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Mark
@ligasy.bsky.social
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Travel, photography, archaeology, science fact, science fiction, space exploration and astronomy, aviation and flight sim, technology and gadgets, minimising my impact on the environment, an old fashioned respect for others
QLD Australia
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Pale-headed rosella, Brisbane Sept 2025. These are delightful to come across, with their vibrant colours.
#bird #ausbirds #nature #photography #rosella #brisbane #australia
September 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Rainbow Lorikeet, Brisbane Sept 2025. The bird is looking out of its nesting hollow. There are Lorikeet couples everywhere at the moment, with some chicks appearing.
#bird #ausbirds #nature #photography #rainbowlorikeet #brisbane #australia
September 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Two Tawny Frogmouths, Brisbane Sep 2025
They look like owls, but no. They sit extremely still, and with their incredible camouflage they can be hard to find.
#bird #birds #ausbird #tawnyfrogmouth #photography #nature #australia #brisbane
Two brown birds sit quietly on a branch. Their camouflage makes them seem to be part of the tree.
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Lesser flamingo take to the air Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa #photography #nature
Four flamingo have just run through the shallow lagoon to get into the air all flying in the same direction
May 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Willie Wagtail Noosa Australia May 2025
Setting off to snaffle an insect
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #williewagtail
A willie wagtail leaps into the air with wings spread up off a log on sandy ground
May 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Striated Heron Noosa Australia May 2025
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #heron #striatedheron
May 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Willie Wagtail Noosa Australia May 2025
These cheeky birds stop and wag their tail feathers as they go about their business
#birds #ausbird #nature #photography #williewagtail
May 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Sunset over Freycinet from Nine Mile Beach at Dolphin Sands Tasmania Australia May 2024
#photography #travel #sunset #freycinet #tasmania #australia
April 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Chestnut Banded Plover Walvis Bay Namibia Africa August 2024
#bird #nature #photography #plover #chestnutbandedplover #walvisbay #namibia #africa
A single plover walks across the tidal mud with its head turned towards the viewer
April 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia Africa August 2024
#bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa #photography #nature
A flamingo flies against a grey sky
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Cloudy Bay Bruny Tasmania Australia May 2024
#photography #nature #rainbow #cloudybay #brunyisland #tasmania #australia
A bright rainbow against the hills, above the ocean
April 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#bird #nature #photography #walvisbay #namibia #africa
A lesser flamingo strides through the shallow water in the tidal lagoon, reflected in the grey water
April 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Sociable weaver Solitaire Namibia August 2024
#photography #nature #Namibia #solitaire #bird #weaver #sociableweaver #Africa
A sociable weaver stands on a small branch looking at the camera with blue Namibian sky
April 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Oryx near Sossusvlei Namibia August 2024
#oryx #nature #photography #Namibia #sossusvlei
An oryx stand sideways but looking at the camera, displaying large straight horns. There is low scrub, but mostly rocky desert.
April 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Kaka in the wild, Ulva, Stewart Island New Zealand
A large NZ parrot, thought to be fewer than 10,000 individuals.
#photography #nature #birds #nzbird #newzealand #kaka
March 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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A Tui, Te Anau New Zealand, December 2022
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
#photography #birds #tui #newzealand #nzbird
A tui
March 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Catalina flying boat at Duxford IWM, May 2019
#photography #aircraft #aviation #catalina #duxford #iwm #unitedkingdom
A Catalina is just meters above the ground as it lands on the runway at Duxford
March 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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New Holland honeyeater Bruny Tasmania Australia
#NewHollandHoneyeater #bird #photography #bruny #tasmania #australia #nature
A fluffy grey and white bird sits on top of a small tree, with a bright yellow streak along its wing. Its tongue is poking out.
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Aurora Australis Cloudy Bay Bruny Tasmania Australia, May 2024
#AuroraAustralis #CloudyBay #Bruny #Tasmania #Australia
Bright green jets rise from the horizon to meet a red sky with stars visible to the top right. Dark clouds add contrast.
March 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Lesser Flamingo Walvis Bay Namibia August 2024
#photography #nature #bird #flamingo #lesserflamingo #walvisbay #namibia #africa
A bright pink flamingo stands in a shallow estuary
March 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Kuiseb Pass Namibia
#photography #travel #kuiseb #namibia #africa
A rock landscape with dozens of rounded ridges extends towards distant hills
March 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Glacier, Hornsund Spitsbergen Svalbard June 2023
#travel #photography #glacier #spitsbergen #svalbard
A large glacier meets the sea covered in mist and high cloud
March 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Beluga Whales Spitsbergen, Svalbard June 2023
#nature #photography #svalbard #whale #beluga
Three Beluga Whales swim with the steep mountains of Spitsbergen behind them
March 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Salt making pans near Xwejni Bay, Gozo, Malta June 2022
#photography #travel #gozo #malta #europe
Low walled rectangular salt pans are cut into the rock next to the sea
March 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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The Sleeping Soldier WW2 Memorial looking over the Grand Harbour, Malta June 2022
#photography #travel #malta #europe
A bronze sculpture of a soldier lies with its feet pointed towards the Grand Harbour
March 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM