MF_MickE

Malleefowl researcher

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

For clarity - on this account MF is an abbreviation for "malleefowl" and does not refer to the expletive used by gangsters and wanna-be gangsters. And nope I am not going to say the other term so don't ask 😀

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

@irish4thevoice @yes23au It’s offical. So sad to see the deep inherent bias in this nation. I’m foreign and I’ve experienced being excluded. I’m sorry for the 1st people and their continued exclusion. I’m also grateful for the good people I’ve met on my journey.

[Bruce Webber @DrBruceWebber]

A #pandemic driven pet boom means that we now have 5.3 million pet cats in Australia, up from 3.8 million. While more pets bring great benefits to their owners, it also brings significant downsides because in many parts of Australia, #petcats are not permanently #contained. (1/5)

[Biodiversity Council @Biodivcouncil]

Cat- and fox-free havens have prevented extinctions and led to 6-fold increases of some threatened mammals, but many of the species inside havens are now persist in less than 1% of their previous distributions, and need ongoing management input.

https://t.co/VsdPSnUZQ7

[Biodiversity Council @Biodivcouncil]

New study shows the red goshawk is now likely completely lost from NSW and the southern half of Qld and in decline across a large part of the remaining range. Study team are calling for up-listing.
@grnfirescience https://t.co/4HKSHvN8RN via @ConversationEDU

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

A special bird and a gangster lizard

[Invasive Species Council @ISCAustralia]

Some promising words of support for pet cat containment from Australia's Environment Minister @tanya_plibersek 🏡

A little under a third of Australian households contain their pet cats.

[Judy Dunlop @Judy_Dunlop]

Guy Ballard: doing "something" for conservation is not sufficient. we must be doing something effective.

here is a framework for what that looks like. @WAFCWG @DingoResearch #WAFeralCat23

[Dan Baldassarre @evornithology]

🔊 Phainopeplas are incredible birds for a lot of reasons, but did you know they are amazing vocal mimics? How many imitated species can you identify in this clip?

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

@EuanRitchie1 Should be a core subject.
Start a movement to get it into curriculum. Main problem is most city folks don't know any species. So how would they care about something they don't know exists?

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

@leigh_whisson That looks like it! Thanks Leigh

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

Species ID boffins welcome to tell us what this wasp is called? Thanks. Found digging on an active malleefowl mound. Tomorrow will reveal if it's still there...

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

Today is tomorrow as it always comes to pass. And that wasp worked hard in vain. No trace of his nest after the malleefowl regulated temperatures by digging dirt around about.

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

@LyrebirdDream @gardenknowhow @RBGSydney @AustralianBG @ANPlantC @GYOVOfficial @Thevegplotband @RHSBloom @AuGardening @WorldVegCenter @VGN_News My tomatoes are also really slow, thought perhaps it was due to high altitude or weird weather. My 1st season in this area. But since yours also taking time then I’m too concerned. Nice paty pans you’ve grown.

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

Did you know that Game of Thrones took place in Africa? Episode 5 series 3 around 46 mins 57 secs. Fiery necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) singing. A beautiful song (google it). Naguil in Afrikaans. Infra African migrant often found in Southern Africa.

[WA Feral Cat Working Group @WAFCWG]

Registrations are open! https://t.co/pXEvbJyJwr get your tix - strictly limited numbers so they will sell out. #feralcats #WildOz

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

1st not so common bird of the year for me in Girra - a black-faced cuckoo-shrike. Sat in clear view for about a minute.

[Guy Ballard @DingoResearch]

And that's how #malleefowl are made!!!
Thanks @Amy_Edwards3 for sharing this from our #feralcat monitoring in the #mallee

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

@hpmilne @AOC2023BRISBANE Sharp, well spotted.

[Dr Meg Edwards @alittlebitmeg]

Just saw my first wild quoll tonight, and not only did I see one but EIGHTEEN. Eighteen beautiful little creatures in one night, mind blown! 🥰😍😳

#quoll #wildoz #ecologyaus

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

Not sure how correct this map is, but it’s amazing what the Dutch have reclaimed/achieved.

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Is anyone doing land reclamations better than the Netherlands?

[MF_MickE @MF_MickE]

Been thinking. The Netherlands has reclaimed land, but where did all the earth come from? Or was it there already? I’m sure my Dutch friends have explained but I can’t remember. Need to read.