Sandy Horne
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Birder. Amateur photographer. Mostly birds but other things at times. Feed cleansing one photo at a time. Project Officer.
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined January 2017
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
I have decided not to do 2025 calendars.
I have neither the time nor the energy.
Plus, my son will be visiting for 3 weeks in Nov & I want to be fully available for his visit.
I'm so very sorry.
I do have greeting cards available though. Will post about those soon.
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After some bruising encounters yesterday where some suggested that my photos are of no significance (it takes 1000 attaboys to equal 1 put down), I suppose I'd better get back to feed cleansing. For the people who appreciate this stuff, here's a splendid fairywren at Gluepot.
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From the archives ... one of my most popular shots.
Galah tree in full bloom.
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So ... my daughter flew to Japan just after the Emperor died. She's flying to England just after the Queen died. I've asked her to book a trip to Russia.
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A lot of people liked my 'row of galahs' photo but I have a better one. Some of you would have seen this before but, for new followers, I call this 2018 photo "There's one in every crowd." 😀
(I like to think that I'm the odd one out!)
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Eight years ago today, my husband of 30 years blindsided me and left forcing me to reinvent myself. That largely involved picking up my camera and learning how to use it. If you are in this situation, find your passion and explore it. The sadness will pass. Things get better.
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So I drove a 100km-long dirt road today (this is part of it) and did not see a single human being or another vehicle.
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I found the nest this morning! And mum does not appear to be happy about it. Peregrine falcon death stare 🤣
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Here's an idea
@Qantas
... how about you stop selling tickets until/unless you have the staff in place to ensure that you can actually fulfil that contract? At the moment, it seems like you are selling services that you know you can't provide.
#qantasfail
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I know I posted this fairly recently and a framed version is hanging on
@toddthepainter
's wall now, but this one has also not made the cut in two photo competitions. My 'Galah tree in full bloom' taken at Mount Bryan East.
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Everyone has enjoyed my 'magpie enjoy the sprinkler' shot ... so here's another. She really gets into it 😆
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Aussie Christmas tree! 🎄
This excellent photo of rainbow lorikeets is by Layn Simpson of Gympie, Queensland.
He's not on twitter but you can follow him at
@layns_images
on Instagram if you'd like to see more fun from his backyard 😄
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And one more from the vault before I start my working day. Pink cockatoos on the side of the highway near Lake Hart in the north of South Australia.
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Walking home from the bus, I found this rainbow lorikeet. I thought it was dead. Then I noticed that it was breathing. So I picked it up and held it for a while. Took maybe 10 minutes or so - but it gradually came back to life and flew off. Little miracles.
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The ridiculously handsome diamond firetail ... a bird that I only saw for the first time at the beginning of this year. Delighted to watch this one today at The Rocks Reserve near Balaklava.
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At age 60, it is shocking to realise that my ability to retire rests upon either (a) finding a partner who can support me or (b) winning the lottery.
@samanthamaiden
@AmyRemeikis
#IWD
#IWD2022
#superannuation
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Bottoms up! 😀
I took this shot two years ago. Still one of my all-time-favourite photos.
Budgies drinking at a sheep trough near Roseworthy, South Australia.
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It's really weird how
@abcnews
is treating Dutton as if he's the Prime Minister. And he is not being challenged about anything he says. This special treatment for the opposition did not happen when the LNP were in power.
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Flashback. On this day four years ago, I snapped this beautiful mulga parrot in the hills near Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula.
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One of our resident magpies - the female - really enjoying the sprinkler today. Like, really enjoying 😆
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Okay, so I tried my macro lens on my R6 for the first time and stalked the blue-banded bees. I'm pretty impressed by its performance ...
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When I divorced, I chose to keep the house rather than take a share of my husband's super. Now I am in the position where I have no hope of retiring (while he is now retired at his new beach house). Young people dipping into super may find themselves in my boat down the track.
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I'm in Brisbane. My luggage is in Melbourne. Nobody on my plane got their bags ☹
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As there was so much interest in the splendid fairywren, and I have a bunch of new followers (not sure why - but anyway), I am reposting this shot. Taken at my campsite at Gluepot Reserve.
@FairywrenProj
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A male red-capped robin at Monarto Woodlands, South Australia. I think the fence helps give some scale to this little guy.
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I spent a good half an hour with this gorgeous creature this afternoon. I inched my way closer until I was having to zoom back out to fit it into frame. My camera was getting heavy. Eventually it did fly and - for once - I got the shot! This was north east of Roxby Downs.
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Confidence!
A purple swamphen here in Mount Gambier today.
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Why do people say 'I respect your choice' when talking to those who refuse the vax? Sorry, but I don't respect your choice.
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I'm old enough to remember when two MPs resigned after failing to pay duty on a colour TV. More recently, Sam Dastyari resigned over potentially unlawful donations and fundraising misconduct. And now this - where people died and lives were ruined ... we get nothin' 🤷♀️
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Woo! One of my photos on Instagram just won me a book from the CSIRO. My goanna photo makes me their weekly winner. Cool 😀
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For the first time since getting a Twitter account, I changed my profile photo. A new me. A fresh start. My new life.
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There's one in every crowd.
Photo of galahs taken on 6 October 2018 near Balaklava in South Australia's Mid North.
Prompted to repost as my photo has popped up in various places on FB without attribution. Makes me angry. Anyway, enjoy!
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Wow,
@fauziah_ibrahim
... I just followed you yesterday. I might have to unfollow you today. That was a shocking interview with
@AlboMP
. Attacking, talking over and interrupting. Painful to watch.
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Do you think wearing my
@TamePunk
sweat shirt on voting day might give away how I'm voting? 😆
@nordacious
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And one more shot of the double-barred finches. Such a lovely way to spend the morning - watching these cute little guys.
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@Josh_Moon
I'm not sure what this tweet is trying to say but I can tell you that here in Australia full-time employees get 4 weeks paid leave per year. Plus, the national minimum wage is currently $19.84 per hour or $753.80 per 38 hour week. Casual employees get a 25% loading on that.
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I am going to start my little solo election party at 5pm (Adelaide time). It won't be truly solo though. You are all with me, right? 🍾🥃🍸🧀🫖🥂
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My photo of budgies that was shown on ABC Adelaide News tonight (for those who missed it). Anyone care to count them for me? 😄
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Just in: Western Australia has abandoned its plan to re-open its borders on February 5.
My response: This is sensible.
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Born in 61. Turning 61.
These are for later.
A birthday on my own this year so I'll have to make my own fun.
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Okay ... so I normally don't bother with editing photos until I get home ... but I wanted you to see this gorgeous creature.
Wedge-tailed eagle today at Marree.
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I just heard that, on average, each Australian buys 56 pieces of clothing per year. Wow! Someone must be buying my share because I'm nowhere near that. Heck, I'm still wearing items I bought a decade ago.
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I noticed a young couple having trouble setting up their tent at Gluepot, so I tried to help.
After chatting for a bit, the guy looked at me and asked, "You wouldn't be Sandy Horne, would you?" [chuckling, yes]
"We're only here because of you!" 😆
Here's another red-capped robin.
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Dragging this one out of my archives to share again because it's one of my personal favourites.
I was shooting into the sun and I thought it would be a waste of time. Then I decided to break all the rules.
A black swan at Greenfields Wetlands.
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I'm told that this photo of mine has been chosen by the ABC for their photos of the week gallery. Form an orderly queue for autographs 🤣
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I had a falling out with friends who sided with my ex after our split. I knew they were antivaxxers but I just heard that they drank the Kool-Aid & now believe that Trump is a good guy & that Russia is right to invade Ukraine. Suddenly I feel ok about not seeing them anymore.
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10 years ago today my husband of 30 years left me. I was blindsided. Had no idea he was having an affair. Got home from a weekend away and he had moved out. I have reinvented myself but the feelings are still really strong.
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This is the photo (Total Bliss) that has been shortlisted in the
@ausgeo
Wildlife Photographer of the Year comp. I entered several photos and only threw this one in at the last moment based solely on the fact that it had been very popular here on Twitter. So thanks, everyone 😀
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There's one in every crowd.
I haven't shared this one for a while but it's always hugely popular. I think many of us can relate, right?
Galahs near Balaklava, South Australia.
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After arriving at my sister's place in Gympie, we were sitting in her yard enjoying a cuppa when the pale-headed rosellas showed up.
#birdsseenin2023
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Some cranky nobody on this hellsite reckons I'm "bringing this country down". Well I beg to differ! I'd like to think that I (mostly) provide uplifting content here.
Case in point - here's a photo I took of a rainbow bee-eater taking flight at Kallora.
Happy Sunday! 😀
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After saying goodbye to my magpies at Auburn and crying all the way back to Adelaide, I arrived home and was unloading the car when I spotted a young magpie on my front lawn. So I got some cheese and talked to him and fed him. It was as if the universe sent me that magpie.
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I've just realised that it's World Parrot Day!
So here are a trio of pink cockatoos from Lake Hart in South Australia's far north.
@ParrotOfTheDay
#WorldParrotDay
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Best bird photos from 2023.
It always gets my heart rate up when I see a flock of pink cockatoos. In this case, I stopped the car quickly west of Cobar, got out and ran back to see these beautiful (now endangered) birds.
Technically poor photo, but I don't care. It was amazing.
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I had a fabulous day with my new birding buddy (also a single older woman with a Pajero Sport). We got on like a house on fire. And we enjoyed watching the diamond firetails. It was bitterly cold though. Brrr!
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Maybe my shot of the day.
A grey-headed flying-fox dipping into the Torrens to cool off.
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42 days in the wilderness and 46 appeals later, I'm back baby!
A huge thank you to everyone who advocated for me. Very heartwarming.
It was pretty awful to be cut off from my tribe here.
I have a lot of catching up to do!
What did I miss?
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Here's one from my archives.
A galah at a nesting hollow in a big ol' gum tree.
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And I'm outta here!
The back end of a wedge-tailed eagle as it departs.
Photo from near Woomera last year.
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REJECTED!
'Seven little Australians'
Backyard birds category.
A row of double-barred finches in Gympie, Queensland.
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Happy World Parrot Day!
So here are a few random Australian parrots to celebrate these amazing creatures 😀
#WorldParrotDay
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For those who have never seen these growing wild, here is what a patch of Sturt desert peas looks like. I found several more patches today at Wirraminna.
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#3
Countdown of my favourite dozen bird photos from 2021
Galah tree in full bloom (yes, you've all seen this one before - it was very popular)
Mount Bryan East, South Australia (I was at this spot again yesterday)
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Is anyone tired of my wedge-tailed eagle shots from Boolcoomatta yet?
Too bad, so sad.
Here's another 😄
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So my daughter and her partner need a dining suite for their new home and have decided to make their own. They drove to Melb to buy an old bowling alley lane to turn into a table. Solid maple with beautiful inlays.
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Since 'the dumping', I have been living alone & not really bothering much with cooking. I make up big pots of soup & freeze into portions, but I really haven't been going to much effort. But I'm cooking myself a roast tonight. It's been 6 months or so. I think I'll enjoy this.
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We're getting nuclear subs? Really? Do we actually need submarines at all? Gosh, $90b is a lot of money for a country like Australia. It would almost cover the cost of a high-speed rail system between Melbourne and Sydney, for example.
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Something nice happened this afternoon.
My recent magpie photo was chosen for ABC's Photo of the Week feature. You can see it here ...
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Another shot of that gorgeous diamond firetail at The Rocks Reserve. All dressed up in his formal wear.
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Odd one out.
Reaching into my archives for this photo which is always super popular. I guess we can relate, right?
A row of galahs (with one free-thinker) near Balaklava, South Australia.
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People seem to be liking my pelican shots, so here's another one from Bald Hill Beach.
This one reminds me of a wide-body aircraft 😄
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Who else misses the calm, reassuring voice of
@MarylouiseMcla1
?
I hope you are doing well, Mary-Louise.
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A male scarlet-chested parrot from my trip to Gluepot in May.
Birders across Australia lost their minds (me included) when these rare birds showed up in big numbers in April/May 🙂
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Tonight marks one year since my partner of 7 years ended our relationship.
Somehow I have survived.
It still stings - but I am getting better and stronger as time goes on.
Thanks to those who helped along the way.
You know who you are ❤️
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Who knew that my best birding moment of 2022 would happen on the second last day of the year?
Out on a quiet dirt road up north, just before sunset, I had this spectacle all to myself.
It has been a great season for budgies.
Right place. Right time.
@SciNate
#budgies
#murmuration
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A galah at a potential nesting hollow.
Monarto Woodlands.
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I know setting
@AlboMP
up for gotcha moments is a sport right now - but let's not forget he's recovering from Covid and could well have the brain fog that many complain about. I'm still waiting for a journalist - any journalist - to ask Morrison a question about
#AspenMedical
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#9
Countdown of my favourite dozen bird photos from 2021
Mum and bub budgies in the wild. Taken 364 days ago. Great to get this lucky shot.
Mount Bryan East, South Australia.
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Tap ... tap ... tap ...
Is this thing on?
Tap ... tap ... tap ...
Can everyone hear me? Even you up the back there?
1, 2, 1, 2 ...
Ahem ... unaccustomed as I am to public speaking ...
😆
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Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Diamond firetails at Monarto Woodlands.
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Had an eventful drive to my daughter's place. Don't want to say too much here, but I witnessed what looked like a horrible violent domestic violence incident. Took a photo, pulled over, and phoned police. Worried for that woman 🙁
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51 hours after landing in Brisbane and still no communication from
@Qantas
about my luggage. Even just a simple text msg would be comforting.
#qantasfail
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So
#Qantas
boss Alan Joyce gets a *pay rise* that's more than 4 times what I earn and I didn't run a large company into the ground.
We've all been
#joyced
#qantasfail
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Best bird photos from 2023.
A pale-headed rosella in my sister's backyard.
Gympie, Queensland.
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OMG ... this is amazing ... I just got an email from
@qantas
& they have (finally!) agreed to reimburse the total amount that I was out-of-pocket due to my delayed luggage over Easter. I was about to take it to the ombudsman. This angst could have been avoided, but this is good.
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Also rejected by two photo competitions is 'Mum and bub' - showing bird behaviour. I get that this one didn't make the cut. The baby budgie's tail is obscured. But I quite like it anyway.
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I will be trying to rest my very sore arm so will limit my computer time in coming days. So less photo editing. But here's one from my archives to brighten your day. A rainbow lorikeet in the city.
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A mallee ringneck parrot drinking at the dam at Bruce, South Australia.
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Happy 40th wedding anniversary to me! I thought it was forever but he ran off with another woman after 30 years. Still, we did produce two kids who have turned out to be the most amazing human beings so there's that. Nice that I can look back now without any angst.
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A wedgie landing on an old fence post in the distance. Look at the wingtips and flared tail!
Near Woomera, South Australia.
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The Midnight Oil House near Burra.
This ruin was featured on the cover of Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust.
I drive past this often and have a lot of photos, so don't normally stop. But I did yesterday so my visitor could take some shots.
#MidnightOil
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So the Prime Minister had a sneaky little Father's Day trip on the weekend? How nice for him. I'd love to see my son who lives in the US. It has been 616 days since I've hugged my son. But who's counting?
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More
@Qantas
nonsense. They have offered me ("as a gesture of goodwill") just $120 compensation. I sent in receipts totalling ~$300. I've told them that their offer is not acceptable. Qantas really is the gift that keeps on giving.
#qantasfail
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