GordonAplin
@gordonaplin.bsky.social
Left-wing Atheist and Feminist. Tweet on science and Aus politics. Living on Whadjuk/Noongar land #OzResist.
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Good morning. Got some decent photos yesterday.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
January 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Good morning. Got some decent photos yesterday.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
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A newly fledged peregrine falcon looking all majestic.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
A newly fledged peregrine falcon looking all majestic.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
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A nankeen kestrel near Port Wakefield, South Australia.
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A nankeen kestrel near Port Wakefield, South Australia.
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A newly fledged peregrine falcon.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 AM
A newly fledged peregrine falcon.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
Clare Valley, South Australia.
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Good morning. One from a while back.
The one on the right is a baby.
The one on the right is a baby.
January 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Good morning. One from a while back.
The one on the right is a baby.
The one on the right is a baby.
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White Bellied Sea Eagle, taken from the clifftop a week or so ago.
Cool change is here, phew.
I’m playing solo this afternoon at Carrington Bowlo, 3pm.
Cool change is here, phew.
I’m playing solo this afternoon at Carrington Bowlo, 3pm.
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
White Bellied Sea Eagle, taken from the clifftop a week or so ago.
Cool change is here, phew.
I’m playing solo this afternoon at Carrington Bowlo, 3pm.
Cool change is here, phew.
I’m playing solo this afternoon at Carrington Bowlo, 3pm.
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An Australian crake (AKA spotted crake).
Such perfect camouflage.
Burton, South Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Such perfect camouflage.
Burton, South Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM
An Australian crake (AKA spotted crake).
Such perfect camouflage.
Burton, South Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Such perfect camouflage.
Burton, South Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
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Good morning.
Jabiru baby with parent in the background. A week ago. Found them again yesterday, but too far off to get a decent shot.
Happy Friday.
Jabiru baby with parent in the background. A week ago. Found them again yesterday, but too far off to get a decent shot.
Happy Friday.
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Good morning.
Jabiru baby with parent in the background. A week ago. Found them again yesterday, but too far off to get a decent shot.
Happy Friday.
Jabiru baby with parent in the background. A week ago. Found them again yesterday, but too far off to get a decent shot.
Happy Friday.
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A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach.
These migratory waders undertake the longest non-stop flight of any bird.
These are my favourite shorebirds.
Look at that crazy bill!
Fun fact: They can actually bend their bills.
These migratory waders undertake the longest non-stop flight of any bird.
These are my favourite shorebirds.
Look at that crazy bill!
Fun fact: They can actually bend their bills.
January 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach.
These migratory waders undertake the longest non-stop flight of any bird.
These are my favourite shorebirds.
Look at that crazy bill!
Fun fact: They can actually bend their bills.
These migratory waders undertake the longest non-stop flight of any bird.
These are my favourite shorebirds.
Look at that crazy bill!
Fun fact: They can actually bend their bills.
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Another migratory shorebird.
Grey plover.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
Grey plover.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
January 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Another migratory shorebird.
Grey plover.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
Grey plover.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
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Seagull having a tantrum, yesterday.
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Seagull having a tantrum, yesterday.
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Another peregrine falcon photo from the Clare Valley.
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Another peregrine falcon photo from the Clare Valley.
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Resting ... with its ridiculously long bill tucked into its back feathers ... but keeping one eye on me.
A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
January 6, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Resting ... with its ridiculously long bill tucked into its back feathers ... but keeping one eye on me.
A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
A bar-tailed godwit at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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A red-capped plover at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
These busy little shorebirds don't migrate so, during the winter months when most others have gone, you can usually still find these darting along the water's edge.
These busy little shorebirds don't migrate so, during the winter months when most others have gone, you can usually still find these darting along the water's edge.
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
A red-capped plover at Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
These busy little shorebirds don't migrate so, during the winter months when most others have gone, you can usually still find these darting along the water's edge.
These busy little shorebirds don't migrate so, during the winter months when most others have gone, you can usually still find these darting along the water's edge.
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Four days into 2026 and I have a lifer!
I had heard about a Latham's snipe being at a local wetland area so went to see if I could find it. Found two! Only 20 minutes from home too.
Very hard to see in the reeds and at a distance.
(Lifer: Birder talk for the first time you see a bird species.)
I had heard about a Latham's snipe being at a local wetland area so went to see if I could find it. Found two! Only 20 minutes from home too.
Very hard to see in the reeds and at a distance.
(Lifer: Birder talk for the first time you see a bird species.)
January 4, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Four days into 2026 and I have a lifer!
I had heard about a Latham's snipe being at a local wetland area so went to see if I could find it. Found two! Only 20 minutes from home too.
Very hard to see in the reeds and at a distance.
(Lifer: Birder talk for the first time you see a bird species.)
I had heard about a Latham's snipe being at a local wetland area so went to see if I could find it. Found two! Only 20 minutes from home too.
Very hard to see in the reeds and at a distance.
(Lifer: Birder talk for the first time you see a bird species.)
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When you walk out of the hairdresser and a gust of wind ruins your new do 😄
Royal spoonbill.
Royal spoonbill.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
When you walk out of the hairdresser and a gust of wind ruins your new do 😄
Royal spoonbill.
Royal spoonbill.
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A nankeen night heron at Burton, South Australia.
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
A nankeen night heron at Burton, South Australia.
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Nankeen kestrel. I took this a while back. Love these clever birds.
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Nankeen kestrel. I took this a while back. Love these clever birds.
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Have you ever noticed the beautiful patch of colour on the wings of Pacific black ducks? 💚
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Have you ever noticed the beautiful patch of colour on the wings of Pacific black ducks? 💚
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A silver gull taking off at Bald Hill Beach.
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 AM
A silver gull taking off at Bald Hill Beach.
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Emergency feel-good content incoming!
Mum and bub.
Wild budgies at Mount Bryan East a few years ago.
Mum and bub.
Wild budgies at Mount Bryan East a few years ago.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Emergency feel-good content incoming!
Mum and bub.
Wild budgies at Mount Bryan East a few years ago.
Mum and bub.
Wild budgies at Mount Bryan East a few years ago.
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White Bellied Sea Eagle, yesterday.
I’m playing tonight at the lovely Beauford Hotel, 7.30.
I’m playing tonight at the lovely Beauford Hotel, 7.30.
January 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
White Bellied Sea Eagle, yesterday.
I’m playing tonight at the lovely Beauford Hotel, 7.30.
I’m playing tonight at the lovely Beauford Hotel, 7.30.
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Even newly fledged, they still look like they mean business.
A peregrine falcon in the Clare Valley.
Note: I used a 500 mm lens with a 2x extender attached and this photo is cropped. So I was not close enough to bother this bird. And I didn't stay long.
A peregrine falcon in the Clare Valley.
Note: I used a 500 mm lens with a 2x extender attached and this photo is cropped. So I was not close enough to bother this bird. And I didn't stay long.
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Even newly fledged, they still look like they mean business.
A peregrine falcon in the Clare Valley.
Note: I used a 500 mm lens with a 2x extender attached and this photo is cropped. So I was not close enough to bother this bird. And I didn't stay long.
A peregrine falcon in the Clare Valley.
Note: I used a 500 mm lens with a 2x extender attached and this photo is cropped. So I was not close enough to bother this bird. And I didn't stay long.