“Out of my way you rainbow squeaky toy, these are my seeds!” Do you see different bird species “fighting”? Please report these behaviours using the @BigCityBirds app or website 😉 Thanks Lyn F. for sharing this photo & story with The Urban Field Naturalist Project project urbanfieldnaturalist.org/stories/not-re…

My latest piece of writing published through #urbanfieldnaturalist (just in time for feijoa season). Thank you The Urban Field Naturalist Project for publishing my story. #shortstory #feijoa #ediblefruittree #publishedwriter #publishedauthor #publishedstory #feijoaseason urbanfieldnaturalist.org/stories/inside…

Look what came in the mail! Terrific range of facts, perspectives and opinions about the thylacine in this new book edited by Branden Holmes and Gareth Linnard. Spoiler for p168: Peter Banks and I are still adamant that de-extinction is a bad idea for conservation.

Darwin Woollybutt or Woolewoorrng, #Eucalyptus miniata NT, Qld, WA One of very few #eucalypts that naturally flower orange, the #Darwin Woollybutt is a common tree of the tropical savannah. Check out that bark! Is this your #EucalyptoftheYear? Vote now: surveymonkey.com/r/C8YT83X

Fewer than half of young Indigenous people go on to uni after high school across Australia. Woolworths Group is investing in an initiative aimed at improving that statistic, a national First Nations residential college to be built at UTS. Via National Indigenous Times: bddy.me/3Z8cGqN

Laugh & learn to love spiders - our Dieter Hochuli joined Infinite Monkey Cage podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the… Share your 🕷️ stories with us & learn about the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood in our book - see our website for details urbanfieldnaturalist.org podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

This weekend’s highlight! A Gang-gang Cockatoo feather found on my street 🤩

Old man Emu and the chicks in for a cooling off today Shark Bay WA. #Emu #WorldHeritage #birding #traveling #WesternAustralia 👀

Nice #AuroraAustralis views tonight despite a little cloud cover 🙂 #Tasmania #lutruwita

My Qantas pilot mate Keg ✈️🇦🇺 took this👍anvil cloud pic and we at Weatherzone liked it so much we found the: - synoptic chart at time of pic - sat image at time of pic - sat loop showing the cloud develop!!! There's also an explainer on how anvils form weatherzone.com.au/news/pilot-sna…

If you’ve ever wondered how a bettong curls its tail to start carrying a new bundle of bedding… wonder no more 🙂 This friendly bettong gave a nice demo for the #CameraTrap #WildOz #MammalWatching #Tasmania #lutruwita

#Brisbane #Kenmore #artcollectors NEW Art West Community Gallery exhibition starting tomorrow at Kenmore Village, Brisbane with talented artists from the Art West Community. GR8 GIFT ideas -2d and 3d . My painting - COME FLY WITH ME .60cmx50cm. gleniseclelland.com.au

After months of admiring the e-book, today I received a hard copy of this wonderful treasure, coming from the other side of the world: "A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood" by The Urban Field Naturalist Project urbanfieldnaturalist.org/book Can't wait to become an urban field naturalist

Join us for the second session of the reading group “Multispecies and More-Than-Human Ethics” on Monday, 22 May 2023. Selected reading is the introduction to the book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦. #readinggroup #envhum #multispecies

A a rainbow with its feet planted firmly on the water. #Sydney #coast #rainbow

Love the creative and innovative work that Dieter Hochuli, winner of the Ecological Society of Australia 2023 Gold Medal does to promote lesser known species and increase appreciation for #urbannature. #ESAus23 peeps and inspiring science communicators & educators, check it out! #SciComm #education

We all love books, right? One of my career highlights was co-authoring A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood. So many people have told me how much they’ve enjoyed the fun facts and quirky writing, all with the aim of increasing nature connection urbanfieldnaturalist.org/book

Dr John Martin The Urban Field Naturalist Project Dieter Hochuli This book looks great!!!

Ariana Ananda The Urban Field Naturalist Project Dieter Hochuli Thanks Ari! Highly recommended reading, even if you didn’t know you have an interest in nature & the naturalist 🕵️‍♂️ 🦉🦋🐞🐌🦂🐢🐍🐒🌴🌻🦀🐠🦑🕷️🦟🦗(not naturist 😉 (need a bottom emoji)) tradition murdochbooks.com/browse/book/Th…