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Jun 5

World Environment Day is about encouraging worldwi

World Environment Day is about encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment 🌏 This years theme is TIME FOR NATURE 🌿 Nature provides food, water, medicine, shelter, the air we breath and everything else humans need to survive. We need nature. And nature needs our protection 🐨
Why do you love nature and what are you doing about it?

Natures Window, Kalbarri National Park.
#fornature #worldenvironmentday #nature

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May 19

Bird of the week! Who am I? 🦜 This medium-sized

Bird of the week! Who am I? 🦜
This medium-sized bird is widespread across the interior of southern Australia, inhabiting semi-arid woodland and shrubland habitats. They are quiet, unobtrusive and are usually found in pairs or families. They are also monogamous and can become tame and approachable. Their diet consists of seeds, fruits and green tips usually found on the ground. Who am I? #birdsofinstagram #wildlife

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May 15

Endangered Species Day 🦎 This critically endan

Endangered Species Day 🦎
This critically endangered Blue-tailed skink was once widespread on Christmas Island, but due to introduced predators (the giant centipede and wolf snake), these lizards became extinct in the wild. Being an endemic species this was a real tragedy, so efforts were made to bring them back from the brink of extinction. A successful captive breeding program has now boosted their population, and while they cannot return to the wild just yet, they have been released into predator free enclosures and their very own island. We have our fingers crossed for these little guys! #endangeredspeciesday #wildlife #christmasisland

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May 12

The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis

The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) is a remarkable creature. Each year, millions of these crabs emerge simultaneously from their forest homes on Christmas Island, and migrate to the ocean to spawn. The journey begins with the first rainfall of the wet season, and can last up to 18 days. The timing of the migration is also linked to the phases of the moon; spawning always occurs before dawn at the turn of the high tide during the last quarter of the moon (wow). Males begin the mass migration, with females joining along the way. No obstacle is too difficult, including steep cliffs, roads and bridges! This natural phenomenon is truly something to behold 🦀 #wildlife #redcrab

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May 10

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the mothers out there

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the mothers out there 💚 #happymothersday

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May 9

Today is World Migratory Bird Day 🐤🐦 For tho

Today is World Migratory Bird Day 🐤🐦 For those of us in Australia, we form part of the East-Asian Australasian Flyway, a migration corridor connecting feeding grounds in the Southern Hemisphere with breeding grounds in the Northern Hemisphere. Some two million migratory water birds fly this route and visit Australia each summer. For some, the round journey can be close to 30,000 kms as breeding sites are often in Russia, Siberia, China or Alaska. Birds really do connect our world. #birdsconnectourworld #worldmigratorybirdday

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May 5

Bird of the week: the Red-backed Fairy-wren! This

Bird of the week: the Red-backed Fairy-wren! This bold and beautifully coloured bird is the only Australian Fairy-wren with no blue in its plumage. It is also the smallest of our wrens and can be found in northern and eastern Australia.
Fun fact: the Red-backed Fairy-wren is not a faithful bird and eggs in the same nest are often fathered by different individuals.
Do you have a favourite species of Fairy-wren? 🐦
#wildlife #fairywren #birdsofinstagram

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Apr 28

Can you identify the orchid? A, B or C? a) Custar

Can you identify the orchid? A, B or C?
a) Custard Orchid
b) Freckled Sun Orchid
c) Tiger (Sun) Orchid
All three are endemic to Western Australia and belong to the genus Thelymitra (Sun orchids). Type you answer below! 🌼 #wildflowers #orchids

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Apr 22

Today is #earthday 🌏 This year, on its 50th ann

Today is #earthday 🌏 This year, on its 50th anniversary, the theme is Climate Action. Climate Change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today.
Here are some great yet simple things we can all do to help protect our planet: ♻️RECYCLE, REDUCE and REUSE
♻️Bike more, drive less ♻️Educate! ♻️Volunteer! ♻️Shop wisely & eat sustainably ♻️Conserve water ♻️Use long-lasting light bulbs ♻️Plant a tree
Happy Earth Day! #earthday2020

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Apr 20

#backyardbirding TIP 1: Be quiet, patient and stil

#backyardbirding TIP 1: Be quiet, patient and still! Don’t spook the birds in your backyard, instead give them a chance to stay. Move slowly and quietly and wait for nature to reveal itself 🦆 Ideally be still, silent and listen. Goodluck! #birdwatching

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Apr 17

Who am I? 🐦 I am widely distributed across Asia

Who am I? 🐦 I am widely distributed across Asia and Africa, with a worldwide population of around 1.7 million. My top speed is 40km/h and my lifespan is 4 years. I eat mainly fish, and form monogamous pairs. You can often see me bobbing my head and tail, and you will find me besides streams, lakes, estuaries and rivers. Who am I?
#coateswild #wildlife #birdsofinstagram

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Apr 14

The Okavango Delta, north-Western Botswana. Compri

The Okavango Delta, north-Western Botswana. Comprising both permanent swamps and seasonally flooded grassland, this World Heritage area is Africa’s third largest alluvial fan. Its waters drain into the desert sands of the Kalahari Basin and the wetland itself is in near pristine condition. Here, climate, geomorphology, hydrology and biology come together to shape and drive the landscape and it’s biota. #coateswild #botswana

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