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BirdyBurney

@anttanager.bsky.social
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Naturalist/Goldfish Whisperer based in Western Australia and specializing in bird research/conservation.

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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo - the rarer of the two endemic Cockatoos to SW Australia.
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
They only eat termites which they find underground while burrowing. Eggs are laid in the burrow and have no tadpole stage - so the only time they need to emerge is finding mates.
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
After several failed attempts, we finally found a Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii). Endemic to SW Australia, they only emerge a few nights a year to find mates. #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs
Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Thank you!
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Pair of Galahs at Thompsons Lake Nature Reserve near Fremantle, Western Australia (male with darker eye). Very common throughout Australia. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Thank you - occasionally they forage fairly low.
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Wedge-tailed Eagle from Capertee Valley, NSW in mid-June. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Spotted Pardalote from Capertee Valley, NSW in mid-June. Widespread and fairly common in healthy forest. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Scarlet Robin from Perth Hills last week - sitting on an old Grass Tree flower stalk. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
New birds for me from the Capertee Valley region, NSW: 1. Apostlebird 2. Black-chinned Honeyeater 3. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater 4. Diamond Firetail #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Herdsman Lake in Perth, WA - great site to see and photograph these species: 1. Freckled Duck 2. Pink-eared Duck 3. Hardhead 4. Australian Hobby #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Freckled DuckPink-eared DuckHardheadAustralian Hobby
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Morocco - edge of the Sahara. #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Fulvous Chatterer (Argya fulva)Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex)Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Yes, with a Cygnustech diffuser.
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - some of the frogs we found. A few are extremely rare and local. 1. Tung's Narrow-mouthed Frog 2. Malayan Flying Frog 3. Jeet Sukumaran's Torrent-dwelling Toad 4. Yellow-spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs
Tung's Narrow-mouthed Frog (Gastrophrynoides immaculatus) - rare endemic Malayan Flying Frog (Zhangixalus prominanus)Jeet Sukumaran's Torrent-dwelling Toad (Ansonia jeetsukumarani) - rare endemic Yellow-spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog (Chaperina fusca)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - many thanks to the local herpers sharing their skills and knowledge. As more of a birdwatcher, I learned a lot. 1. Banded Coralsnake 2. Blue Coralsnake 3. Siamese Peninsula Pitviper 4. Highlands #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #snakes
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Recent trip to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco - one of our target birds was the African Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus ssp. alienus). #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Rainy season underway in Western Australia - frogs out and about: 1. Humming Frog 2. Moaning Frog 3. Whooping Frog 4. Hooting Frog #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs
Humming FrogMoaning FrogWhooping FrogHooting Frog
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Sahara Frog (Pelophylax saharicus) from recent trip to Morocco. #addHerper #herping #herp #frog
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Starting my underwater photography with a OM System Tough TG-7 - easy to control and hard to destroy. Some pics from recent dives around Perth, Australia. 1. Maine flatworm 2. Western Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa) 3. Chromodoris westraliensis 4. Red Rock Crab (Guinusia chabrus) #addOcean
Maine flatworm - species?Western Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa)Chromodoris westraliensisRed Rock Crab (Guinusia chabrus)
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Very nice - what camera are you using?
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Trip out to Camel Soak, Western Australia - lots of interesting species that don’t occur near Perth. 1. Mulga Parrot 2. Crimson Chat 3. Diamond Dove 4. Masked Woodswallow #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography
 Mulga ParrotCrimson ChatDiamond DoveMasked Woodswallow
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Recent dive out near Rottnest Island in Western Australia - first encounter with a Grey Nurse Shark. #sharks #marinelife #sketchart #australia #fish #nature
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Some mammals from recent trip to South Africa.
LionCape Four-striped GrasatratusGreater KuduAfrican Savanna Elephant
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Late last year, we traveled to South Africa: the Cape, along the Garden Route, and ended in Addo Elephant NP. A mix of stuff seen along the way: 1. African Penguin 2. Orange-breasted Sunbird 3. Southern Olive Woodpecker 4. Cape Sugarbird #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography
African Penguin Orange-breasted SunbirdSouthern Olive WoodpeckerCape Sugarbird
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Some more sea life in and around Bremer Bay, Western Australia - mid-March 2025. 1. Flesh-footed Shearwater 2. Long-finned Pilot Whale 3. Silver Gull 4. Great Crested Tern #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #australiabirdphotography
Flesh-footed ShearwaterLong-finned Pilot WhaleSilver GullGreat Crested Tern
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Quick trip down to Bremer Bay to catch a whale-watching boat. Some of the wildlife we observed: 1. Pacific Gull 2. Sooty Oystercatcher 3. Striped Dolphin 4. Sperm Whale #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canon #wildlife
Pacific Gull - juvenileSooty Oystercatcher Striped Dolphin Sperm Whale
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii ssp. naso) - listed as vulnerable. Fairly easy to find in and around Fremantle at the moment. Pics from Kensington Bushland Reserve, Western Australia. #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canonphotography #canon #wildlife
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Thanks Daryll - please add me.
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Yellow-billed Spoonbills at Bibra Lake, Western Australia - water getting very low as the dry season is nearly over. #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #birds #canonphotography #naturephotography #westernaustralia #wildlifephotography
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Birdlife at Point Walter Reserve, Western Australia. #birds #birdphotography #australianbirds #nature #westernaustralia
Banded StiltSilver GullPied Oystercatcher Black Swan
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BirdyBurney @anttanager.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Few photos recently from parks near Perth, Western Australia.
Splendid FairywrenRainbow Bee-eater, pair on branch.Musk Duck, close-up of head while displaying.Western Gray Kangaroos wrestling.
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