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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hi @robertarnol.bsky.social , I'll see your wombat "mower" yesterday, and raise you a dozen or more wood ducks helping the groundsman at a rugby field in South Rockhampton. #photography #nativebird

A late afternoon photo of some of a dozen or more Australian Wood Ducks dining on the short grass of a rugby field in South Rockhampton, Australia.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There's been too much smoke in the air over the valley of the Fitzroy River, from both bushfires and fuel reduction burns. It's bad from my asthma, but makes for spectacular sunsets, or even pre-sunset landscapes like this one: #photography #smokyatmosphere

The sun shining through a thin layer of cloud, in an extremely smoky atmosphere over Rockhampton, Australia. There are glimpses of the Fitzroy River shining on the ground.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There was a mob of corellas in a Pony club's field, feeding and fooling around as they do. The one in this photo must have thought it picked up a twig ... did a somersault and came up biting it's own foot: #photography #nativebird

A corella that did a somersault while biting it's own foot. Australian native bird.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This mornings half moon at sunrise. #photography #moon

Half moon taken at sunrise, with blue sky in the background. From Rockhampton, Australia.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Late one afternoon, I spotted this Heron catching snacks, in the water amongst the rocks that gave Rockhampton it's name. It was under the shadows of a bridge across the Fitzroy River. #photography #nativebird #Rockhampton

A heron standing on rocks under the shadows of a bridge, with late afternoon light reflected from the surface of the water. The photo was taken on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, Australia.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Another surprise from Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton. I don't ever recall seeing Australian Wood Ducks afloat, I've seen some on dry land eating vegetation. There was actually a flock of ~30 birds bobbing around on the water: this photo is a close-up of just 3 of them. #photography #nativebird

Three Australian Wood Ducks on the surface of Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A closer look at one of the spoonbills in my previous post, just to prove I wasn't imaging things. Photo has been cropped to centre the bird. #photography #nativebird

A spoonbill standing high up on a dead tree branch. Blue sky in the background.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I have again been surprised by a species of bird, that I did not know lived in this area: Spoonbill. There were 3 high in a dead tree, along with a heron. Photo taken in South Rockhampton. #photography #nativebird

3 spoonbills and a heron (2nd highest) high up on the branches of a dead tree. There is blue sky behind them and some foliage of another tree in the bottom right corner. The lowest bird has it's head behind the branch.

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A pied stilt and its reflection. Taking advantage of the ephemeral lake at Gluepot Reserve.

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A trio of mulga parrots. Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A late afternoon photo by Yeppen Lagoon, in Rockhampton. I was taking my usual photos of birds perched on a log across the lagoon, when I realised there was one on my side of the lagoon. A little pied cormorant on a branch, silhouetted by late afternoon sun. #phtography #nativebird

A little pied cormorant (bird) silhouetted by late afternoon sun reflected from the surface of Yeppen Lagoon in Rockhampton. There are many trees on the other shore of the lagoon.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My usual aim at Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton is to capture the abundant birdlife. But in this instance, the cormorants/darters standing on the log were photo-bombed by passing cattle. #photography #nativebird

A number of cormorants or darter birds sitting on a log above water, with a few grey Brahman cattle passing on the shore behind them.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

@coffeedave.bsky.social This was my photographic experiment a couple of days ago: I (re)found a mobile phone "clip-on lens kit" I bought something like a decade ago, & decided to give it a go with my current phone. Results weren't great, but it was an amusing hour or so. #photography

A scenic view of the Fitzroy River, with a small mountain in the foreground and the horizon behind it. There are trees all around, mostly included for comparison with the next photo.

