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Urban Birds Program Manager for BirdLife Australia and all around urban bird nerd - Dharawal country

Joined December 2014
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Isn’t it great when right place and right time is in your own backyard! Just watched around 200 yellow-faced honeyeaters (?) in small groups on their migration north. Wonder how many others looked up?
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A day later, perfect conditions again, and more glorious views of chattering groups of YFHEs
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I’ve got some return visitors that dropped in while I was doing school drop off. What a sight to return home to 💛 🖤
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Farewell my lovely friends, visit again soon
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My heart rate can’t take these close games #werisetogether #NBL24
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We interrupt my long service leave hiatus to report there is a pair of yellow-tailed black-cockatoos in the garden! 6 years after planting tubestock - it’s paid off! WhatsApp’ing with husband who is out there with them and can’t come in in case he scares them off.
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Can attest - it truly is awesome
Perhaps the greatest New Years Resolution of all! Sign up to volunteer with #GreyhoundRescue 🥰 All the info you need is on our website, you'll have an awesome time and help beautiful greyhounds.
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For someone who talks a lot about birds in people’s gardens, my own list is very mundane. It’s the basic big bossy birds. We did do some planting a few years back but no new visitors - till a yellow-tailed black-cockatoo just arrived today to chew on the banksias.
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School pick up time. Kiddo’s class all just finished an #AussieBirdCount and all carried out A4 ‘backyard birds of nsw’ posters to their bags. Not going to lie, I had some happy tears 🥹
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What a cracker of a start to the school holidays! Echidna sighting!
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I’ve spent some time with Oscar and he is such a sweetheart who has been waiting too long for his forever home
Looking for a man who’s tall, dark, and handsome? Well, Oscar’s your man and he’s looking for love! Follow the link to foster or adopt! greyhoundrescue.com.au/adopt… #adoptagreyhound #adoptdontshop #greyhoundrescue
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Last day of school holidays. What a cracker!
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Bob is practicing his poses
Submissions are open for the 2024 #GreyhoundRescue calendar! Find out more: greyhoundrescue.com.au/2023/…
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An article featuring my two greys and my experience with @TheGreysMatter Adoption rates have fallen, but greyhounds still need a home theillawarraflame.com.au/clu…
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Help @BirdlifeOz soar to new heights with matched donation! Today only we have a donor willing to match up to $250k. We’re ‘ibis-solutely’ dedicated to helping Australia’s feathered friends. Go to birdlife.org.au/donate or call 1300 730 075 ‘Owl’ be forever grateful
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Yesterday I was attacked by possibly the cutest land sharks ever at my shift at @TheGreysMatter Nom Nom Nom 👶🦈
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Week 2 of the school holidays is off to a cracking start
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Did a little dance when I saw kiddo’s reader for today 🦉 😊
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Instead of working at home today I am working from my in-laws place. I can hear Superb Fairy-wrens calling in the backyard. How am I supposed to work under these conditions?
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And we have one of them ❤️ Thank you @TheGreysMatter
It was a difficult year for everyone in animal rescue, but we focus on the positive! These 121 hounds are living their happily-ever-after thanks to your support. #HappyNewYear and bring on 2023! #GreyhoundRescue
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Such an amazing project to support. Not long left on their fundraising campaign. Support if you can
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