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Stephen Fricker

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Interests include public health, Environment, Evolution, Mosquitos, and citizen science engagement Co-founder GSBioblitz Opinions expressed are my own. Northern Territory, Aus, https://linktr.ee/stephenfricker

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Spangled Drongo 'Dicrurus bracteatus' from East Point, Darwin, #Australia last month
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia #birdsofoz

06.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great Egret 'Ardea alba' from The amazing Fog Dam, #Australia, in early February, when the dam overflows and many feasting birds can be seen
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz

05.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bright-orange Darter 'Telicota augias', Buffalo Creek NT, Australia
#Lepidoptera

04.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Orange-footed Scrubfowl 'Megapodius reinwardt' seems well adapted to urban Darwin

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #Australia #birdsofoz

04.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Broad-billed Flycatcher 'Myiagra ruficollis ' another #BirdsSeenIn2026 and my second on #inaturalist. Caught it on my phone at #Nightcliff #Australia

#aves #wildoz #birdsofoz

03.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grey-tailed Tattler 'Tringa brevipes' from Lee Point, Darwin Australia from earlier last month.

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz

02.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this 'Eristalinus hervebazini' I saw out at Middle Point last month! It settled for a while so I was able to get a decent shot
www.inaturalist.org/observations... #Australia
#inaturalist #wildoz #Diptera

01.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

having grown up with them i would say other gooses are a funny colourπŸ˜…

01.03.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Magpie Goose 'Anseranas semipalmata' the only member of this family, is all around Darwin in the wet season.

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #Australia

01.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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My first Grey Whistler 'Pachycephala simplex' ever! and #BirdsSeenIn2026 well barely seen at East Point, Darwin, #Australia

27.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well they are common along the beaches, but usually only a single individual. If you like shore birds, Lee point is the place to go i think on a falling tide.

26.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I found this female Palemouth 'Brachydiplax denticauda' at East Point, Darwin on the weekend

#wildoz

25.02.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Side view of a moth with brown forewings that have a broad, looping vibrant green pattern across them

Side view of a moth with brown forewings that have a broad, looping vibrant green pattern across them

Cosmodes elegans - Green-blotched Moth

These lovely moths are relatively frequent visitors to our Perth Hills garden but it’s lovely to see them every time!

These moths are native to Australia and can be seen in most areas except the NT.

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

22.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Love these little guys, I use to get them occasionally in Adelaide.

22.02.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Eastern Curlew 'Numenius madagascariensis' from Lee Point in Darwin, #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

20.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Banana Spotting Bug 'Amblypelta lutescens ssp. lutescens' from Darwin #Australia #wildoz

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

19.02.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks I didn't know that

18.02.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pacific Reef Heron 'Egretta sacra' I found both light and dark morphs at Lee Point, Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

18.02.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hibiscus Harlequin Bug 'Tectocoris diophthalmus' from Darwin #Australia

www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#wildoz

17.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The tiny little Heart-Plant 'Portulaca bicolor' from a succulent Darwin

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

16.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My second Sanderling 'Calidris alba' but first #BirdsSeenIn2026

#Australia #wildoz #inaturalist

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

16.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the Great Southern Bioblitz 2026: Whittlesea!
Although GSB2026 is a way off it's great to see projects up early so interested group know that their area is represented and they can organise events for this year
www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-...

15.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I snuck up on this Great Crested Tern 'Thalasseus bergii' at Lee Point, Darwin #Australia

www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #birdsofoz

15.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do an experiment, post exactly the same thing on both twitter and Bluesky and look at the difference in engagement

14.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder should I post this on my old Twitter account so I can get banned instantly, πŸ€”

14.02.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A charismatic Northern Fantail 'Rhipidura rufiventris' from Lee Point #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

13.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue-winged Kookaburra 'Dacelo leachii' watching the sunset in Darwin #Australia

www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist

13.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photographic plate of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)

A photographic plate of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)

🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1651525 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !

Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social

#Entomology #Biodiversity πŸ§ͺ🌐

28.01.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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This Lemon-bellied Flyrobin 'Microeca flavigaster' was quite agitated by a Tawny Frogmouth as i passed by a tree on my afternoon walk in Darwin #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

11.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such an attractive butterfly, strange the caterpillar looks like πŸ’©

10.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0