Stephen Fricker
@stephenfricker.bsky.social
Interests include public health, Environment, Evolution, Mosquitos, and citizen science engagement Co-founder GSBioblitz Opinions expressed are my own. Northern Territory, Aus, https://linktr.ee/stephenfricker
Osprey 'Pandion haliaetus' seen at Casuarina Beach Darwin #Australia, another #BirdsSeenIn2026 & their babies #birdsofoz
This drab nondiscript mosquito Culex hilli from Darwin, is almost defined by it's lack of definiting features. There is also similar to an undescribed species that is difficult to distinguish www.inaturalist.org/observations...
MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE Another 49C day in NORTH AFRICA ! ALL TIME RECORDS 47.1 Maghnia ALGERIA 46.8 Gafsa TUNISIA High TMin 33.7 Bou Saada ALGERIA and MONTHLY RECORDS IN FRANCE 40.8 Les Arcs 40.8 Cogolin 40.4 Draguignan 40.4 Entrecasteaux 40.4 Vidauban 40.3 Seillans 40.0 Cuers
Voting is open for the GSB2026 Banner, If you are a previous GSB organiser or participant you can see the submissions and vote on your favourite to help with the decision 👇👇👇 www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/post/voting-...
Winter mildness also in AUSTRALIA with records broken and rebroken Even a cold mountain like the Mt. Baw Baw in Victoria,which is usually snow capped,rose to +11.3C,a new record forJuly
🌡️ An intense June 2026 heatwave brought new June &, in some cases, all‑time temperature records in parts of Europe. Discover how Thermal Trace from #CopernicusClimate puts such events into context with 80+ years of global heat & cold stress data. 🔗 thermaltrace.climate.copernicus.eu/
How many 🦟 species in Tasmania? Congrats Hollie Zimmermann on your new paper! Tasmania's first 🦟 checklist. * 51 spp including Cx. annulirostris and Cx. quinquefasciatus * 7 genera, * supporting surveillance, biosecurity & public health preparedness. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/AZ9YX2...
A Baseline Checklist of Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) From Tasmania, Australia, and Implications for Public Health Arbovirus Surveillance and Biosecurity
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Nankeen Night Heron 'Nycticorax caledonicus' seen on dusk at Fog Dam NT #Australia. Often a great spot to see a variety of the local Biodiversity. #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations...
White-bellied Cuckooshrike 'Coracina papuensis' seen in Darwin #Australia during the #CNC2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
White-necked Heron 'Ardea pacifica' coming in to land after we inadvertently scare it from a dam in Rakula NT, #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
Red-winged Parrot 'Aprosmictus erythropterus' seen in Darwin, #Australia during the #cnc2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026
Known locally as a Jabiru, 'Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus' seen at John's spot Rakula NT #Australia recently #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
Red-headed Myzomela 'Myzomela erythrocephala' from back in May at Rapid Creek Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
Another #birdsofoz from Jabiru, #Australia a Straw-necked Ibis 'Threskiornis spinicollis' seen near the lake at lunchtime #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations...
🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis (Rondani, 1872) ⬇️! Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1649997 . Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes ! Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social #Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
Blue-faced Honeyeater 'Entomyzon cyanotis' catching some insects on the wing in the suburbs of the Gold Coast QLD, #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
Elusive in the NT yesterday i potted this Orange Tiger 'Danaus genutia' at johns spot in Rakula NT, Australia, one of my last records before the battery went dead
🌿 The Limpopo Great Southern BioBlitz 2026 project is now live! In 2025, participants recorded 8,408 observations and 2,539 species—one of the biggest GSB projects anywhere! 🚀 Read the journal for highlights and join us 27–30 November 2026. 📖🦋🌿 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #iNaturalist #Limpopo
A Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata seen on a walk with the Field Nats in Darwin NT, #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026
My first photo of a Saltwater Crocodile 'Crocodylus porosus' at Fog Dam you would think I would see these guys all the time, i don't but they are about
Spectacular Crab Spider 'Thomisus spectabilis' with a honey bee for dinner www.inaturalist.org/observations...
I caught these Little Corella's 'Cacatua sanguinea' on their annual raid on the cypresses in my front yard in Adelaide #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
back to my #BirdsSeenIn2026 a Pied Butcherbird 'Cracticus nigrogularis' seen on the Gold Coast #Australia
Not the one i was looking for Mansonia uniformis in Darwin NT, Australia, having a snack at my expense while looking for the larva of a potentially undescribed local mosquito species
I wonder what the community will come up with this year.
Great Southern Bioblitz@gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎨 Artists, photographers, designers & nature lovers — we need your help! Create the official artwork for the #GreatSouthernBioblitz 2026 🌏🌿 Showcase Southern Hemisphere biodiversity: 🌿 Flora 🦅 Fauna 🍄 Fungi 🏔️ Landscapes 🗳️ Selected by public vote 🔗 Details & submissions via our Linktree
Pied Cormorant 'Phalacrocorax varius' seen in Darwin #Australia earlier this year #birdsofoz #BirdsSeenIn2026
Apostlebird 'Struthidea cinerea' from Katherine earlier this year, these birds move around in groups and are happy to have you watch them do their thing #birdsofoz #BirdsSeenIn2026
