Richard Jackson
@jakko47
Old white guy, woke lefty (sinistral, too). Like kayaking, photography, wildlife photography. Retired to QLD. 40 years in Canberra - don't diss the PS, they work harder than you in a crushing bureaucracy.
Not to be confused with the Eastern Shriketit, who can take your finger off with their bark-stripping beaks. (Not my photo).
Winter is so last week! This handsome chapter was out and about a few minutes ago.
They often turn up at our place after dark to cadge some granulated nuts from us. This one was keeping an eye on me during the day.
Australia's richest woman, whose claim to fame is that she thinks workers should be paid $2/day, suggests that we should GIVE islands to the world's first trillionaire, who could resolve world hunger without breaking stride (but won't), so that he can make weapons of war for Israhell. What the fuck?
Not to mention hungrier! Check out the size of that fish he is about to swallow - and not share. 😁
All media hype and polls taken of a carefully selected demographic. Hanson claims to represent the average Australian, but the truth is a stark contrast.
Not permitted pets in the over-50s village where I now live. I miss this old girl who died about 6 years ago, at my previous home.
I lived and worked in Canberra for 40 years and never saw Spotted Pardalotes. I had to retire to Port Stephens before I realised that they existed! Now in Queensland, where I see Striated Pardalotes instead.
1969 Sold that bike in 2016, to a guy who restored it to showroom condition.
Climbing Cactus flower early in the night and are completely done by dawn. Despite a couple of storms over the last 2 days and another possible shortly tonight, this one chose to show off tonight. #Photography #nature #flowers
Dragonflies are the most successful hunters on the planet, with a 95% success rate. But even successful predators need to watch their backs. Rainbow Bee Eater. #Photography#Birds
Saw this little fella dancing across the neighbour's lawn a while back. You put your left leg in...
I finally got out walking with camera in hand today. My 78yo back didn't like it much. Here is some of what I saw.
Life is tough when you have to live here! Glasshouse Mountains from Bribie Island.
Wrap the entire planet in solar panels for a 20% improvement? Maybe doesn't need quite as much as that.
Hard to believe that such cute little fluff balls can grow up to become airborne terror birds that strike fear into the hearts of grown men. The flying shot is not mine, but clearly shows their inheritance from the dinosaurs - their wing spurs!
I need a break from the sh1t show that is the world situation at present. Here is my wife's Zygo cactus today, a bloomin' success this year.
Taking minds off politics. Here are some of the neighbours in our village.
Peter Dutton is sounding increasingly unhinged, ranting like his idol Trump. Not the kind of person I want in charge of our country, especially considering his admiration of Trump's policies. Temu Trump, for sure. The whole LNP seems to be in lockstep behind him.