droplets flying in the process). #birds

The Lewin's Honeyeaters are very wary drinkers. I've only ever seen one drink from out bath at a time, and it's always quick sips followed by the head flicking up to look around nervously (sending water droplets flying in the process). #birds

Today is my birthday! 🎂 I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶 If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗

I just saw a Swamp Wallaby in our driveway!!!

"Room for one more?" #birds

"Room for one more?" #birds

Yellow-faced Honeyeater on our neighbour's water tank. #birds

Yellow-faced Honeyeater on our neighbour's water tank. #birds

Welcome back artists! 🖌️🎨✨ Quote Post with an old piece that you still like!

Magpie family! The mother is Kermie, a long-time visitor who is blind in her left eye. She came to say hello, while her partner pushed their baby into the water to make it bathe. #birds

Hi, I'm David! I'm a dysfunctional social misfit who hides in his room, occasionally emerging only to hang out with birds, spiders, and other non-human friends. I photograph those friends and share them here. Sometimes I also do art.