David C. Simon
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David C. Simon
@davidcsimon.bsky.social
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.
This is Pinky, one of our regular King Parrot visitors. It can be hard to keep track of individuals, but she's had those distinctive pink toes and reddish beak for as long as I've known her, and I have photos of her dating back to 2018!
#birds
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The Sacred Kingfishers continue to flit through our garden every now and again. This one comes a little closer than the other.
#birds
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Male Satin Bowerbird molting into his mature plumage.
#birds
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
This little cutie is called a Jovial Jumping Spider!
(Apricia jovialis)
#spiders #invertebrates
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's raining again today.
#birds
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Portrait of a young Brown Cuckoo-dove.
#birds
January 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Yellow Thornbills are so tiny!
#birds
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Baby King Parrot having a scratch.
#birds
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Oh hi there.
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 AM
your avi... let's see it!

Self-portrait (digital painting) from 2022.
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I've been dealing with some Technical Difficulties this week, so here's a Bronzewing in the rain from last weekend.
#birds
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Baby King Parrot regular bathing.
#birds

(actually I've only ever seen King Parrots bathe by splashing about in tree canopies while it's raining. I suspect this baby is just hunkering down and enduring the rain rather than deliberately bathing)
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Baby Pied Currawong!
#birds
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Baby King Parrot sunbathing.
#birds
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Every evening at this time of year the Screaming Tree Frogs gather around the rainwater on our neighbour's water tank to scream at each other.

(poor photos because low light, long distance, adn small aperture)
#frogs
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Red-browed Finch on our bird bath.
#birds
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I finally got a photo of the tiny Sacred Kingfisher that's been flitting around our garden for the past month or so.
#birds
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Giant Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia brevinoda)
#insects #invertebrates
January 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
YABKP
(Yet Another Baby King Parrot)
#birds
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
"Could someone this cute be so wicked?"
#birds
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Baby Magpie!
#birds
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Male Brown Cuckoo-dove (R) trying to impress a female (L).
#birds
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Let's start 2026 with some adorable baby King Parrots.
#birds
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Look, they're everywhere, and I love them, ok?
#spiders #invertebrates
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December 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Some of my favourite birds photos of 2025.
(IDs in alt-text)
#birds
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM