leece, (edited ) to random
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Some purely Western Australian wildlife this time for Art Ink In October No.14. This is a Quokka, a friendly macropod sketched from a photo I took on Wadjemap where they attract tourists in droves. The fountain pen is same as No. 4 in bog standard Parker Quink black ink with a Pilot Kakuno fine nib. #wildoz #WesternAustralia #NoongarLanguage #FountainPen #LineArt #ink #NoAI #ArtInkInOctober

mike_honey_, to australia
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Here's the latest variant picture for Western Australia.

The EG.5.* "Eris" variant (32%) has been challenged by the "Deltacron" XBC.* (16%).

#COVID19 #Australia #WA #Perth #EG_5 #Eris #XBC #Deltacron @auscovid19

Sample volumes seem representative up to September 20.

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

skua,
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@mike_honey_ @auscovid19

Waiter, waiter, there's an egg in my soup!

Madame, I do not see an egg, only minestone.

EG_5 proportion has plummeted.
Maybe it thrived at winter community events?

And AIUI there hasn't been a death from Covid since the end of August, which is welcome news.
#Perth #WesternAustralia

essie_is_okay, to australia

Does anyone have any recommendations for grief councillor that do telehealth in Australia? Particularly if they are good with neurodivergent grief.

glend, to Perth

Fire Gardens, part of the Ever Now Festival.

Perth, Western Australia.

#FireGardens #Evernow #Kambarang #Perth #WesternAustralia #fire #nightphotography #visitperth

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peterjriley2024, to Mac
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https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/news-series/living-black/living-black-series-29/living-black-s2022-ep19/2055149123804

#firstNations #livingblack #SBS
##Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation #MAC #Burrup
#WoodsideEnergy #NgaardaMedia #disruptBurrup #AboriginalCulturalHeritageBill #WesternAustralia #JuukanGorge
#RioTinto
#ConservationCouncilofWA

peterjriley2024, to Bloomscrolling
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Matchstick anyone? The stunning pink and green buds of #Banksia cuneata, aka Quairading Banksia or Matchstick Banksia; an #endangeredspecies found in a small area of #WesternAustralia.

SallyB Photography.

#bloomscrolling

mof_sg, to Birds
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Chewbokka at

essie.okay, to photography

Not sure what these are. Cool nonetheless.

essie_is_okay, to macrophotography

Coral Vine (Kennedia Coccinea).

A creeping vine that has brilliant pea flowers and grows abundantly after fire. It flowers in late winter early spring.

essie.okay, to photography

Noongar name: Cara or Djubak.
Coloniser name: Donkey Orchid

From south-west Western Australia.

5 delicate flowers attached to a thin stalk. It's 15cm or 5.9 inches tall. The flowers are a bright warm yellow, fading to orange and red. The flowers resemble a little animal face, (hence donkey orchid). Two yellow long ears sticking straight up, with an orange head and little red cheeks. I personally think they look more like a rabbit than a donkey. So imagine a yellow and red rabbit flower and you've got a good idea.

essie.okay, to photography

Sunset over a dirt track. Wish I'd had my DSLR for this one.


essie.okay, to photography

Rainbow Bracket Fungus growing on a tree stump. They grow yearly grow rings on the outer edge.

Photo of some fungus growing on an old tree stump. The fungi are flat and show hundreds of tiny growth rings, making them appear almost like wood. There is green moss growing on the fungus as well.

essie_is_okay, to nonbinary

Updated #introduction

Hi I'm Essie! I am white, #agender, #NonBinary, #queer, #autistic, and #disabled. I am constantly learning about #neurodivergence, queerness, politics, nature, #abolition, #AntiRacism, #DisabilityJustice, and all of that mixed together.

I live on unceded Noongar country in #WesternAustralia. I am #StillMasking from covid and will be for the foreseeable future.

Follow my pixelfed account @essie.okay@pixelfed.social for some (mostly) nature photography.

essie.okay, to australia

Tram through Whiteman Park.

timrichards, to food
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Now free for all to read... I try Fremantle's best food and drink on a tour that takes in a historic deli, a beer bar next to an ex-synagogue, and a smooth laneway bar:

Food Trail of Freo https://www.patreon.com/posts/76709407

#Fremantle #WesternAustralia #Food #Tour #FoodTour #Australia

essie_is_okay, to australia

'Cara' or 'Djubak' are the Noongar names for Donkey Orchid. Cara were an important source of food for Indigenous people. They were eaten either raw or roasted in hot ashes. The tubers are reportedly high in starch, juicy, and taste like potatoes. The flowers appear in spring (late Djilba to Kambarang).

