The Corellas have arrived on their yearly rounds of the street trees. They seem very methodical in the way they move through the trees, one at a time, and on mass. And always keeping an watchful eye on the world below.

#birds #urbanfieldnaturalist #birdsOfMastodon #corella #littleCorella

Interesting Cowboy Beetle (Chondropyga dorsalis) in the #garden today. They're regularly flying around, buzzing like minor jumbo jets and clumsily bumping into things, including me.

#insects #nature #photography #Australia #OzWild #wildlife #UrbanFieldNaturalist #bugs #beetles #rewilding

Our noisy neighbour giving me a bit of side-eye. Gathering strength, I suppose (by way of Currawong parents) to make a long flight to another home in the not too distant future.

#channelBilledCuckoo
#birds #urbanfieldnaturalist #birdsOfMastodon

A holiday activity for all ages: a phenology wheel as a way to slow down and bring a little nature appreciation into the holiday season. Full instructions in A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood (support your local bookstore)

Our website also offers a range of downloadable field guides and activity sheets.

http://urbanfieldnaturalist.org/book

#urbanFieldNaturalist

Interspecies duty of care.

#channelBilledCuckoo
#currawong
#birds #urbanfieldnaturalist

Jossled baby(ish) #magpie still getting a feel for flying in the wind. #urbanFieldNaturalist #moreThanHuman #ecology

Sunday morning garden observations - slowing down to observe. The local St Andrew’s Cross spiders have formed a relationship with the backyard bromeliads - helping to reduce the mosquito numbers. #urbanFieldNaturalist #spiders #microWorld

Making friends on my walking-commute. A group of young magpies have learnt the value of bins as a food source - bin foraging is not just for ibis and cockatoos! Complex networked relationships. #urbanFieldNaturalist #birds #magpie #BirdsOfMastodon

I will probably post some of my #urbanFieldNaturalist sightings here. Working on the Urban Field Naturalist project over the last few years has helped in my thinking around how biological & technological networks are entangled. Our book and website provide a good way in to exploring urban ecologies.

https://www.urbanfieldnaturalist.org/book