Robert Ashworth

Ecologist pretending to be a corporate professional. Interested in ecology and conservation within the urban matrix. Lover of 🦜and buyer of “too many 🪴”

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

Hello to this adorable orb of a Dusky Woodswallow from last weeks #fieldwork. Finding #threatenedspecies is always a rush!

#ecology #noticingnature #STEM #BirdsofOz

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

Day one of #fieldwork and got nicely distracted by some cute wild 🌸 while supposed to be surveying 🦜🦆

Special mention to the cows that came to say hello

#spring #accidentalbotany #butimbeingproductive #wildoz #STEM

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

I haven’t been on here for a long time (insert guilty feeling) so thought I might resurface from the undergrowth with some #crapbirdphotography from some #fieldwork. I call this collection… “WHAT JUST MOVED? WHERES MY BINOS?”

#WildOZ #BirdsOfTwitter #biodiversity #redrumps #owl

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@HumphreyJE_ @ICON_Science @RMIT_CUR Minor detail 😂

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@HumphreyJE_ @ICON_Science @RMIT_CUR Massive congratulations!!! That’s so exciting!!!

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

As a queer person, the diversity in nature and science is one of my favourite parts of the community. It makes me so happy to see this highlighted! A great article by @BirdlifeOz

#PrideMonth #PrideinSTEM #Birding #WildOz #NoticingNature

[BirdLife Australia @BirdlifeOz]

During Pride Month, we spoke with LGBTQ+ birders around Australia (and beyond) to hear about their experience in the birding community – and how we can all help make birdwatching more inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

You can find the story at: https://t.co/E9gyVgWPSb

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

While I was very excited about having a new visitor to the back yard…Cynder was not convinced

#WildOz #BirdsOfTwitter #UrbanEcology #Cockatoo #GuardDoggo

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@backyardbirdo These are the sunny beach vibes I needed to get through my Monday afternoon

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@HollyKirk A cycad that hasn’t been destroyed by cycad butterfly larvae??? What is this strange place?

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@EcolJim Haha well that’ll make things easy then

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@EcolJim Didn’t have anything to present this time and missed the boat for seeing if work would pay for it 🥲 will try for the next one though

[Dr. Kylie Soanes @kyliesoanes]

A series of floating wetland updates coming in hot! First up, the rakali who just couldn’t wait to get onto them. #wildoz #urbanecology
Constructed by WET Systems, installed by @cityofmelbourne, research by @SciMelb with @HumphreyJE_

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

Just had a 💡moment about how unique my job is

This is the fruit of an endangered plant (Solanum graniticum) I collected from #fieldwork & it’s just casually sitting on my desk while I press a sample destined for the herbarium

#STEM #Conservation #SciComm #Consulting #WildOz

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@kyliesoanes @lonelykidsclub This is glorious!

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

#Birdwatching in the NT is wild. Just casually two Little Eagles sitting on the gate. Special mention to the budgies, 🦓 finches, Aussie ringnecks and rainbow bee-eaters!

#WildOz #BirdsOfTwitter #Raptors

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

As someone who worked in nurseries, I love this initiative from @RBG_Victoria

Household gardens have so much potential for conservation and I can’t wait to see these native species more widely accessible.

#WildOz #UrbanHorticulture #Gardening #Ecology #NoticingNature

[Meg Hirst @meghirst]

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is Raising a little Rarity. Thank you @jacsemmler for bringing our story to life! So proud of my @RBG_Victoria Cranbourne colleagues and @RussellLarke. Our first Raising Rarity outreach program! We can all raise rarity.. really!

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

@HumphreyJE_ Ahhh that’s so cool! I still need to come down and see them and go hunting for some rakali!!

[Robert Ashworth @robdashworth]

Today in #CrapBirdPhotography I give you a pair of #GangGangCockatoos

This pair has hung around all year instead of flying back to the high country. Apparently the euc blossoms were extra tasty

#BirdsOfTwitter #WildOz #NoticingNature #Ecology #BirdsOfOz #BackyardBirds

[Dr. Kylie Soanes @kyliesoanes]

NEW #URBANECOLOGY PAPER: We took a deep dive with practitioners into the what + how of urban biodiversity conservation. Here’s what we learned 🧵

https://t.co/URnH1108JC #OpenAccess #urbanbiodiversity