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Sky Kirkham
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The Art Show and Arts in 30 at Radio National. Photos by me. All opinions my own.
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Kendrick Lamar is as good live as you'd imagine. Stadium crowds are a younger man's game though.
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Scarlet Robin
Small bird pops its head out from behind a tree at The You Yangs. The robin has a bright red chest, black head and a white spot above its beak.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Orange-breasted Trogon
Elegant looking mid-sized bird is sitting on long horizontal root and looking over its shoulder at the camera. The bird has a brown back and long tail, black and white striped wings and a green head, with hints of yellow and orange visible on the small amount of throat and belly that can be seen.
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Weka exploring my camera bag
A very curious medium-sized ground bird has stick its head entirely into the side-opening of a grey camera bag and is stepping forward as if to jump inside and take a nap (once I stopped laughing, I had to gently shoo it away - at which point it went back to trying to tear open a nearby family's packet of chips)
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Pink Robin
Puffball of a bird with a vivid pink front and black head and back standing on a mossy fence post in the rain
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Black-necked Stork
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Golden-headed Cisticola
Small gold and brown streaked bird is turning to look over its shoulder at the camera while perching across two extremely thin branches, against a hazy brown background. Taken at the WTP in Weribee
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Green parrot with a mottled yellow and green chest is hugging up to the nearly vertical branch that its standing on
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Great Hornbill
Giant, proud looking bird with an extremely large yellow cap on top of a big yellow and white beak. Sitting in the leafy branches of a tree high atop the jungles of Kaeng Krachan
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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White-naped Honeyeater
A small bird sitting on a bare branch just above a small creek. The bird is peering down into the creek looking for bugs and is probably relatively young, from its coloring.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Black Swan cygnets
Two fluffy grey baby black swans are swimming in the water with drops of water falling from their beaks
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Australian King-Parrot
Very close female King-Parrot is turning towards the camera with a slightly curious expression on her face. Behind her is a male King-Parrot facing to the side
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Bluebonnets
Two parrots hanging out on a bare tree against a blue sky near sunset
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Tawny Frogmouth
Branch coloured bird that looks like a muppet is stretching it's head up with one eye slightly open
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Lovely fairywren
Small bird proudly displaying it's splayed tail. Blue head and brown back against black body and white underside, standing on a leafy bush
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Gouldian Finch
A small bird with a bright yellow lower half, bright purple shoulders, a blue head, and red face with a black chin stripe is sitting on a bare branch against a blue sky
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Korimako (New Zealand Bellbird)
Green bird with yellow forehead standing on a thin branch with red and orange flowers against a green background.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Superb Fairywren
Small bird with a vivid blue head and a long tail is perched on the side of a bright green reed with pink flowers
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Thailand)
A small bird with a long thin beak is sitting on a bare branch against a clear early morning sky. It has bright colouring with a brown head, yellow chin and green wings with a black streak beneath its eyes.
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Folding wing of a Salvin's Albatross
A large albatross is sitting on rolling water. Its beak is peaking out from behind a wing which is in the middle of folding up against it, showing off the inner feathers and structure of the wing
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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My vote for the Radio National Top 100 books of the 21st century. To pick yours, head to www.abc.net.au/listen/radio...
My Votes: Levels of Life (2013) - Julian Barnes Grief is the Thing With Feathers (2015) - Max Porter Quicksilver (2003) - Neal Stephenson The Argonauts (2015) - Maggie Nelson The Sellout (2015) - Paul Beatty 10:04 (2014) - Ben Lerner Her Body and Other Parties (201) - Carmen Maria Machado Citizen: An American Lyric (2015) - Claudia Rankin The Scar (2002) - China Mieville Sudden Death (2016) - Alvaro Enrigue (Not available to vote for, so missing from this list: Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward)
September 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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The Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the NGV is extremely photogenic, but it's also a fascinating retrospective on her career and approach
Photo of a mirror lined room reflecting light dotted orbs out to infinity Photo of a mirror lined room reflecting colorful dotted tentacles out to infinity Photo of a statue of a white potted plant covered in colorful dots in front of a white wall covered in colorful dots Photo of a painting, red landscape at the base into blue and black collage at the top
December 13, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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Australasian darter (Ngurrungurrudjba, NT)
Photo of an Australasian darter standing on the top of a tree stump with its wings spread out to dry and its neck curved towards the sky
December 11, 2024 at 6:06 AM
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Glossy black cockatoo (Vic)
Photo of a male glossy black cockatoo preening. Its head is hidden behind its tail feathers which are spread to reveal a bright burst of red
December 8, 2024 at 3:50 AM
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Crimson rosella (Mount Dandenong, Vic)
Photo of a crimson rosella cleaning its claw against a dark background
December 7, 2024 at 7:55 AM