I learnt this from 'Noongar Bush Tucker' by Vivienne Hansen and John Horsfall. Vivienne is a Balladong Wadjuk Yorga from Bibbulmun Nation or Noongar people of south west western australia. Highly recommend you buy this book. Support Indigenous knowledge and writing.

essie_is_okay, to Lichen

Some of the coolest lichen I've ever come across.

Fun fact, lichen are not plants or moss. They're a symbiotic relationship of fungi and alge or cyanobacteria.

This lichen is from SW Western Australia.


mof_sg, to australia
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2 ch0nky bois. if u look closely, the Western Ringtail Possum has 2 opposable thumbs (like the koala)

also wrote a guide for the possum spotlighting trail: https://potoo.is/possum-spotlighting-trail-guide/

lewiis, to aquaponics

Claudia loves lying down near the pizza oven, and #aquaponics. I’ve never understood how a #cat covered in black fur can stay in the #sun in #westernaustralia all year round. #catsofmastodon #cats #blackcats #caturday

glend, to Perth

A moody, cloudy dawn sky over Perth this morning.

#Perth #WesternAustralia #visitwa #dawn #clouds #cloudysky #goldenhour #sunrise #winter #winterskies #cloudy #moody #landscape #cityscape

essie_is_okay, to australia

Can you spot the Karda (lizard)? Came across this guy in the summer, and we both got a big fright. He ran straight up the tree as quick as I could blink and waited 40 minutes after I left to come down. He was two to three foot long. Probably just sunning himself when I rudely interrupted.

My grandfather always warned me not to corner a Karda, because it'll climb you just like a tree and those claws are very serious. I'd never seen one climb before. After seeing it with my own eyes, I absolutely will double heed my pops advice.

Karda is the Noongar word for Goanna/lizard. They are amazing creatures. Please drive carefully in warm months because these guys are frequently hit.

Cheeseness, to PetBirds
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Spent some time listening to this silly friend's song (in addition to their lovely carolling, Australian magpies sometimes mimic - you can hear a pretty convincing grey butcheribrd call at about 17 seconds)

An Australian magpie sits atop a streetlight, carolling, buzzing, and squeaking

larena,

@Cheeseness Here you go, some of my birdy friends from Western Australia. Info in the alt. We were less creative with naming back then.😂
Birds

Side-on photo of one of the male magpies in the flock. Western Australian males all have solid white backs, and the females have blck or mottley ones. We didn't name the males because we couldn't tell the difference between them.
Photo of a magpie with juvenile grey feathers. Some, such as this one who we named "Grey", keep the juvenile colours for a few years Duriang that time, they stay a bit naughty and also seem to develop more intricate songs. She was my favourite magpie friend. She liked to sing to my cat and tug on the cat's tail.
Photo of a kookaburra standing on a handrail with a magpie standing behind it. One year, perhaps when she had chicks, this kookaburra suddenly decided to be tame. When we arrived home from work she'd be waiting outside hoping for a meaty snack. the magpies also liked meaty snacks and would fly from far & wide if I went outside and waved to them.

cytokine_storm, to PetBirds

White Cheeked Honeyeater seen in Kings Park

a small sleek bird perches on bleached white twigs with a blue sky background. The bird is a mix of white, blacks, yellow and some greys. The bill is long and de-curved. The face is black with a large white cheek. The wings are grey with white spots and two bright yellow streaks. The chest is white with black spots. The tail is yellow and black.

rdm, to Samsung
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Down at Lake Clifton, south of Mandurah, I managed to catch this Banded Stilt flying low over the lake.

essie_is_okay, to australia

6 months and 14 months after a blisteringly hot bushfire in .

It was the Feb 2021 Gidgegannup fire that destroyed homes and scorched everything in its path. It was so hot the land had only just begun recovering 6 months later.

You usually see the kinda growth in the first picture within weeks of a cool burn. The soil turned to sandy ash, with all the soil microbiome destroyed. I'll be going back soon for a 29 month update.


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