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Susan McCreery
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Writer. ALL THE UNLOVED out now. Retired proofreader (90 issues!) for Australian Geographic. Still work for trade publishers. Newbie freediver. Ocean, flowers, movies, birds, books, cats, silliness. Thirroul/Dharawal, Australia.

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Susan McCreery @susanmccreery.bsky.social · Nov 8
The colours and textures of a little afternoon beachcombing.💫
Motley collection of sea glass & bits of shell laid out on a rock. Sea in background on a clear day.
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Each time,
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.

Jane Hirshfield
fog settled over small lake - reflected trees, and gliding geese at blue hour
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Since I'm new here, I thought I'd post one of my favourite photos of all time!

Here's a male red-rumped parrot, (Psephotus haematonotus) otherwise known as a grass parrot, enjoying a tasty snack as he forages in the lawn next to a footpath.

#birdphotograhy #australianbirds #parrots #photography
A photographic image of a male red-rumped parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) standing on bright green mowed grass with a grey concrete footpath in the background. The bright emerald-green parrot has a golden belly, brown eyes and a blade of grass in his shiny dark-grey beak.
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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A thrilling experience: my youngest and least intelligent cat just accidentally flushed the toilet and a panicked chaos ensued
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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My prez to me just arrived! (Half price in THAT sale.) Am almost excited as I was when I received the first edition from my mum & dad (which I still have).📚
Box set of the ninth edn of the Macquarie Dictionary, Australia's National Dictionary. It has two volumes: A–K & L–Z. Cover design: leaves & blossoms of native plants.
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Roadside hawk with #Sky
Costa Rica
#BlueskyArtShow
Large bird perched on a branch. Cloudy sky behind. Some trees low in the background
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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As we enter the Yuletide season, this is my annual reminder to all of you that Ted Kotcheff’s WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) is a Christmas film.
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Western Sydney's going through a mild heatwave, so the birdbath was popular today.
#birds
Photograph of an immature male Gang-gang Cockatoo standing on the edge of a bird bath. Photo of an Eastern Spinebill above the same birdbath. Photograph of a female Australian King Parrot perched on a stick and drinking from the same birdbath. Photograph of a Satin Bowerbird and a Brown Cuckoo-dove perched on either of the same birdbath. The tension is real.
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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I’m somewhat nervous sharing this painting as I created it just after my mother passed away in July this year.

A ‘loose’ watercolour of a misty wood. As I watch on in the stillness I see a familiar figure drifting away to a peaceful place 🤍

Happy Friday everyone 🕊️

#ArtAdventCalendar #Scape
A rough watercolour painting of a misty forest scene. A number of tall tree trunks appear darker in the foreground and fade away with loose foliage showing at the top of the picture. Beams of sunlight appear to break through the mist to the right and illuminate a blurry figure, what appears to be an elderly person with a stick, slightly bent over. The figure appears to be trying to find their way, drifting towards a brighter light that can just be seen in the distance.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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This morning's view over town and sea.
Dawn view over the darkened town of Thirroul, NSW, to the sea, where the horizon glows. A few streaks of low cloud in an otherwise clear sky.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Powerful Owlet in a Brisbane park this morning. This is either the Owlet or its sibling that I rescued off the road when it 1st came out of the hollow in August. It looks to be well, and its chevon patterning has now fully grown in, though it still has floof around its face.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz
Powerful Owlet sitting on a branch spotlighted by the sun.
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Temps nudging 40°C at elevenses today, so took self plus snorkel down to the cool to spend time with the fishlings.
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Moon shadows
Ghostly shadows of the maple tree across the snow
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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love king parrots ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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It's day 4 of the invertebrate photo #ArtAdventCalendar.

Here, have a cuttlefish 😘
a cuttlefish sits in the white sand making a squiggly V formation with tow of its arms, looking directly at the camera
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We’re heading into the Noongar season of Birak, a time of rising heat and reduced rainfall, but there are still flowers still to be seen in the Perth Hills 🌿🌱

🤍 Narrowleaf Mulla Mulla
💛 Yellow Rush-Lily
❤️ Hairy Jugflower
🩷 Mulla Mulla (or Pom Pom)
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #inaturalist
Ptilotus drummondii - Narrowleaf mulla mulla Tricoryne elatior - Yellow Rush Lily Adenanthos barbiger - Hairy Jugflower Ptilotus manglesii - Mulla Mulla
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🪶 Today’s #HolidayRobin is in a Lichen wonderland

#irishbirding #birds #robin #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #naturephotography #FestiveDailyRobin #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin
A European Robin perched on a small, lichen covered branch facing the camera. The birds head is tilted so one eye is looking at the camera. Behind it is a lichen covered tree trunk and the background is out of focus white/grey
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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~ sea dreaming in Greek ~
Underwater image of the shallows, showing sand & rock, small fish, & the underside of surface. The water has incredible clarity & shimmers with colour & light. This was taken off Koufonisia, 1 October this year.
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Burano reflections.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3.

#reflections #photography #italy
Two blue boats and several colorful Burano homes reflect their colors in a canal.
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Good morning #InsectThursday
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Meanwhile, it's time to unfurl.

Banksia serrata, from above.
#ozplants
View down into the burnished orange flower spike of a Banksia serrata. Tiny fuzzy beginnings of flowers are unfurling on delicate stalks. South coast NSW.
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Papery baubles hanging from a persoonia/geebung. What are they harbouring? What will emerge?
Two brownish papery sacs dangling from a persoonia tree. You can see green fruit & leaves in a tangle of webs. I do not know what is inside these things. NSW, Australia.
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Day 2: #ArtAdventCalendar

Tisha Mark ©2025, Finding a Kindred Spirit, oil on cradled Gessobord, 30"x30"

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#art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Finding a Kindred Spirit" 30"x30" oil on cradled Ampersand Gessobord (2025). A seascape painting with a gray-blue sky with textured, atmospheric cloud formations over a dark blue sea. Waves are meeting a rocky shore, and there is textured green moss and dark red algae or seaweed on the rocks.
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Good morning #RoseWednesday
Three purple roses against green wooden fence.
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
"Years and years ago, there was a production of The Tempest, out of doors, at an Oxford college on a lawn, which was the stage, and the lawn went back towards the lake in the grounds of the college, and the play began in natural light. But as it developed, and as it became time for Ariel to say his farewell to the world of The Tempest, the evening had started to close in and there was some artificial lighting coming on. And as Ariel uttered his last speech, he turned and he ran across the grass, and he got to the edge of the lake and he just kept running across the top of the water — the producer having thoughtfully provided a kind of walkway an inch beneath the water. And you could see and you could hear the plish, plash as he ran away from you across the top of the lake, until the gloom enveloped him and he disappeared from your view. And as he did so, from the further shore, a firework rocket was ignited, and it went whoosh into the air, and high up there it burst into lots of sparks, and all the sparks went out, and he had gone. "When you look up the stage directions, it says, 'Exit Ariel.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Sea and sky #Shetland
Sunset and cloud patterns reflected on wet sand. Calm sea
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM