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Just back from three weeks of eucalypt fieldwork in NSW. The state has 3 subspecies of river red gum (E. camaldulensis), which differ from one another most notably in the bud shape. 🔲⬛⬛ subsp. camaldulensis ⬛🔲⬛ subsp. arida ⬛⬛🔲 subsp. acuta

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We are offering 2 AOC Student Travel Grants of $700 each to #AoNZ postgrads presenting research at the AOC2025 aoc.org.au, Perth, 18-20 Nov. Grant details available at www.birdsnz.org.nz/awards-and-p.... Applications close 20 June, so get in quick! #NZBirds #ornithology 🪶

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In today’s marine gastropod #AtoZ H is for Hexaplex (Muricidae). Looks ordinary, but it's like books & covers... This snail has played an important role in human culture. Yes, it’s not all about us. But today it is actually a bit about us. (1/10) Pic: © Sylvain Le Bris CC BY-NC

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Outstanding to see Professor Richard Kingsford honoured with an AM in today’s King’s Birthday Honours - distinguished service to conservation biology, to environmental sustainability research, and to freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems governance

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Best thing today- a family group of 6 Grey-crowned babblers in #HolbrookCommon. Last time we did call playback in here only 1 turned up - thought all was lost. Some nests too 😁🥳

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ElectraNet says South Australia has one of the most advanced electricity networks in the world, regularly achieving 100% instantaneous variable renewable energy. 50% rooftop solar is world leading and green fuels are attracting business. #auspol #greenenergy

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Good morning

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Saw today for the first time a seriously brilliant way to cut wildlife roadkill: virtual fencing! These devices, installed every 25m for $10K km warn wildlife by detecting approaching vehicles and emitting a flashing light and a beep. Has cut deaths by 90%! #WildOz www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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Loss of Stomatal Regulation Sensitivity to CO2 and Reduced Xylem Hydraulic Conductivity Contribute to Long‐Term Tree Decline and Mortality 🔗 buff.ly/uIiKrSI

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Nightjars are truly remarkable birds. Ground-nesting and masters of camouflage, they rely on their incredible natural patterns to protect their eggs and chicks from predators. This stunning moment, captured by one of our team members on a NatureSpy cam, shows a female blending Nightjar blending in

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Perfect mission for a rainy day—sand that stool!

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Oceans rise; empires fall; fashions come and go. But the mighty David Attenborough remains, says @lukebuckmaster.bsky.social. Attenborough confronts destruction with clarity, wisdom, and hope in a powerful new doco assessing the devastating global impact of overfishing.

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Released 46 years ago Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #history #punkrockhistory

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White Tern on Lord Howe Island last year. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds #birds #WildOz

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Perfect mission for a rainy day—sand that stool!

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Wolves in Japan: could their reintroduction restore nature’s balance? www.scmp.com/week-asia/he...

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Good morning. 13 mm in the gauge and more on the way. Huzzah!

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Currently. Oh yes.

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If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?

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How do we solve a problem like birds vs. wind turbines? #climate #birds e360.yale.edu/features/win...

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Meet Pepper, newest addition to our family…

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Berry good looks! 😎: The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) isn't just a pretty face; it's also a crucial disperser of mistletoe seeds🌿🧬! Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

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Morning all.

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All the Yellow-throated Scrubwrens I monitor along Bola Creek and Hacking River in Royal National Park are named after pop stars and their partners or soap opera characters from the 60's to the 80's. Here's the homes of Sid and Nancy; Karen and Richard; Derek and Layla and, Herb and Dorrie.

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Important for travellers to know that Orroroo has no fuel at the moment. I know that I've purchased fuel there before and it's a spot that many people rely upon. So, if travelling, please keep this in mind. Photo of me at the giant red gum at Orroroo in 2021. Estimated age in excess of 500 years.

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Evening all.

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My new piece on Australia's carbon credit scheme is up on @crikey.com.au www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/06/l...

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this is a bit of a random hail mary but is anyone coming down to tas any time soon on the ferry and might have room in their car to bring something with them? happy to pay for your troubles either in $$$, ceramics or @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social merch!!

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The other Australian kookaburra. Sound up to hear their distinctive call, considered by that doyen of Australian bird call descriptions Graham Pizzey as, ahem, ‘apalling’.

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ARC’s Linkage Projects delay is already having huge knock-on effects. This researcher’s work with their industry partner (remote community groups) will be delayed by a year!👇

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Morning all.

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Can birds and wind turbines coexist? My latest for @yalee360.bsky.social is now live Please share the link! #climate #renewableenergy #birds e360.yale.edu/features/win...

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