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134. Mr Big

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Published: July 20, 2026 00:24

The photo is a front-on view of a very large giant cuttlefish – the biggest I’ve seen in years, perhaps ever. Social media had reports of a large one – “Mr Big” – at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, north … Continue reading →

133. Rhythms and Fields, 2

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Published: July 17, 2026 05:16

This is the second in a series of posts about brains, rhythms, fields, and consciousness. Some of the photos in this post are from a visit to Heidelberg University in May for a workshop where I gave a talk on these themes.Their … Continue reading →

132. Rhythms and Fields, 1

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Published: June 20, 2026 14:44

In the book Metazoa, I connect the evolution of subjective experience (consciousness, in a very broad sense) to some ideas about nervous system activity. The main idea I look at is the possible importance of large-scale rhythmic patterns, some of ……

131. Trio

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Published: March 13, 2026 11:19

I often search for Glossy Black Cockatoos. They’re found in pairs, almost always in a particular kind of tree – casuarinas, or “she-oaks.” Although they are flowering plants, casuarinas look like pines, with needle-like leaves and small, cone-like pods…

130. Another Watcher

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Published: February 21, 2026 10:50

Day 3 of the Fly Point dive trip. Another post to frame some photos of octopuses in shallow water. Heading into the shallows, in a flat seagrassy area, I saw a bit of old pipe that looked like a good … Continue reading →

129. Watcher

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Published: February 13, 2026 04:10

The day after the “battleship” octopus I went out at Fly Point again. It was quiet in most places. The coral garden seems beaten up and quiet. I came in towards the end looking for octopuses in the shallows. I … Continue reading →

128. Battleship

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Published: February 5, 2026 06:42

A few photographs of a great octopus, taken in difficult conditions yesterday at Fly Point (Australia) – in the shallows at the end of the dive, in dappled glare, and with sand, weed, and everything else flying round. I came … Continue reading →

127. Affection

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Published: January 19, 2026 13:00

Round this time of the year, Yellowtail Black Cockatoos come through more often than usual, sometimes in large numbers. They are amazing birds ­– enormous even by cockatoo standards, full of insistent faraway calls and eccentric behaviors. They settle high…

126. Spun of Light

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Published: December 17, 2025 13:56

Last week I returned to Fly Point, Nelson Bay, for a few days of diving. The site has been beaten up over the last few years by storms and floods, but conditions were good and it was great to be … Continue reading →

125. Tahoe Coyotes

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Published: October 2, 2025 08:13

Yesterday on a walk near Lake Tahoe (around where Alpine Meadows meets the Granite Chief Wilderness), I came across two coyotes. I saw the first about 100 meters away, trotting over the granite. Without much evidence, I’ll describe her as a … Continue…