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doktrnick.bsky.social
Owlcaholic; Bird photography and drawing; Owl Club; Powerful Owl Project; Bird banding; also biomaths, machine learning, bio-imaging; Brisbane, Australia
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Just this evening we've confirmed a 3rd Powerful Owl nest to be active. Before sunset the male was staking out the hollow looking sleepy. Then just after sunset we saw the female come out of the hollow & fly around. Many more still to check out. [photo from previous season] #birds #brisbane #wildoz

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Male Powerful Owl sleeping at dusk. Once the sun had set the female came out of the nearby nest hollow. After some flying around and calling the female took the bat the male is holding back to the hollow, confirming it is an active nest and there are chicks in there. #brisbane #birds #wildoz

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

A fascinating paper just out by Dan Parker et al. on human Powerful Owl interactions in urban environments. @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social and I were two of the interviewees for the study. And Figure 3 has 9 of my photos of POwls :-) #wildoz besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

It's weird. I've never before continually thought, "Well, I guess I won't be able to travel to USA for quite some time", while liking things on social media.

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

Superb Fairywren sketch. I like to draw (via Zoom) with a friend in the States, and this is what I did yesterday with her. Every drawing is practice for the next.

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments

In one study, 36 of 37 dead Powerful Owls tested positive for rat poison. Which isn't to say they necessarily died from it, but rat poison is throughout native wildlife. 2nd generation poisons must be banned. There are alternatives.

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

The eggs in the Powerful Owl nests across Brisbane will be hatching over the next few days. A couple of weeks after that we may be able to hear the Owlets trilling in the nests. Then in late July / early August, they'll emerge from the hollows for the first time. #brisbane #birds #wildoz

submitted 17 days ago • 7 comments

Male Powerful Owl doing sentry duty near the nesting hollow this morning. #brisbane #birds #wildoz

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

First rule of owl detecting: whenever you find some interesting looking scat on the ground, always look up. #brisbane #birds #wildoz

submitted 19 days ago • 17 comments

As far as I know there is only one record of Powerful Owls using a termite nest for breeding. If they were going to pick, you'd think it was would be this one. #brisbane #wildoz

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Grey Fantail sketch. Trying out some new pencils. Every drawing is practice for the next.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Male Powerful Owl doing sentry duty in his favourite tree near to the old-growth tree hollow in which the female is nesting. I was slightly concerned when he wasn't there or apparent nearby yesterday as nests sometimes fail, so I went back today. But I needn't have worried #brisbane #birds #wildoz

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Owls in Towels. This website is entirely satisfactory. owlsintowels.org

submitted 26 days ago • 10 comments

I've done this snake handling course, and it was fantastic! Christina and Chris are the best! Though I have to admit I did gulp a bit when moving up from catching a Carpet Python to an Eastern Brown.

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments