a gem in a harsh world...

This beautiful image of a tiny bird reminds us that in a world of harsh realities, always look closely...There may still be a small gem of sweet softness just waiting to be appreciated and valued... https://t.co/mFT3jpAur4

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 18, 2022

blue and yellow feathers...

All the wings are with you Ukraine...
Fly high...#SupportUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/JcwdegLo9z

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 7, 2022

reality and illusion merge?...

Love it when the boundaries between reality and illusion blur or transpose...
Bonus when a story seems to rise too... https://t.co/r0rUUVg5XJ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 22, 2022

shining feathers...

Glorious shine on this bird...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2022

magical moment...

Such a magical moment...Just beautiful...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2022

tiniest wren...

tiniest wren
fleet messenger
of morning smiles#haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 25, 2021

kagu - flightless bird...

Incredible story of a flightless bird I didn't know existed...
Restricted to the mountain forests+ shrubland of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia...
Meet the ghost of the forest: the rare, flightless kagu - Australian Geographic https://t.co/SGD5GFijvh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 9, 2021

Sebright hen and chicklet...

The markings on this hen, (enhanced by her colouring), seem like amazing woodcarving art. Gorgeous.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 3, 2021

incoming...

Adore the flourish of those wing and tail feathers. Fantastic capture!👏👏👏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 2, 2021

photo competition...

Love the light glow filtering through the wing feathers...
So magical...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 18, 2021

This captures a unique perspective of a bird on the wing+webby branch...The bird is not the 'main' focus, but rather the whole 'landscape' creates the emotional setting of the moment. The bird adds the energy. No bird no punch. Perhaps a little too 'avant-garde' for the judges?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 18, 2021

fairy wren - bird of the year...

I have heard rumoured...(mentioned on 3MBS) that there is a mural of the fairy-wren in Fitzroy near the corner of Young Street...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 8, 2021

I live on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. The only time a see a number of fairy-wrens is at the extensive Coolart property, Somerville. You would think with the Arthur Seat National Park here, there would be more. I live near the park+have not seen one in 10 years.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 8, 2021

peek-a-boo...

Feathered friend playing 'peek-a-boo' with me yesterday in the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/8dFVChBNJV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 26, 2021

painted buttonquail...

Stunning markings and lovely tones on this gorgeous little bird...
I have never seen one of these birds before...
Hope the little one has Dromana marked in its travel diary...
Lots of mulch in my garden world... https://t.co/Rwl9YpMnef

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 26, 2021

bird skills...

A bird doing a Samson...(rocking 2 pillars)...
A bird doing the splits...
Bird yoga?...
Whatever it looks like, I want to know...
WHY?????... https://t.co/Ay7Sffbf0a

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 4, 2021

Perhaps a bird ballet? Perhaps a new wave form of meditation...

if you believe, you can fly...

If you believe you can fly with the birds...
And you don't need wings... https://t.co/chNbHPqzKL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 31, 2021

ice cream friendship...

A grand moment when earth and sky come together in friendship...
Amazing the power of an ice cream cone... https://t.co/NvorIDC5xP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 29, 2021

feral cat + willie wagtail...

A rare sight...
An Aussie willie wagtail harassing a feral cat roaming the wilds outside of Tennant Creek, NT.https://t.co/OY4CHGAC8Z pic.twitter.com/548nHorLJs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 24, 2021

weird nesting nook...

I needed a weird today...Great lockdown distraction, even if there is a not-so-subtle hint of a crossroads...
That's about me right now...Should I retire earlier than planned? https://t.co/vvBS4kwlPY

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 9, 2021

birdfeeder rejection...

birdfeeder
essential
rejected by
the destruction of
construction #tanka
📷Neighbour's birdfeeder, once on their verandah, now parked on wire construction fence. pic.twitter.com/kEzYwseNhb

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 6, 2021

abandoned stadium...

I think of so many thoughts...
O how the mighty are fallen...
O how the little ones rise up...
Time passes...and what was may not be... https://t.co/u3gBuhiKUU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 14, 2021

P.S. I seem to be on an 'abandoned' treadmill tonight...