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Neil Cameron
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Australian bloke who does a bit of photography and shit-stirring. https://motifwebs.com - nature, wildlife, misc. images https://competitionimages.com - motorcycle racing photography https://sportimages.com.au - various sport images, including athletics.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · Nov 20
From the archives: Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) chick that I christened Curious George. It was the offspring of a pair that nested yearly in the Great Court at the University of Queensland. Sadly 1 of the parents passed & I think the other has moved on.
#birds #wildlife #Australia
Tawny Frogmouth chick staring into the camera
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 6h
I also have the perfect candidate for today's #BirdOfTheDay alternate: #reflection. In this case a Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) at Brewer Park, #Ottawa #Canada way back in 2012.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
A white swan with a red bill, and black face is reflected in dark water with lillies in the background.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 6h
Thank you.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 6h
Thank you, Alan!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 6h
Thanks, Rob, as always.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 15h
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #birdinabush. I think this Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) at Oxley Creek Common here in #Brisbane #Australia meets the criteria nicely.
Large red parrot with green wings eating berries in a bush
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 10d
#BirdOfTheDay being #SeaBirds means I'm going allll the way back to 2004 with this Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) on a metallic gold beach at Rio del Mar, #California
#birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 10d
For this week's #BlueSkyArtShow here's the #Glow of the Eternal Flame at Parliament House in #Ottawa #Canada.
#art #photography #flames #light #remembrance
Flames appear to come out of a bubbling fountain with a dark metal dome in the middle showing 1667/1997
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 10d
Thanks, Rob! They'd been turning up in that tree outside my bedroom window (where my PC is setup) for 15-30mins every morning & afternoon for ~3 weeks and I finally got off my fat arse and grabbed the camera to capture them. They bolted before I got a shot the 1st time, but got 'em the next day!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 10d
Yeh, it's hard not to anthropormorphise the 'facial' expressions with the 'bomber' proving the grumpy one's belief that it's their significantly less intelligent sibling.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
For today's #BirdOfTheDay I'm going with the alt #photobomb & this pair of cheeky Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) from a week ago here in #Brisbane #Australia
#birds #ausbirds #AustralianBirds #wildoz #nature #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography
A grumpy look parrot with a bright red beak, vibrant blue head, red eyes, yellowish neck ring, yellow and orange shoulders and chest, and green back looks at the photographer, while a similarly coloured bird peeks out from behind. Both are in an Australian Bottlebrush tree (aka Callistemon) with vibrant red flowers.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks, Arthur!* 😀🤪😜🙃🤪

(* s'alright Rob, I know you're churning out replies to these by the dozen, dozens I tells ya!)
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme, #Relax, an image from 2012 when I lived in #Ottawa #Canada
#birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
A large white swan with it's head tucked under a wing while napping on a still, dark-watered pond with water lilies in the background.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Cheers, Rob, thanks!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Thank you!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks, Alan!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
She needs her full title: Plastic Barbie Nazi Handmaiden Hag, Purveyor of Bullshit, Spokesperson is a Bike, Mouth of Sauron.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks, Rob!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks, Jennie!
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 11d
#Birdoftheday are #Ducks and here's the existential dread felt when a Pacific Black Duck x Mallard hybrid realises that its bill looks like a cartoon dog!
#Brisbane #Australia #birds #ausbirds #AustralianBirds #wildoz #nature #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography
A brown duck with a greenish bill swim towards the camera with an anthropomorphic look of dread.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 12d
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #AllWeathers I had to go back to 2012 when I lived in Ottawa #Canada for this Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) framed by snow & ice covered branches #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
Small bird with black head, chin and eyes, and white cheeks, a pale beige breast framed by ice encrusted and snow-covered branches looks into the lens.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 12d
🤣😂🤣🙃🤪 Hastie's an extreme right loon who makes syphilis look like a cold.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 12d
Also at Oxley Creek Common (friendsofoxleycreekcommon.org) was this imm. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) who found a tasty snack. #Brisbane #Queensland #Australia #birds #ausbirds #AustralianBirds #wildoz #nature #wildlife #birdpic #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #OCC
Black-headed bird with white cheeks, shoulders and chest, black chin, and olive-green wings stares judgementally into the camera. Black-headed bird with bare green brows and face, white cheeks, shoulders and chest, black chin, and olive-green wings has caught an insect Black-headed bird with bare green brows and face, white cheeks, shoulders and chest, black chin, and olive-green wings has caught an insect Black-headed bird with bare green brows and face, white cheeks, shoulders and chest, black chin, and olive-green wings has caught an insect
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 13d
C'est la vie. At least it's not Common Mynahs, and the prevalence of Noisys is on us for creating the perfect habitat for them. I enjoy seeing the birds they tolerate vs those they don't. Seems to be a community of varieties they're okay with here.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 13d
I see surprisingly few greenies here in the wilds of St Lucia, and any that turn up are roasted by the Noisy Miners. The Rainbows seem more tolerated, generally.
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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 13d
"A crackle of ..." hmmm, I just call 'em "A gang of naughty bois" 😜🙃
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