A Kiwi freshwater-frog-field ecologist, slumming it in Australia, the sunsets can be rather spectacular and I found good tea.
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Most fabulous!
I had a banded pelican from the Victorian program show up on the lake outside my house in Narrabri last July, it does happen!
And to see those bands on pelicans at Narran this year, part of a colony of 10s of 1000s of birds, I still can't believe it.
Check out the band!
Young pelicans have been given numbered leg bands as part of a project to reveal more about the lives of Australian Pelicans.
More info & how to report a banded pelican sighting: bit.ly/42A4xNb
@CES_UNSW @WaterNSW @NarinariNntc
📸 Pat Johnston
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Joanne Ocock retweeted
Excellent video @guardian:
A straight #river is not the shortest way!
#Adaptation #floods @Stuart_Orr @henkovink @jjopperman @floodalliance @WetlandsInt @IUCN_Water @third_pole @FW_Conservation @FloodsOrg @bedform @ReviveOurRivers @MakhdoomMasood
theguardian.com/environment/…
This is just so fantastic! First record for this species in that area for 10 years. Wonder what other crazy critters those lagoons are attracting in these super damp conditions...?!
@terngirl
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Met a new fav tree today, ooline! Incredibly awe-worthy, it's a relic of an extensive rainforest vegetation that used to cover much of Australia and it's the sole remaining species in the genus. This remnant patch on reserve near Narrabri.
#ozplants
#notarainforestnow
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Joanne Ocock retweeted
'Pegasus', one of artist Helga Stentzel's clothesline farm animals #WomensArt
ALT Photograph featuring a clothesline with clothing on it , including a dark top and shorts and a white teacloth, all pegged together to create a horse-like shape, the coloured plastic pegs acting as an upright mane, in a open golden field under a blue sky
Joanne Ocock retweeted
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) index just reached its lowest level in 6 years as a negative IOD pattern gains strength to the northwest of Australia. This increases the likelihood of above average rain in SE Australia over the coming months.
More details > weatherzone.com.au/news/nega…
Huge team effort to get them nests counted!
#doingitforthebirds
#wetlandsisbestlands
It's been a bumper breeding season across inland wetlands and rivers, providing a much-needed boost to waterbird numbers including ibis, spoonbills, pelicans, herons and more.
More details: bit.ly/3PeFrh0
#waterbirds #envirowater @MD_Basin_Auth @theCEWH
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Advice please, #fieldwork wear! I need new pants/trou for fieldwork, I've been doing Greenhip but think I need a change, they go quick at the inner seam! Lotsa pockets preferred obviously.
@shpenman @terngirl @Judy_Dunlop @HPWecology @jr4science
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Joanne Ocock retweeted
#WorldWetlandsDay trifecta!
3 key northern NSW wetlands all have waterbird breeding simultaneously for the first time since 1998. Macquarie Marshes, Narran Lake & Gwydir #wetlands are listed under @RamsarConv.
#LaNina in Oz
@abcnews
@BirdlifeOz
Joanne Ocock retweeted
Another #frog dating profile, to start getting everyone in the mood for love... #FrogFriday #ValentinesIsComing #Sabah #Kinabalu
Joanne Ocock retweeted
Water is life! The biggest wetland bird breeding event in 10 years is sparking joy in the Macquarie Marshes, Gwydir Wetlands & Narran Lake, following recent floods. Spot egrets, ibis, blue-billed duck 💙
@BirdlifeOz
@RadioNational
@abcnews
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Gah! I'd totally swipe to accept that frog, I mean THE BEST!
Amazing days when that little chubber was on the scene.
#IheartThaifrogs
@jodirowley
@jr4science
Still processing that it’s now 2022...but it’s only a month til #ValentinesDay so that means frog dating profiles inspired by @ConnorButler. Look for more #FrogFriday posts to find your perfect #Frog. @jo_ocock this one’s for you...xoxox
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More #wildflowers in my locality! Flannel flowers looking taller and happier than anyone remembers, near Narrabri. This spring contains to bring the joy.
@Dr_Rob_Davis @HPWecology @TimCurran8 @terngirl
Using a decent pulse from upstream rain to paddle the Macintyre River, north of Mungindi. Glorious flowering melaleuca trees dwarfing the kayaks. A perfect northern Basin spring day.
#iheartrivers
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Goonoowigall SCA delivering the wildflowers this year. burnt through in a day in the 2019-20 fires but 18 months of non-drought and it's just a mass of colour and fun things.
@AngryWagtails @shpenman @Dr_Rob_Davis @terngirl
#greatbirdcrapphoto
Well actually two great birds, the black-necked stork (also called jabiru in Australia) and white-bellied sea-eagle, having a discussion about lunch, down the scope, with a phone. Wasn't going to be great, but totally worth it!
@TheIneptBirder
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