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David C. Simon
@davidcsimon.bsky.social
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Australian artist, writer, wildlife photographer, dungeon master, and bird-nerd. Autistic and depressed, but video games help.
All photos are my own unless otherwise credited. All subjects are wild and living unless otherwise noted.

No AI.
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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · Dec 4
Money's getting tight as expenses (especially medical) add up, so I've just launched a Patreon for 4k wallpapers of my photos!

Support my photography *and* enjoy birds, insects, spiders (optional), and more in 4k, ultrawide, and portrait for phones: patreon.com/davidcsimon
David C. Simon | Patreon
4k photographic wallpapers
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Giant Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia brevinoda)
#insects #invertebrates
Photograph of a large and on the edge of a green leaf, dorsal view as the ant dangles over the edge facing down. The and is red with black eyes and a shiny black abdomen, and short orange hairs on its legs. It is long and slender with prominent mandibles. Same subject, low 3/4side angle macro shot focusing on the ant's face showing details in its faceted eyes and fierce-looking toothed mandibles. Same subject, higher side view with the whole body in focus showing the complex structures of the thorax and abdomen.
January 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Giant Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia brevinoda)
#insects #invertebrates
Photograph of a large and on the edge of a green leaf, dorsal view as the ant dangles over the edge facing down. The and is red with black eyes and a shiny black abdomen, and short orange hairs on its legs. It is long and slender with prominent mandibles. Same subject, low 3/4side angle macro shot focusing on the ant's face showing details in its faceted eyes and fierce-looking toothed mandibles. Same subject, higher side view with the whole body in focus showing the complex structures of the thorax and abdomen.
January 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
davidcsimon.bsky.social
One of my hard drives is failing, so this is your regular reminder to backup your files now, because if you wait until you need them it might already be too late.
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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YABKP
(Yet Another Baby King Parrot)
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot, close-up framing its face in profile.it is bright green with dark eyes and an orange beak. It has a dull grey/brown iris ring that will turn bright yellow as it matures. It is partly lit by the sun so that its eyes and above are bright and its neck and below are in shadow. The result makes the bird look like a potential love interest for Captain Kirk.
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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YABKP
(Yet Another Baby King Parrot)
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot, close-up framing its face in profile.it is bright green with dark eyes and an orange beak. It has a dull grey/brown iris ring that will turn bright yellow as it matures. It is partly lit by the sun so that its eyes and above are bright and its neck and below are in shadow. The result makes the bird look like a potential love interest for Captain Kirk.
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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"Could someone this cute be so wicked?"
#birds
Photograph of a Rainbow Lorikeet from the belly up. It is a small parrot, vividly coloured in green, yellow, blue, orange, and red, with a bright orange beak and matching eyes. It is hunched forward and looking at the viewer with a gleam in its eyes.
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
davidcsimon.bsky.social
"Could someone this cute be so wicked?"
#birds
Photograph of a Rainbow Lorikeet from the belly up. It is a small parrot, vividly coloured in green, yellow, blue, orange, and red, with a bright orange beak and matching eyes. It is hunched forward and looking at the viewer with a gleam in its eyes.
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Baby Magpie!
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian Magpie, portrait with a bokeh background. The bird is mottled brown with patchy white and black feathers on its wing and neck. Its eyes are dark brown instead of red, its beak is grey, and it has a pinkish gape.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Baby Magpie!
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian Magpie, portrait with a bokeh background. The bird is mottled brown with patchy white and black feathers on its wing and neck. Its eyes are dark brown instead of red, its beak is grey, and it has a pinkish gape.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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our research on rufous scrub birds in the news! Such fantastic little birds 😍

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
DNA study could save one of the world's oldest surviving songbirds
The Rufous scrub-bird is one of the world's oldest surviving species of songbird, but scientists believe fewer than 2,000 of the birds remain.
www.abc.net.au
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Male Brown Cuckoo-dove (R) trying to impress a female (L).
#birds
Photograph of two slender, long-tailed pigeons on a tree branch in dappled sun light. Both birds are shades of brown and orange, with dark beaks and red feet. The male is standing upright with his head bent forward, his neck feathers raised, and his pupils contracted to highlight his red and blue irises. The female is watching him with her beak slightly open.
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.

I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Reporting that "Grok apologised" is like saying that your calculator likes BOOBS.

It's not a person. It doesn't think. It can't reflect on its actions. It can only do what you told it to do.
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Birbfest day 1! 💜 I'm attempting the shorter list so I'm hoping to draw a bird every Thursday of January☺️ #birbfest2026
A digital drawing of a Bronzewing Pigeon, it is brown, blue, and pale purple, with rainbow wings. It is perched on a small branch, the background is white with a pale green rectangle behind the bird, there are doodled hearts in the top left corner and text in the bottom left corner that says "bronzewing pigeon".
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
davidcsimon.bsky.social
If my posts here seem particularly impersonal at the moment it's because I'm barely holding things together and don't want to overshare.

I'll be ok.

I don't *feel* like I'll be ok, but that's normal. Past evidence says I'll be ok, so that's what I'm going with.
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Male Brown Cuckoo-dove (R) trying to impress a female (L).
#birds
Photograph of two slender, long-tailed pigeons on a tree branch in dappled sun light. Both birds are shades of brown and orange, with dark beaks and red feet. The male is standing upright with his head bent forward, his neck feathers raised, and his pupils contracted to highlight his red and blue irises. The female is watching him with her beak slightly open.
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots.
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot in a tree with green leaves. It has one foot raised towards the viewer so the underside is clearly visible. The bird is bright green with red 'pants', orange/yellow beak, black eyes, and is looking at the green leaves with intent to nibble. Photograph of a different juvenile Australian King Parrot against a soft background. It is a side view, with the bird's head lowered to horizontal with its shoulders. Photo of a third juvenile King Parrot (at least I think they're all different individuals... it can be hard to tell), sunlit against a dark background. It has its head turned and is eyeing the viewer quizzically.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
davidcsimon.bsky.social
Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots.
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot in a tree with green leaves. It has one foot raised towards the viewer so the underside is clearly visible. The bird is bright green with red 'pants', orange/yellow beak, black eyes, and is looking at the green leaves with intent to nibble. Photograph of a different juvenile Australian King Parrot against a soft background. It is a side view, with the bird's head lowered to horizontal with its shoulders. Photo of a third juvenile King Parrot (at least I think they're all different individuals... it can be hard to tell), sunlit against a dark background. It has its head turned and is eyeing the viewer quizzically.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Some of my favourite birds photos of 2025.
(IDs in alt-text)
#birds
A 4x3 array of images with one bird photo for each month of the year. Title: 2025 in birds by @davidcsimon January: Rainbow Lorikeet preening February: Young Grey Butcherbird March: Golden Whistler, male April: Silvereye May: Gang-gang Cockatoo, female June: Eastern Yellow Robin, round July: Swamp Harrier in flight August: Little Wattlebird September: Eastern Spinebill October: Crimson Rosella November: Brown Thornbill, juvenile December: Brown Cuckoo-dove, sunning
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds
A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Look, they're everywhere, and I love them, ok?
#spiders #invertebrates
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Array of photos, 4x3, one for each month of the year, each showing a crab spider. Title: 2025 in invertebrates by @davidcsimon - "invertebrates has been messily crossed out in red, and replaced by "CRAB SPIDERS!" handwritten in red. January: Red-tipped Crab Spider February: Sidymella sp. - possibly yellow morph Red-tipped March: Red Tipped April: Hairy Crab Spider May: Red Tipped June: Bearded-legs Crab Spider July: Red-tipped August: Cetratus sp. September: Red-tipped October: Red-tipped November: Cetratus sp. December: Sidymella sp. - possibly dark morph Red-tipped
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Some of my favourite birds photos of 2025.
(IDs in alt-text)
#birds
A 4x3 array of images with one bird photo for each month of the year. Title: 2025 in birds by @davidcsimon January: Rainbow Lorikeet preening February: Young Grey Butcherbird March: Golden Whistler, male April: Silvereye May: Gang-gang Cockatoo, female June: Eastern Yellow Robin, round July: Swamp Harrier in flight August: Little Wattlebird September: Eastern Spinebill October: Crimson Rosella November: Brown Thornbill, juvenile December: Brown Cuckoo-dove, sunning
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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The Lewin's Honeyeaters are very wary drinkers. I've only ever seen one drink from out bath at a time, and it's always quick sips followed by the head flicking up to look around nervously (sending water droplets flying in the process).
#birds
Photograph of small honeyeater on a stick in a blue/green ceramic bird bath. The bird is olive green with brown and black, blue eyes, and a distinctive yellow crescent shape on its cheek. The water is disturbed and droplets are flying from the bird's beak as it has just looked up from drinking.
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
davidcsimon.bsky.social
The Lewin's Honeyeaters are very wary drinkers. I've only ever seen one drink from out bath at a time, and it's always quick sips followed by the head flicking up to look around nervously (sending water droplets flying in the process).
#birds
Photograph of small honeyeater on a stick in a blue/green ceramic bird bath. The bird is olive green with brown and black, blue eyes, and a distinctive yellow crescent shape on its cheek. The water is disturbed and droplets are flying from the bird's beak as it has just looked up from drinking.
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM