Bluesky Wagtail
@angrywagtails.bsky.social
Looking for that succulent mealworm. Botanist. Oz flora. Servant to all wagtails. Frog pond enthusiast #TeamRhipidura
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Snowy Mountains farmers call for support in managing spread of invasive weed African lovegrass
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Farmers call for change as invasive weed chokes out landscape
To the untrained eye, African lovegrass is just another plant in the NSW Snowy Mountains. But this golden plant is a deceptive invasive weed that is choking out the landscape, causing some farmers to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Snowy Mountains farmers call for support in managing spread of invasive weed African lovegrass
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Naughty Boy' pelican draws in visitors and locals in coastal tourist town of Kalbarri
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'Naughty Boy' pelican munches on seagulls and plays dead for tourists
Locals say this cheeky pelican has a personality unlike any bird they have ever seen.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
'Naughty Boy' pelican draws in visitors and locals in coastal tourist town of Kalbarri
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Willie Wagtail / djitidjiti
Northern Fantail
Grey Fantail / kadjinak
Rufous Fantail
New Zealand fantail / pīwakawaka
bonus Mangrove Fantail
#teamRhipidura
Northern Fantail
Grey Fantail / kadjinak
Rufous Fantail
New Zealand fantail / pīwakawaka
bonus Mangrove Fantail
#teamRhipidura
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black Wallaroo
Blue Mockingbird
Green Anaconda
Grey Falcon
White Bellbird
Black Wallaroo
Blue Mockingbird
Green Anaconda
Grey Falcon
White Bellbird
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Swinhoe's pheasant
American ermine
Lesser frigatebird
Eurasian nightjar
Greater roadrunner
Swinhoe's pheasant
American ermine
Lesser frigatebird
Eurasian nightjar
Greater roadrunner
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Willie Wagtail / djitidjiti
Northern Fantail
Grey Fantail / kadjinak
Rufous Fantail
New Zealand fantail / pīwakawaka
bonus Mangrove Fantail
#teamRhipidura
Northern Fantail
Grey Fantail / kadjinak
Rufous Fantail
New Zealand fantail / pīwakawaka
bonus Mangrove Fantail
#teamRhipidura
really good intersection between historical documents, library research and restoration services, botany, Victorian pursuits and a WA conservation family in this story.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
really good intersection between historical documents, library research and restoration services, botany, Victorian pursuits and a WA conservation family in this story.
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The bill which recognised the heritage value of wild horses in horses in Kosciuszko National Park but was widely criticised by conservation groups will be scrapped after a vote to repeal the law passed NSW parliament.
Controversial 'Brumby Bill' recognising horses' heritage value dumped
The bill which recognised the heritage value of wild horses in horses in Kosciuszko National Park but was widely criticised by conservation groups will be scrapped after a vote to repeal the law passed NSW parliament.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The bill which recognised the heritage value of wild horses in horses in Kosciuszko National Park but was widely criticised by conservation groups will be scrapped after a vote to repeal the law passed NSW parliament.
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Fab talk from @megcevans.bsky.social about government trying to use capitalism (for profit model) to attempt to solve problems created by capitalism (environmental damage and biodiversity loss).
But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things.
#esa2025
But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things.
#esa2025
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Fab talk from @megcevans.bsky.social about government trying to use capitalism (for profit model) to attempt to solve problems created by capitalism (environmental damage and biodiversity loss).
But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things.
#esa2025
But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things.
#esa2025
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A pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos have stopped by a few times this week! The male is camera shy, but I managed to get a few shots of the female.
#birds
#birds
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
A pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos have stopped by a few times this week! The male is camera shy, but I managed to get a few shots of the female.
#birds
#birds
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Who's seen a grey Falcon in three states simultaneously? @ecosystemunraveller.com of course!
Love hearing how Dave has developed an awesome undergrad ecology field course. Sharing all the adventures of the Aussie outback with students means lessons in both life and biodiversity.
#ESA2025
Love hearing how Dave has developed an awesome undergrad ecology field course. Sharing all the adventures of the Aussie outback with students means lessons in both life and biodiversity.
#ESA2025
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Who's seen a grey Falcon in three states simultaneously? @ecosystemunraveller.com of course!
Love hearing how Dave has developed an awesome undergrad ecology field course. Sharing all the adventures of the Aussie outback with students means lessons in both life and biodiversity.
#ESA2025
Love hearing how Dave has developed an awesome undergrad ecology field course. Sharing all the adventures of the Aussie outback with students means lessons in both life and biodiversity.
#ESA2025
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Housing in Australia is unaffiordable mainly because it has been the official and explicit policy of every government for a generation that dwelling prices must always rise www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Extraordinary' housing values crush home ownership dreams
Home prices have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past five years, with more than a decade now needed to save for a standard 20 per cent deposit for a house in most capital cities, according to a ne...
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Housing in Australia is unaffiordable mainly because it has been the official and explicit policy of every government for a generation that dwelling prices must always rise www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Spot the juvenile golden kelp on reef once stripped bare.
Following the dedicated harvest of over 25 tonnes of longspined sea urchins, juvenile golden kelp are starting to grow along shallow rocky reefs within Sydney Harbour.
This rehabilitation work is part of #ProjectRestore
Following the dedicated harvest of over 25 tonnes of longspined sea urchins, juvenile golden kelp are starting to grow along shallow rocky reefs within Sydney Harbour.
This rehabilitation work is part of #ProjectRestore
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Spot the juvenile golden kelp on reef once stripped bare.
Following the dedicated harvest of over 25 tonnes of longspined sea urchins, juvenile golden kelp are starting to grow along shallow rocky reefs within Sydney Harbour.
This rehabilitation work is part of #ProjectRestore
Following the dedicated harvest of over 25 tonnes of longspined sea urchins, juvenile golden kelp are starting to grow along shallow rocky reefs within Sydney Harbour.
This rehabilitation work is part of #ProjectRestore
well alrighty then ...
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
well alrighty then ...
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Beverley and Trevor are having Spherical Feelings tonight because someone has Touched Their Stuff and Stolen Their Water again!
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Beverley and Trevor are having Spherical Feelings tonight because someone has Touched Their Stuff and Stolen Their Water again!
strong liz blep game
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
strong liz blep game
For Friday Lizard - enjoy two bobtails being unceremoniously evicted after causing strife and chaos and general disarray.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For Friday Lizard - enjoy two bobtails being unceremoniously evicted after causing strife and chaos and general disarray.
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New growth is sprouting in the fire-ravished Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, but an ecologist fears for the future.
Green shoots bring hope after bushfires in the Grampians
New growth is sprouting in the fire-ravished Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, but an ecologist fears for the future.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
New growth is sprouting in the fire-ravished Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, but an ecologist fears for the future.
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Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Our cam once showed nearly empty landscape; now thousands of Mōlī (Laysan albatross) returnfor breeding season with black-footed albatross (ka’upu) in the mix.
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Our cam once showed nearly empty landscape; now thousands of Mōlī (Laysan albatross) returnfor breeding season with black-footed albatross (ka’upu) in the mix.
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM