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Peter Thomas

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Australian native plants| Hakeas| botanical and natural history books| North Queenslander| Living on Gurambilbarra Country | Humanist| Mostly my photos 📷

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 7d

Eucalyptus shirleyi
(Shirley's Silver-leaved Ironbark)
Myrtaceae
Townsville, Queensland
Australia
October 2025
#Eucalyptusshirleyi #Shirley'sSilver-leavedIronbark
#Myrtaceae #ozflora #botany #NativeFlora #Flora #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 7d

Xanthostemon verticillatus
(Bloomfield Penda)
Myrtaceae
Townsville, Queensland
Australia
October 2025
#XanthostemonVerticillatus #BloomfieldPenda
#Myrtaceae #ozplants #ozflora #botany #NativeFlora #Flora #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/t...

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 7d

Acraea andromacha (Glasswing)
Townsville, Queensland
October 2025
#AcraeaAndromacha #Glasswing
#photography #entomology #insects #bugs #AustralianInsects

lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/androma...

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 8d

Amegilla cingulata? (Blue Banded Bee)
on Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Pimlico, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
October 2025

#AmegillaCingulata #BlueBandedBee #photography #entomology #insects #bugs #AustralianInsects

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 13d

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
Townsville, Queensland,
October 2025
#RhodomyrtusTomentosa #Myrtaceae #RoseMyrtle #Flora #Plants #Nature #naturePhotography #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

www.mybis.gov.my/art/194

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 15d

Hakea platysperma seed
Proteaceae
resources.austplants.com.au/plant/hakea-...
#ozflora #Hakea #Proteaceae #Seed #semillas #graines #ozplants #Australiannature #AustralianFlora #Australiannature #wildoz #nature #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · 29d

www.rbg.vic.gov.au/cranbourne-g...
#Mallee #Eucalyptus #RoyalBotanicGardensVictoria #CranbourneGardens #BotanicGardens #HowsonHill
#ozplants #ozflora #botany #NativeFlora #Flora #bluesky

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria plays a leading role in the conservation of plants through biodiversity research, programs to protect rare and threatened plants, and the study of habitats. This work is...

www.rbg.vic.gov.au

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Dr Dave @ecosystemunraveller.com · Aug 14

Here, I suggest one lineage of Neotropical mistletoe-dependent birds has spread these parasitic plants for ~25 million years; specialising 5 X. In review at Oikos but also,simultaneous like, available for review as a preprint. Forgive the very professional formatting www.authorea.com/doi/full/10....

Evolutionary dynamics of dietary specialisation---insights from Neotropical mistletoe-dependent frugivores

Mistletoes occur worldwide, with most relying on birds to disperse their sticky seeds to suitable host trees. There has been considerable ecological research on these interactions, emphasizing those b...

www.authorea.com

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 14

Please share

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 14

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B9A...
#NeilYoung #Music #musicsky

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Video)

YouTube video by neilyoungchannel

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 12

Lichmera indistincta
(Brown Honeyeater)
Feeding on Grevillea banksii
Pimlico, Townsville
Australia
September 2025
#LichmeraIndistincta #BrownHoneyeater #AustraliaBirds #wildOz #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #AustralianWildlife #Aves #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Early morning silhouettes

#photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky #BlueSkyArt #Moon #Nature #Sky #Morning

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Grevilleas and moon

#photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky #BlueSkyArt #Moon #Nature #Sky #Morning

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Chlamydera nuchalis
(Great Bowerbird)
Townsville, Queensland,
Australia September 2025
#ChlamyderaNuchalis #GreatBowerbird #AustraliaBirds #wildOz #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #AustralianWildlife #Aves #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Grevillea banksii
Proteaceae
Pimlico, Townsville
Australia
September 2025
#GrevilleaBanksii #Grevillea #Proteaceae #ozplants #ozflora #botany #NativeFlora #Flora #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Dec 22

Mucuna bennettii
Fabaceae
Queens Gardens, Townsville Botanical Gardens,
North Queensland, Australia.

#Mucuna bennettii #Fabaceae #Flame-of-theFforest #RedJadeVine #QueensGardensTownsville #TownsvilleBotanicGardens #plants #botany #garden #PublicGarden #UrbanPlanting #flowers #FlowerReport

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · May 12

Thylogale stigmatica
(Red-legged Pademelon)
Yungaburra, Far North Queensland,
May 2025
#Pademelon #Red-leggedPademelon #ThylogaleStigmatica #Wildoz #Australianwildlife #auswildlife #nature #Photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Jul 2

Gallirallus australis
Western Weka
Punakaki, South Island,
New Zealand
June 2025
#GallirallusAustralis #WesternWeka #Weka #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Feb 16

Books

Bibliosmia: The Smell of Old Books.
Hmmm, a new word to me, but a very familiar smell.

jrbyoung.com/2024/06/13/b...

Bibliosmia: The Smell of Old Books

We all knew old books had a distinctive odor, even if we never had a word for it.

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Feb 17

anpsa.org.au/study_group/...

Hakea Study Group - Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Feb 22

Metrosideros sp.
Myrtaceae
Cultivated K'gari,
Queensland

#Metrosideros #Myrtaceae #Flora #NewZealand'sChristmasTree #Pōhutukawa

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · May 12

Utricularia chrysantha
and Utricularia caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
South of Cardwell,
North Queensland
May 2025
#UtriculariaChrysantha #UtriculariaCaerulea #Lentibulariaceae #ozplants #ozflora #AustralianFlora #Australiannature #wildoz #nature #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky

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Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Jul 1

Haematopus unicolor
(Tōrea pango / Variable oystercatcher)
Timaru Beach
South Island
New Zealand
31st May 2025
#HaematopusUnicolor #TōreaPango #VariableOystercatcher #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 7

I've read that also.

Peter Thomas @hakeafan.bsky.social · Sep 7

North Head Lighthouse on North Head Island,
Bowen, North Queensland,
Australia
September 2023
#lighthouse #Bowen #BowenNorthHeadLighthouse #SouthPacificOcean #CoralSea #landscapephotography #seascape #photographersofbluesky