The tawny parents here have now gone back for round two. Clearly, a single offspring was not enough to satisfy their commitment to the maintenance of the species 😄.
Chris
@leftychris.bsky.social
Nature and politics fan-girl. 🦘 Pretty-much obsessed with the tawny frogmouths I share my backyard with. Voting yes was the least we could do, given everything, yet we couldn’t even fricken manage to do that. Privileged to be living in Meanjin, Australia.
It’s been pissing down here for days. Tawnies are out there in the elements, as is their wont. If you look closely, you can see the Teflonesque nature of Mr Tawny’s plumage. Keep the sound off unless you’re keen to hear a lot of rain as well as some inadvertent Radio National.
A sad and awful day for our country. A bit of tawny chick therapy, for what it’s worth.
Nest is now defunct. 🩶 Youngster is spending Day 1 as a big, brave fledging (alongside Mum and Dad of course) in the tree next to the back deck.
I’m loving the energy of this woman being escorted by security out of a Trump rally. Might print it out and put it on my wall. Go you sister.
I think he/she is an only child - quite unusual for this mum and dad. Blending in with dad in the second pic. Again, photos are taken from far away on max zoom (see third pic). I’m a bit in awe of this camera’s oomph given how numpty-friendly it is.
Well hello there, little mate! N.B. Photos taken from a hell of a long way away.
Sorry, I seem to have deleted my original post. Reposting: A bit concerned about all the ‘moth invasion’ posts on social media expressing irritation/ terror/ lack of understanding about the bogong moth migration to the alpine regions at the moment. stories.acf.org.au/flight-of-th...
Flight of the Bogong moth by ACF
There’s a beautiful synergy between the threatened Bogong moth and the critically-endangered Mountain pygmy possum, showing how the lives of our wildlife can intertwine in ways that amaze us.
stories.acf.org.au
Next month it’ll be 3 years since the majority of this country voted no. Such a profoundly shameful act. Anyway, Clothing the Gaps has just brought out this new pin, so I got one. Available here (along with free downloads of the same thing in poster form): www.clothingthegaps.com.au/products/sti...
Well, I just definitively spotted one white fluffball of a chick in the nest when dad hopped off to grab a bite to eat! I have no idea how to take a decent night-time photo, so no pics I’m afraid.
Shoutout to anyone out there who takes an interest in my obsession with the tawnies who share this patch with us here. I have zero actual photography skill, and to be honest, I would still post pics of them even if no one else was interested, such is my love for and awe of these lovely wild birds.
Just vile. She’s the one who’s bloody primitive… www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Hanson swiftly condemned for labelling Indigenous Australians 'primitive race'
Politicians from across the divide have condemned Pauline Hanson's remarks about Indigenous Australians, labelling them "vile", "divisive" and "derogatory".
abc.net.au
I’m a huge fan of trees in our cities. City trees are tough survivors in an environment where they are often under siege. We need more, not fewer, of them. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Australia needs more homes. But what happens to our trees?
As we build more homes to tackle the housing crisis some worry trees will become collateral damage. But as our climate changes, isn't now the time we need trees most?
abc.net.au
Ms Tawny is spending her days closer to Dad and the nest at the moment. She is top right, while Dad on the nest is the dark, amorphous lump in the bottom left of the pic.
It’s now Day 28, so there should be movement at the station soon. 🤞
This came up as a featured photo on my phone from last October. How bloody cute! Can’t wait to meet this season’s little batch of next-gen tawnies 🩶
