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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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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
Photograph of an Australian King Parrot on a damp tree branch. The parrot is green with red belly and pants. Her upper beak is unusually reddish (for a female). Her feet are dark, but some of the toes exhibit a partial lack of melanin, with one toe tip totally pink.
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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The Sacred Kingfishers continue to flit through our garden every now and again. This one comes a little closer than the other.
#birds
Photograph of a small Kingfisher on a tree branch. The bird's body is white and buff, and it has vivid blue/green feathers on its wings, tail, and head. It has a long, heavy, dark beak.
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Male Satin Bowerbird molting into his mature plumage.
#birds
Photograph of a male Satin Bowerbird, side view from the shoulders up. The bird is a mix of new blue satin feathers and old dull olive green feathers with a few stray feathers barred in black and jade green. Its beak is white and its eye is violet. There are many short white pin feathers in its face. Same subject, different angle. The bird is front on to the viewer with its face turned to the side. It is looking at the viewer. Its breast is mostly blue satin, but there are a few remaining yellow and black barred feathers remaining.
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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This little cutie is called a Jovial Jumping Spider!
(Apricia jovialis)
#spiders #invertebrates
Macro photograph of a small jumping spider standing on a wooden board. The photo is at a relatively low angle with the spider's two big front eyes looking past the viewer's left shoulder. The spider is black with short red legs, fluffy white pedipalps, and a black and yellow banded abdomen that looks almost bee-ish from this angle.
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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It's raining again today.
#birds
Photograph of an adult male Australian King Parrot in a Red Ash tree being drenched by torrential rain.
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Portrait of a young Brown Cuckoo-dove.
#birds
Portrait photograph - shoulders up - of a slender pigeon in brown, orange, and cream, with dark barring on the side of its head. Its iris has two rings of colour: The outer ring is vivid red, the inner ring resembles a blue solar eclipse with the pupil as its dark centre.
January 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Yellow Thornbills are so tiny!
#birds
Photograph of a very small passerine bird perched on a callistemon branch. The bird is yellow on the belly and throat, and yellow/brown on its back and head, with light brown eyes and a narrow thron-like beak.
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Baby King Parrot having a scratch.
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot focused on its face. The image is a little hard to interpret at first glance because the parrot has its right foot raised over its wing as it scratches the side of its face. The parrot is mostly bright green, but it has red "pant" feathers on and around its legs, an orange beak, pinkish feet/legs, and the side of its face appears creamy yellow and white where it has pulled the feathers back to reveal the softer, light down below.
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Oh hi there.
Photograph of a Brushtailed Possum holding onto vertical wooden slats, looking at the viewer form above. The possum is shades of grey with hints of brown, dark round eyes, a pink nose, and long ovoid ears.
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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your avi... let's see it!

Self-portrait (digital painting) from 2022.
Digital painting of the author's face looking at the camera with a dark background and moody side-lighting. The author is a bearded man with pale skin, long brown hair and a brown beard (hints of silver in both), and grey eyes that appear oh-so-slightly greenish in the light. He is not wearing his glasses because they make his already small eyes look positively microscopic.
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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I've been dealing with some Technical Difficulties this week, so here's a Bronzewing in the rain from last weekend.
#birds
Photograph of a Common Bronzewing - a medium-sized pigeon - perched on a power line in the pouring rain. It is shades of brown rich irridescent patches on many of its wing feathers reflecting the diffuse lighting, with the finish of bronze (colours ranging from orange to red to green and even a little purple). The bird has streamlined its body to present the smallest target possible for the raindrops.
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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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)
Photograph of a juvenile Australian King Parrot on a powerline in heavy rain. A large raindrop has just struck the parrot's face, creating a dramatic splash. The parrot seems unconcerned.
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Baby Pied Currawong!
#birds
Photograph of a juvenile Pied Currawong with its beak open. It is a large passerine that resembles a crow (but isn't). Instead of being mostly black, like an adult, it is mostly brown with black and grey patches and white on its wings. Its eyes are dark amber instead of bright gold, and its gape is orange.
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Baby King Parrot sunbathing.
#birds
Photo of a juvenile Australian King Parrot on a power line in the sunlight. It is a bright green parrot with red "pants" and an orange yellow beak. It has fanned its long tail feathers and is leaning back to expose its face to the sun. Its eyes are closed. Same subject, tighter angle focused on the parrot's face. it appears to be dozing off.
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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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
Photograph of four small frogs on a cement water tank with standing water and surrounding foliage. The frogs are upright with their necks/chests ballooned as they SCREAM at each other. Tighter, sharper photo of one of the frogs standing by the water's edge and reflected in it. The frog is brown, green, and yellow, with a pale belly. Photo of two of the frogs on the edge of the water tank facing each other and only an inch or two apart. No doubt they're trying to out scream each other.
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Red-browed Finch on our bird bath.
#birds
Photograph of a small finch standing on this edge of a large blue ceramic bird bath, lit buy the sun. The bird is grey and olive with vivid red beak, brows, and rump. It has a glint in its eye as it smugly stands over all the water in the world (as far as it's concerned).
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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I finally got a photo of the tiny Sacred Kingfisher that's been flitting around our garden for the past month or so.
#birds
Photograph of a small Kingfisher (picture a fun-sized Kookaburra) on a tree branch. The bird has bright blue feathers on its wings, back, and crown, with buff and cream neck and body, and a dark stripe under its eyes. It has a long, robust beak, longer than its skull.
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 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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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
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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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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
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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.
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#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