Daniel Bastaja
@kupac1.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Here is a south Australian specialty.. the Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus). Threatened - like so many beach nesting birds - by human disturbance. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #waders #WaderWednesday #plovers #shorebirds
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Here is a south Australian specialty.. the Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus). Threatened - like so many beach nesting birds - by human disturbance. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #waders #WaderWednesday #plovers #shorebirds
Another #WaderWednesday is upon us. Here is a Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) taking flight. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #shorebirds #waders #oystercatchers
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Another #WaderWednesday is upon us. Here is a Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) taking flight. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #shorebirds #waders #oystercatchers
Today we had a precious cargo in the van. We found a Swift Parrot struggling in the tall, wet grass. It didn't seemed to be injured but couldn't fly, so we took it to a local wildlife rehab vet. Critically endangered with only about 500 to 700 left in the wild. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Today we had a precious cargo in the van. We found a Swift Parrot struggling in the tall, wet grass. It didn't seemed to be injured but couldn't fly, so we took it to a local wildlife rehab vet. Critically endangered with only about 500 to 700 left in the wild. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia
One of the rarer #parrots in the world... the critically endangered Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor). Breeds only in Tasmania and winters in SE Australia. Logging of old growth eucalyptus forest and predation by introduced Sugar Gliders has decimated populations. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
One of the rarer #parrots in the world... the critically endangered Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor). Breeds only in Tasmania and winters in SE Australia. Logging of old growth eucalyptus forest and predation by introduced Sugar Gliders has decimated populations. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia
Flame on!! ๐ฅ ๐ Another colourful male robin from Tasmania. Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #robins
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Flame on!! ๐ฅ ๐ Another colourful male robin from Tasmania. Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #robins
Cute little male Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) on Bruny Island #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #robins
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Cute little male Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) on Bruny Island #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #robins
Another great cuckoo from Tasmania.. one that I missed last year in NZ. Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus). Migratory in southern Australia and NZ, heading to Northern Australia and the East Indies by late summer. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #cuckoos
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Another great cuckoo from Tasmania.. one that I missed last year in NZ. Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus). Migratory in southern Australia and NZ, heading to Northern Australia and the East Indies by late summer. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #cuckoos
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) at the Inala Nature Reserve on Bruny Island, Tasmania. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #cuckoos
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) at the Inala Nature Reserve on Bruny Island, Tasmania. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #cuckoos
We were very lucky to find this Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea) out in the open long enough to get a photo. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #crakes #rails
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We were very lucky to find this Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea) out in the open long enough to get a photo. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #crakes #rails
A Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) picking up some groceries for the kids. ๐ ๐ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #thrushes #thrushrush
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) picking up some groceries for the kids. ๐ ๐ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #thrushes #thrushrush
Sometimes I struggle with big gull ID. But here's one species that you never have to struggle with in any age or plumage because of that absurd, big-ass honkin' bill. ๐ Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #gulls #seegulls #SaturdayLaridae
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sometimes I struggle with big gull ID. But here's one species that you never have to struggle with in any age or plumage because of that absurd, big-ass honkin' bill. ๐ Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #gulls #seegulls #SaturdayLaridae
Thank you Gyรถrgy ๐๐
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you Gyรถrgy ๐๐
Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus). I wonder if Mr. Bennett knows that his wallaby is running around loose. ๐ #WildAustralia #WildTasmania #wallabys #kangaroos
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus). I wonder if Mr. Bennett knows that his wallaby is running around loose. ๐ #WildAustralia #WildTasmania #wallabys #kangaroos
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Another Tasmanian endemic.. Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa). If you crossed a raven with a grackle, this is what you might get. ๐ Dig that crazy beak! ๐ฒ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #currawongs
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another Tasmanian endemic.. Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa). If you crossed a raven with a grackle, this is what you might get. ๐ Dig that crazy beak! ๐ฒ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #currawongs
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) .. one of 6 Tasmanian endemics we saw today. The largest member of the honeyeater family in Australia. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #Honeyeaters
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) .. one of 6 Tasmanian endemics we saw today. The largest member of the honeyeater family in Australia. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #Honeyeaters
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis). I think this is the only Acrocephalus warbler found in Australia. Not like Europe that has many members of this genus. #BirdingAustralia #warblers #reedwarblers #BirdingMerlbourne
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis). I think this is the only Acrocephalus warbler found in Australia. Not like Europe that has many members of this genus. #BirdingAustralia #warblers #reedwarblers #BirdingMerlbourne
A baby Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) trying to figure out what to do with those gigantic feet. I think they hatch with fully grown adult feet and the rest of the body has to grow into the feet. ๐ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #swamphens #moorhens
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A baby Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) trying to figure out what to do with those gigantic feet. I think they hatch with fully grown adult feet and the rest of the body has to grow into the feet. ๐ #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #swamphens #moorhens
The longest neck I have ever seen on a turtle... the Eastern Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis). It doesn't retract its head into its shell like other #turtles, but has to fold its head in sideways because its neck is so long. ๐ #WildAustralia #reptiles
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The longest neck I have ever seen on a turtle... the Eastern Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis). It doesn't retract its head into its shell like other #turtles, but has to fold its head in sideways because its neck is so long. ๐ #WildAustralia #reptiles
No Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in Melbourne, but 600 km (373 miles) south in Hobart, there was quite a few. They were even nesting on a flat gravel roof just below my hotel window. The common big gull of the southern hemisphere. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #gulls #SeeGulls
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in Melbourne, but 600 km (373 miles) south in Hobart, there was quite a few. They were even nesting on a flat gravel roof just below my hotel window. The common big gull of the southern hemisphere. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #gulls #SeeGulls
Walking along the beach in Hobart, the Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) were following me and just screaming non-stop. I figured they had babies hidden nearby, but I never saw the young ones. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #gulls #seegulls
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Walking along the beach in Hobart, the Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) were following me and just screaming non-stop. I figured they had babies hidden nearby, but I never saw the young ones. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #gulls #seegulls
This Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) had a nest only about 8 meters (26 ft) from the edge of a busy thoroughfare in Hobart. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #oystercatchers #shorebirds #waders
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) had a nest only about 8 meters (26 ft) from the edge of a busy thoroughfare in Hobart. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #oystercatchers #shorebirds #waders
Strolling down the beach in Hobart, I ran into this fellow. Tasmanian Native Hen (Tribonyx mortierii). A chunky, flightless moorhen endemic to Tasmania. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Strolling down the beach in Hobart, I ran into this fellow. Tasmanian Native Hen (Tribonyx mortierii). A chunky, flightless moorhen endemic to Tasmania. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania