Grant
@granth2k.bsky.social
Tech. Solar. Adelaide, South Australia.
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Another view of the contested nest hole. Female Crimson Rosella (left) was on the nest when this King Parrot (right) kept looking in, but she never budged. She just stayed put. Surprisingly, the male Rosella was nearby and he made no effort to drive the intruder away. #BirdingAustralia
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Another view of the contested nest hole. Female Crimson Rosella (left) was on the nest when this King Parrot (right) kept looking in, but she never budged. She just stayed put. Surprisingly, the male Rosella was nearby and he made no effort to drive the intruder away. #BirdingAustralia
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Good morning from Seven Hills, NSW, Australia, where on Friday, December 19, at 7.30 am, most of my outside chores done for day, only have to gurney outside plastic garden furniture. Heaps to do inside, it is going to be low 40°C soon. Talk later, keep smiling, have a great day. 😀
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Good morning from Seven Hills, NSW, Australia, where on Friday, December 19, at 7.30 am, most of my outside chores done for day, only have to gurney outside plastic garden furniture. Heaps to do inside, it is going to be low 40°C soon. Talk later, keep smiling, have a great day. 😀
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#Australia CSIRO : Electricity generation costs third lower with 82% renewable grid.
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Electricity generation costs would be a third lower with 82% renewable grid, CSIRO says
Modelling suggests main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost by 2050
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#Australia CSIRO : Electricity generation costs third lower with 82% renewable grid.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A vibrant kingfisher perched on a wire fence, showing off its bright blue-green feathers and warm orange tones.
#Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography
#Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A vibrant kingfisher perched on a wire fence, showing off its bright blue-green feathers and warm orange tones.
#Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography
#Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography
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Caught in a quiet moment—proof that even the smallest wings can carry the loudest beauty. 📸 : 2025
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Caught in a quiet moment—proof that even the smallest wings can carry the loudest beauty. 📸 : 2025
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Standing Sentinel in the Outback.
Penong, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #AustralianOutback #Penong #AustralianLandscape #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Windmill #RuralAustralia
Penong, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #AustralianOutback #Penong #AustralianLandscape #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Windmill #RuralAustralia
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Standing Sentinel in the Outback.
Penong, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #AustralianOutback #Penong #AustralianLandscape #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Windmill #RuralAustralia
Penong, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #AustralianOutback #Penong #AustralianLandscape #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography #Windmill #RuralAustralia
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Bidirectional EV charging is here: cars that power homes (V2H) and feed energy back to the grid (V2G). Trials in Sweden, the Netherlands & Australia prove EVs can slash peak demand, reduce bills, and accelerate the clean energy transition
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The emerging power of bidirectional EV charging
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is reshaping the way we move and use energy. As a growing fleet of battery-powered vehicles begins connecting to homes and the broader electricity network, they ar...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Bidirectional EV charging is here: cars that power homes (V2H) and feed energy back to the grid (V2G). Trials in Sweden, the Netherlands & Australia prove EVs can slash peak demand, reduce bills, and accelerate the clean energy transition
www.pv-magazine.com/press-releas...
www.pv-magazine.com/press-releas...
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Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront
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Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront
Gas was long thought to be essential as a backup for a clean energy grid. But enormous growth in grid-scale batteries has changed the game.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront
theconversation.com/big-batterie...
theconversation.com/big-batterie...
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Red flowering gum in the morning light.
#FlowerReport 🤍
#FlowerReport 🤍
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Red flowering gum in the morning light.
#FlowerReport 🤍
#FlowerReport 🤍
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A look at the wings of a mulga parrot.
Such pretty little parrots.
Gluepot Reserve.
Such pretty little parrots.
Gluepot Reserve.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A look at the wings of a mulga parrot.
Such pretty little parrots.
Gluepot Reserve.
Such pretty little parrots.
Gluepot Reserve.
Cycle of violence playing out in Australia targeting innocent people can’t fuel or obscure how so obviously wrong it is no matter who it is
December 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Cycle of violence playing out in Australia targeting innocent people can’t fuel or obscure how so obviously wrong it is no matter who it is
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I will NEVER get tired of my colorful feathered friends! 🪶
📍 #Oregon
500mm • ISO 800 • f/8 • 1/640s
#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbird #ecobluesky #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfBsky
📍 #Oregon
500mm • ISO 800 • f/8 • 1/640s
#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbird #ecobluesky #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfBsky
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I will NEVER get tired of my colorful feathered friends! 🪶
📍 #Oregon
500mm • ISO 800 • f/8 • 1/640s
#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbird #ecobluesky #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfBsky
📍 #Oregon
500mm • ISO 800 • f/8 • 1/640s
#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Hummingbird #ecobluesky #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfBsky
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This is a 1961 Australian Holden ute.
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is a 1961 Australian Holden ute.
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Close-up of a sweet Black-capped Chickadee with a shallow depth of field. Chickadee noggins don't get bigger in the fall and winter but their brains do about by 30%. This increase in the brain's memory center helps them remember where they have stored thousands of seeds.
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Close-up of a sweet Black-capped Chickadee with a shallow depth of field. Chickadee noggins don't get bigger in the fall and winter but their brains do about by 30%. This increase in the brain's memory center helps them remember where they have stored thousands of seeds.
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Rufous Hummingbirds usually only sit still for a few seconds. Fortunately, they often return to the same few perches. So you pick one, prefocus, wait, and shoot when he briefly returns. 😅 #birdsontwigs #birdoftheday #birds #photography #birding #nature
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Rufous Hummingbirds usually only sit still for a few seconds. Fortunately, they often return to the same few perches. So you pick one, prefocus, wait, and shoot when he briefly returns. 😅 #birdsontwigs #birdoftheday #birds #photography #birding #nature
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This is one of the Stripe-throated Hermit #hummingbirds that lives in the forest near my office. It comes out regularly to enjoy some nectar and then zips back into the dark.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is one of the Stripe-throated Hermit #hummingbirds that lives in the forest near my office. It comes out regularly to enjoy some nectar and then zips back into the dark.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
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Australia’s main grid reached 50% renewables for second month in a row, but in W.A. – the world’s biggest isolated grid – the result was even better.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Australia’s main grid reached 50% renewables for second month in a row, but in W.A. – the world’s biggest isolated grid – the result was even better.
Kody Garland championship👏🏆 That Adelaide race 4 was unbelievable
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Kody Garland championship👏🏆 That Adelaide race 4 was unbelievable
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Despite living in the Perth Hills for nearly 20 yrs, I still come across native species I’ve not noticed before… like this lovely Darling Range Beaufortia (Beaufortia macrostemon) which is currently in flower
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Despite living in the Perth Hills for nearly 20 yrs, I still come across native species I’ve not noticed before… like this lovely Darling Range Beaufortia (Beaufortia macrostemon) which is currently in flower
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
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EV charging facts and myths: What 6 years of real data reveals thedriven.io/2025/11/26/e...
EV charging facts and myths: What 6 years of real data reveals
I have mined and analysed the entire charging history of our Tesla Model 3 - six years' worth of home, work, AC and DC charging. This is what it tells us.
thedriven.io
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
EV charging facts and myths: What 6 years of real data reveals thedriven.io/2025/11/26/e...
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“Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%.”
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Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Our rapid assessment of the #EPBC Act reform package that's set to pass the senate theconversation.com/long-sought-... - Led by Justine Bell-James, with @drphilmccormack.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social and me. #ESA2025 @aunz.theconversation.com @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?
After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?
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November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Our rapid assessment of the #EPBC Act reform package that's set to pass the senate theconversation.com/long-sought-... - Led by Justine Bell-James, with @drphilmccormack.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social and me. #ESA2025 @aunz.theconversation.com @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Seven key takeaways: how Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens
Seven key takeaways: how Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens
Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes
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Long-awaited changes to Australia’s national environmental laws will pass the Senate on Thursday after a deal between the Albanese government and the Greens.
The hundreds of pages of legislation to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act include commitments to improve scrutiny of native forest logging and new fast-track assessment measures for some developments. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Seven key takeaways: how Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens