Sandy Horne
@sandyhorne.bsky.social
Birder. Amateur photographer. Mostly birds but other things at times. I spend a lot of time in my 4WD out in beautiful remote areas. Born on Gubbi Gubbi land. Living on Kaurna land. Feed cleansing one photo at a time. Introvert. Single. 64.
In 50 years time (if the species lasts that long), when kids are studying history, they will look back at this period and ask: "But why didn't the people stop it?" ("It" being any number of terrible/crazy things happening right now.) It's really shameful.
Every so often, I like to post the link below. It's very helpful when you are trying to ID fairywrens. There are many types of fairywren (not to mention emu-wrens, grasswrens and scrubwrens). Some, like the superb, are quite common. Others are hard to find. fairywrenproject.org/meet-the-fai...
Meet the Fairywrens – The Fairywren Project
fairywrenproject.org
Airbnb major PR fail 🤣 Defensive hosts getting owned on social media. Very entertaining. A suggestion: Get rid of the mandatory 'cleaning fee'. Include cleaning costs in the base rate (like hotels do). Stop expecting your guests to pay for the privilege of cleaning your properties.
Arno Bay. A beautiful little spot on the Eyre Peninsula and it has a very good cafe. There's nothing better than eating fish and chips while looking out over the gulf.
Galahs fighting over pole position. Amyton, South Australia.
More wild budgerigars. Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Sad news this morning with the news that my cousin, George, has passed away. Not unexpected. He's been unwell for some time. But a significant and much-loved family member (and a keen and very well known numismatist).
So, I'll be flight tracking for the next 10 hours. Just ignore me.
Cal Fire Tanker Plane Flight Path
ALT: Cal Fire Tanker Plane Flight Path
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The same people who think Hitler was a socialist are the same ones who think Elon is a tech genius.
The DILETTANTE@demwar.bsky.social · 3d agoMoney does not equal intelligence
My son and daughter-in-law had a couple of days in Canberra and Sydney and they are due to fly out of Sydney very soon. This makes me very sad. I mean, I was sad when they left Adelaide ... and now I'm sad again. We had such a good time together!
The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
I had a request to repost this photo (a purple swamphen at Mount Gambier from years ago). This is me when I see the aggressive driver that sped past me pulled over by the cops up the road 😂 (Actually - this hasn't happened - but I keep wishing it would.)
Remember the early days of the internet where platforms had moderators? Yeah. Those were the days. Sigh.
A female galah at Amyton, South Australia. You can tell the sex of a galah by their eye colour. Light/reddish coloured eyes for females and dark/brown/black eyes for males. #birdsseenin2026
My (former) mother-in-law passed away a week ago and there are so many mixed feelings. She was such a force in my life for a couple of decades. The relationship between us completely ended with the divorce. Sadly, the divorce also ended contact between her and my kids. As I said - mixed feelings.
Turning the temperature down means prosecuting people who say terrible things on social media. A guy who emailed abused to me was convicted recently and got a prison sentence. (Bouquets to the WA Police for following through. Brickbats to SAPOL who didn't want to know.) More of this, please.
On this rainy weekend, the gorgeous weather of last weekend is but a memory. I took this pic while tripping around on the Eyre Peninsula. This is the lovely view that Jo and Shayne enjoy every time they drive into Port Lincoln. Just stunning. @callissclan.bsky.social
Looking like Christmas tree ornaments, budgies (budgerigars) festoon a small tree. Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Some more nice scenery - and a ruin - near Hammond, South Australia.
We saw a few bluebonnet parrots in our travels last weekend. They are super timid and it's challenging to get good photos of them. This is a juvenile - looking at me with suspicion - at Amyton, South Australia. #birdsseenin2026
Storms incoming! ⛈️ I guess my yard work will have to wait. I am tempted to jump in the car and go to the beach to get photos - but I'll take the safer option and stay indoors. I'm sure that my mad storm-chasing friends will be out there, though.
A Horsfield's bronze cuckoo. Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Sheep-polisher Shayne lifting up the fence so that Wally can take a shortcut 😄 @callissclan.bsky.social
Success! I used my oven for the very first time. Managed to cook some crispy, delicious chicken schnitzels using the air fryer setting.
The southern Flinders Ranges is very scenic. I love being out on the plains, looking back at the hills. Beautiful sunsets out there too (though this was taken in the middle of the day).
