Nostr notes by Andrew Rock

Flo would be proud.

2026-10-26T05:56:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…vf79
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Flo would be proud.

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), Weinam Creek ...

2026-10-25T02:57:24Z

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), Weinam Creek Wetlands

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Weinam Creek Wetlands ...

2026-10-24T03:57:44Z

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Weinam Creek Wetlands

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis), Gibraltar Range ...

2026-10-18T02:12:24Z

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis), Gibraltar Range National Park

Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis), Gibraltar ...

2026-10-17T02:44:21Z

Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis), Gibraltar Range National Park

Platypus Hole (Little Dandahra Creek, Infrared 470 nm), Gibraltar ...

2026-10-16T03:54:23Z

Platypus Hole (Little Dandahra Creek, Infrared 470 nm), Gibraltar Range National Park

Tryon's Hawkmoth Caterpillar (Theretra tryoni), Mount ...

2026-10-15T03:43:25Z

Tryon's Hawkmoth Caterpillar (Theretra tryoni), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Gibraltar Range National ...

2026-10-14T02:14:17Z

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Gibraltar Range National Park

She’s working on it.

2026-10-13T07:54:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…srry
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She’s working on it.

Stink Bug (Bromocoris souefi), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens ...

2026-10-13T03:09:39Z

Stink Bug (Bromocoris souefi), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Missed the option of “I can understand anything that was on ...

2026-10-12T12:22:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…chjw
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Missed the option of “I can understand anything that was on Hogan’s Heroes”.

I’ve always found king parrots to be the most polite gentlemen.

2026-10-12T06:21:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…yckp
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I’ve always found king parrots to be the most polite gentlemen.

False Blister Beetle (Pseudolycus torridus), Mount Coot-tha ...

2026-10-12T02:35:50Z

False Blister Beetle (Pseudolycus torridus), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Common Flatwing (Austroargiolestes icteromelas) , Mount Coot-tha ...

2026-10-11T09:40:16Z

Common Flatwing (Austroargiolestes icteromelas) , Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Golden Glory Pea (Gompholobium latifolium), Gibraltar Range ...

2026-10-10T10:39:11Z

Golden Glory Pea (Gompholobium latifolium), Gibraltar Range National Park

Mulligan's Hut (850nm infrared), Gibraltar Range National ...

2026-10-09T05:22:21Z

Mulligan's Hut (850nm infrared), Gibraltar Range National Park

Grevillea acerata, Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-07T03:10:28Z

Grevillea acerata, Gibraltar Range National Park

Barra Nula Cascades (IR Chrome), Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-06T02:48:00Z

Barra Nula Cascades (IR Chrome), Gibraltar Range National Park

King's birthday special, Royal Rock Moss (Rhacocarpus ...

2026-10-05T03:42:22Z

King's birthday special, Royal Rock Moss (Rhacocarpus purpurascens), clinging on and half rotten, Gibraltar Range National Park

New toy, a 365nm UV torch. This is lichen on a rock in the back ...

2026-10-04T11:19:56Z

New toy, a 365nm UV torch. This is lichen on a rock in the back yard, and after reviewing this photo, there's a tiny crab spider.

Brown Gerygone, Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-04T03:46:27Z

Brown Gerygone, Gibraltar Range National Park

https://soundcloud.com/strictfunctor/brown-gerygone?si=1d97ef0321e44bb291205ddd3efb184f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Needles, Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-04T01:50:54Z

The Needles, Gibraltar Range National Park

White-throated Treecreeper, Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-03T04:17:24Z

White-throated Treecreeper, Gibraltar Range National Park

https://soundcloud.com/strictfunctor/white-throated-treecreeper-1?si=aa5d5b20156747a298115dac30e5465c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Bitter Pea (Daviesia nova-anglica), Gibraltar Range National Park ...

2026-10-03T03:10:46Z

Bitter Pea (Daviesia nova-anglica), Gibraltar Range National Park

Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis), Gibraltar Range ...

2026-10-02T02:58:59Z

Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis), Gibraltar Range National Park

Gibraltar Range Bush-Pea (Pultenaea tarik), guess where ...

2026-10-01T01:50:14Z

Gibraltar Range Bush-Pea (Pultenaea tarik), guess where

Golden-tailed Sugar Ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus), our back yard ...

2026-09-30T05:25:12Z

Golden-tailed Sugar Ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus), our back yard

Barra Nula Cascades (470 nm infrared), Gibraltar Range National ...

2026-09-29T05:23:00Z

Barra Nula Cascades (470 nm infrared), Gibraltar Range National Park

Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) , Gibraltar Range National ...

2026-09-25T04:37:27Z

Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) , Gibraltar Range National Park

What it takes for a tree to make in the modern rainforest, ...

2026-09-24T23:13:02Z

What it takes for a tree to make in the modern rainforest, Gibraltar Range National Park

Yellow-shouldered Stout Hover Fly (Simosyrphus grandicornis), ...

2026-09-21T21:00:11Z

Yellow-shouldered Stout Hover Fly (Simosyrphus grandicornis), Gibraltar Range National Park

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Mulligan's Hut, ...

2026-09-20T04:07:05Z

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Mulligan's Hut, Gibraltar Range National Park

Chez Rock, Open For Inspection Edition Gibraltar Range National ...

2026-09-19T08:48:06Z

Chez Rock, Open For Inspection Edition
Gibraltar Range National Park

Roobot, Emmaville, NSW ...

2026-09-08T13:39:31Z

Roobot, Emmaville, NSW

Bottlebrush Pool (IR 850 nm), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-09-08T11:22:19Z

Bottlebrush Pool (IR 850 nm), Crows Nest National Park

Reminds me a lot of one of the few VDTs in the only computer lab ...

2026-09-08T08:03:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…6mry
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Reminds me a lot of one of the few VDTs in the only computer lab at Griffith U in 1981.

Bell Animalcules (Family Vorticellidae), Mount Coot-tha Botanic ...

2026-09-05T09:11:02Z

Bell Animalcules (Family Vorticellidae), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Bottlebrush Pool (IR 470 nm), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-09-04T12:53:44Z

Bottlebrush Pool (IR 470 nm), Crows Nest National Park

Eastern Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides ssp. scincoides), in our ...

2026-08-31T02:49:25Z

Eastern Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides ssp. scincoides), in our yard
Hope it keeps a watch out for the carpet python.

Carpet Python (Morelia spilota), in our back yard just now ...

2026-08-26T04:10:09Z

Carpet Python (Morelia spilota), in our back yard just now

Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi), Mount Coot-tha Botanic ...

2026-08-24T09:14:45Z

Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi), Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Desmid (Genus Closterium), a single-celled alga, Mount Coot-tha ...

2026-08-23T11:15:03Z

Desmid (Genus Closterium), a single-celled alga, Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Said rat. Gnawing, gnawing, gnawing every night. ...

2026-08-20T07:56:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…94kw
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Said rat. Gnawing, gnawing, gnawing every night.

Chez Rock, Rat-infested Edition (not a reference to the ...

2026-08-20T03:43:09Z

Chez Rock, Rat-infested Edition (not a reference to the kangaroos), Peach Trees Camp, Jimna State Forest

Bald Rock Creek Swimming Hole, Girraween National Park, 720 nm ...

2026-08-09T12:33:47Z

Bald Rock Creek Swimming Hole, Girraween National Park, 720 nm infrared
Old photo (2017) now worth processing with modern tools

Seed Shrimp (Class Ostracoda), sampled from Kumbartcho Sanctuary ...

2026-08-05T02:43:53Z

Seed Shrimp (Class Ostracoda), sampled from Kumbartcho Sanctuary

Crows Nest Creek (470 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-08-03T02:03:00Z

Crows Nest Creek (470 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park

Crows Nest Creek (IR Chrome), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-08-02T02:16:19Z

Crows Nest Creek (IR Chrome), Crows Nest National Park

Crows Nest Creek (720 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-08-01T02:15:49Z

Crows Nest Creek (720 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park

Crows Nest Creek (850 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-07-31T02:30:50Z

Crows Nest Creek (850 nm infrared), Crows Nest National Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ97jkVnX0A

2026-07-30T11:53:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…6vjz
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ97jkVnX0A

Crows Nest Creek, Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-07-30T00:49:03Z

Crows Nest Creek, Crows Nest National Park

Water Mite (Genus Hydrachna), Kumbartcho Sanctuary ...

2026-07-28T02:01:34Z

Water Mite (Genus Hydrachna), Kumbartcho Sanctuary

The Trump playbook is never admit you're wrong, never say ...