A scenic view of the Fitzroy River, with a small mountain in the foreground and the horizon behind it. This photo is through a "fish eye lens" attachment which has added considerable distortion.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I was up on Mt. Archer in Rockhampton, taking sunset photos and got a shock when I downloaded the photos, because I had not seen the windmill generators on the horizon. Next day, I took a bigger camera up to the spot to try to get clearer photos! #photography #horizon #sunset

Power generating windmills on the horizon line, with the sun beside them almost set. Dark foreground and an orange sky above.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's not a shag on a rock, it's a cormorant on a post! Taken at Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton. #photography #nativebird

A cormorant sitting on a post in the middle of Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton. The wings and tail are glowing in sunset light.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I've been so busy scrolling, I forgot to share photos! Here's a sunset view of Yeppen Lagoon in Rockhampton, with a thin mist over the water high-lighted. #photography

Sunset lighting a thin mist over Yeppen Lagoon in Rockhampton, with trees on the bank silhouetted.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I was near Yeppen Lagoon at sunset yesterday, when I spotted a sunbeam with a cloud of bugs "dancing" in it: #photography #insects

A late sunbeam among trees, lighting a huge swarm of insects between the trees. They look like golden dust in the air, especially in front of the shaded parts.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I've just had a call with "important immigration info" for me "press 1 for English, 2 for Chinese". For fun, I pressed 1, said hello, bloke said "Hello" & then spoke Chinese. I replied "It's no good talking Chinese to me" and he hung up. #WellDoneAngus your budget reply gives scammers a new angle.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

There aren't a lot of sulphur crested cockatoos around right now, but what they lack in numbers, they make up for with volume. These two seem to be going "Who said that?": #photography #nativebird

Two sulphur crested cockatoos in a neighbouring tree, looking left.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

@yllekaj.bsky.social another of my "while I was hanging out washing" discoveries. It fluttered around me, then promptly hid under a leaf ... but second time around, posed nicely: #photography #butterfly

A brown leafy looking butterfly hanging upside down under a blade of grass, with shadow behind it.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux "We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

BOOM! South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less. THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis. #EnergyRevolution

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I just had a phone call from "Telstra technical dept." warning me "my device was running on an open public network" ... next, would have been a warning of "malicious activity". But before she got there, I asked if it was IPV4 or IPV6. She hung up: why can't I have a tech talk with the tech dept? 😔

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A photo taken just now, of a sulphur crested cockatoo leaning into the SE wind at the top of a neighbourhood gum tree. #photography #nativebird

A sulphur crested cockatoo leaning into the wind, perched in the high branches of a gum tree.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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Sam Foley @samuelfoley.com · 23/09/2025

After going full time Linux for a year and a half on the laptop I use for work, and in the face of Win10 EOL in less than a month, I'm finally taking the plunge and switching my home desktop to Linux. Year of the Linux Desktop attempt #34

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I drove up the mountain for sunset photos, but when I returned home was presented with the scene of 2 sulphur crested cockatoos seemingly arguing in a nearby tree. This one claimed victory: #photography #nativebird

A sulphur crested cockatoo high in a gumtree.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The sunlight was streaming in the perfect direction across a wall to throw some long shadows, even for ants. #photography

A tiny ant with an extended shadow, on a streaky concrete wall.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I went to check the mail, this bright fellow was sitting on top. #photography

Orange & blue insect sitting on a black rubber strap.

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Dr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Slept in my Ricky Martin t-shirt and woke up Living La Vida Loca.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@yllekaj.bsky.social the cheeky butterfly was back and sitting still! I even got a photo with it's wings spread. The colourful spots were more purple to my eye than is shown in the photo. #photography #butterfly

Black winged butterfly with blue and white spots on the wings, resting on a branch with green leaves in the background.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@yllekaj.bsky.social at least one of the fluffy babies has survived into adulthood! This photo from yesterday. ##photography #birds

3 masked lapwings (birds) standing in a flowing gutter & on a grassy footpath.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It seems the rain has made a happy hunting ground of my front yard & footpath: returning to the house, there were 3 crows and 3 masked lapwings all catching bugs etc. Attached is a photo of one of the crows, loudly expressing an opinion. #photography #birds

A crow standing in grass, with road surface behind it. It's beak is slightly open because it has just finished calling to it's friends

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A monster lurking in the shadows! Oh alright the big hairy spiders aren't the ones to be scared of: #photography

A spider trying to hide in the shadows cast by a standing tissue.

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Don Knowles @dxk.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A phone photo of Rockhampton from Mt.Archer, the rain has arrived as predicted.

A view of Rockhampton from Mt Archer showing rain clouds and water vapour rising from the flanks of the mountain.

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