2026-07-27T11:00:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…6uyl
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The Trump playbook is never admit you're wrong, never say sorry, appeal every adverse judicial finding all the way up to the corrupt Supreme Court. I wonder if PH knows racist John Roberts can't help her.

Chez Rock, Windswept Edition, Crows Nest National Park ...

2026-07-27T01:43:38Z

Chez Rock, Windswept Edition, Crows Nest National Park

Python is the student lounge of the university campus, where ...

2026-07-18T09:30:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…qsz9
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Python is the student lounge of the university campus, where youngsters say they don't need all that stuffy formal crap because they have so much long life ahead of them to fill with debugging.

20! That should have gone to Jurassic Park. Any block of wood ...

2026-07-13T08:02:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…47yk
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20! That should have gone to Jurassic Park. Any block of wood could have replaced him in that role.

All the news reports skip the work I remember earliest and most ...

2026-07-13T07:44:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…f9mg
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All the news reports skip the work I remember earliest and most fondly: Reilly, Ace Of Spies, with bonus Leo McKern.

Insect Larva In a Tube Sampled from the South Pine River near ...

2026-07-13T02:19:49Z

Insect Larva In a Tube
Sampled from the South Pine River near Kumbartcho Sanctuary.
I think it is a Non-biting Midge (Family Chironomidae).

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), Bunya Mountains ...

2026-07-12T02:31:05Z

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), Bunya Mountains National Park

Carpenter's Rule Diatoms (Genus Bacillaria), sampled from the ...

2026-07-11T02:06:46Z

Carpenter's Rule Diatoms (Genus Bacillaria), sampled from the South Pine River

Grasstree Land, Mount Kiangarow, Bunya Mts National Park ...

2026-07-10T01:56:09Z

Grasstree Land, Mount Kiangarow, Bunya Mts National Park

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379349835

2026-07-09T02:45:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…jmek
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379349835

Pindari Dam, NSW ...

2026-07-09T02:19:21Z

Pindari Dam, NSW

I've posted a still of the big one to iNat, but no takers ...

2026-07-09T02:16:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…jmek
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I've posted a still of the big one to iNat, but no takers yet. I'm reasonably confident as to the order.

Went birding at Kumbartcho Sanctuary early this morning, but what ...

2026-07-08T12:41:32Z

Went birding at Kumbartcho Sanctuary early this morning, but what really got me out of bed was a chance to grab a sample from the pond for my new microscope. These, I believe (I'm new at this) are a water flea and a seed shrimp.

vim is only the editor unix/linux is the IDE.

2026-07-08T07:03:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…ulwg
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vim is only the editor unix/linux is the IDE.

Cutworm Moth (Acontia nivipicta), Bunya Mts National Park ...

2026-07-08T02:33:10Z

Cutworm Moth (Acontia nivipicta), Bunya Mts National Park

Severn River, Wells Crossing, NSW ...

2026-07-07T02:16:40Z

Severn River, Wells Crossing, NSW

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax, Juv) Learning About Ravens ...

2026-07-06T02:03:30Z

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax, Juv) Learning About Ravens
Torrington, NSW

Kings Plains Creek, Kings Plains National Park, NSW ...

2026-07-04T02:58:19Z

Kings Plains Creek, Kings Plains National Park, NSW

A Tree, Wells Crossing, NSW (Fuji GSW69III, Kodak Tri-X) ...

2026-07-03T01:57:09Z

A Tree, Wells Crossing, NSW (Fuji GSW69III, Kodak Tri-X)

Leaf Beetle (Subfamily Eumolpinae), Bunya Mountains National Park ...

2026-07-02T02:03:35Z

Leaf Beetle (Subfamily Eumolpinae), Bunya Mountains National Park

OMG, there are ladies covered in gold paint. Pussy Galore ...

2026-07-01T12:52:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…82jt
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OMG, there are ladies covered in gold paint. Pussy Galore isn't out of place after all.

This movie (Jason and the Argonaughts) and I are the same age. ...

2026-07-01T12:36:50Z

This movie (Jason and the Argonaughts) and I are the same age. One might argue which is aging better. Worst representation of a character is Hera, who is all too nice to Zeus and everyone, compared to my recollections of mythology. Played by the same actor as Pussy Galore, for what that's worth.

Wasn't cents or litres at the time I'm talking about. The ...

2026-07-01T12:18:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…qw6e
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Wasn't cents or litres at the time I'm talking about. The only price I can recall clearly was a penny for a Yogi bear chocolate at the corner shop. To close this tiny circle, there must have been a promo at the GF servo once, because a guy in a Yogi Bear suit came a across the road from there to my front yard and gave me a very melted YB chockie out of his pocket. Wasn't old enough to be fussy.

Just remembered there was Golden Fleece petrol station opposite ...

2026-07-01T12:07:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…lu20
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Just remembered there was Golden Fleece petrol station opposite my first childhood home in Toowoomba.

Watching Jason and the Argonaughts. I used to enjoy hearing ...

2026-07-01T12:04:13Z

Watching Jason and the Argonaughts. I used to enjoy hearing laughing kookaburras in the johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies. Just now I'm enjoying galahs furnishing the soundscape in the scenes with the harpies. They are heading to the end of the world.

Postie just dropped of an M T-ring, so now I can use the higher ...

2026-07-01T02:26:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…qkwg
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Postie just dropped of an M T-ring, so now I can use the higher power objectives. This is the trailing edge with the 40x.

Wild Birders, Kings Plains National Park (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak ...

2026-07-01T02:12:06Z

Wild Birders, Kings Plains National Park (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X)

I can't use higher magnification objectives with a camera ...

2026-06-30T10:14:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…qkwg
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I can't use higher magnification objectives with a camera until I find a new way to adapt the camera. The M42-EF to EF-M chain of adapters is too long. I've had the scope less than a week. Stay tuned.

Leading and Trailing Edges of a Housefly's Wing, 10x ...

2026-06-30T09:23:08Z

Leading and Trailing Edges of a Housefly's Wing, 10x Objective
First biological subject for my new microscope. All my insect macros leave the subject alive, but not possible in this case. I considered a housefly entering my kitchen as a volunteer.

Lichen Moth (Halone epiopsis), Girraween National Park First ...

2026-06-30T02:30:56Z

Lichen Moth (Halone epiopsis), Girraween National Park
First photo of this species on iNaturalist, or anywhere else that I can find

Emmaville Post Office (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X) ...

2026-06-29T02:23:11Z

Emmaville Post Office (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X)

On a similar line, did you catch Lovecraft Country, a similar ...

2026-06-28T23:34:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…ave6
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On a similar line, did you catch Lovecraft Country, a similar adaptation that worked really well. Can't remember where I saw it.

If you know the Poe stories and of the Sackler family, The Fall ...

2026-06-28T23:05:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…v9ky
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If you know the Poe stories and of the Sackler family, The Fall Of the House is delicious.

Club Hotel, Emmaville, NSW (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X) ...

2026-06-28T02:20:03Z

Club Hotel, Emmaville, NSW (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X)

Moore Street, Emmaville, NSW (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X) ...

2026-06-27T02:11:25Z

Moore Street, Emmaville, NSW (Fuji GSW690III, Kodak Tri-X)

Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus), Wells Crossing, NSW ...

2026-06-26T02:13:21Z

Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus), Wells Crossing, NSW

Sharpie squiggle on a slide ...

2026-06-25T05:06:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…uthq
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Sharpie squiggle on a slide

Yes

2026-06-25T03:08:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…9drc
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Yes

Musk Lorikeet (Trichoglossus concinnus), Emmaville surrounds, NSW ...

2026-06-25T03:08:48Z

Musk Lorikeet (Trichoglossus concinnus), Emmaville surrounds, NSW

New box full of opportunity/distraction/trouble just dropped. ...

2026-06-24T08:25:39Z

New box full of opportunity/distraction/trouble just dropped.

Australian Pipit (Anthus australis), Kings Plains, New South ...

2026-06-24T02:04:12Z

Australian Pipit (Anthus australis), Kings Plains, New South Wales

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops), Kings Plains ...

2026-06-23T02:40:10Z

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops), Kings Plains National Park

Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus), Kings Plains National ...

2026-06-22T01:57:56Z

Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus), Kings Plains National Park

Striated Thornbills (Acanthiza lineata), Emmaville ...

2026-06-21T01:53:49Z

Striated Thornbills (Acanthiza lineata), Emmaville

Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea, M), Glen Innes ...

2026-06-20T03:02:55Z

Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea, M), Glen Innes

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang, M), Glen Innes ...

2026-06-19T01:44:40Z

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang, M), Glen Innes

Usually disgust.

2026-06-14T08:21:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…j3yj
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Usually disgust.