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Rob's cover for Alan's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Brown and here's a male Maned Duck aka Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)

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Male Maned Duck aka Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Toowong
September 25, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 1 - Flower

The headstone of Frederick Ness, carved by his brother-in-law Frank Downs.

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 13 Section 4, Grave 8.

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🪦 The headstone of Frederick Ness in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia. Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
September 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 - Colour

The Clutterbuck family is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 7A, Section 116, Grave 30.

Yellow lichen has made their headstone a standout in the cemetery.
The Clutterbuck family headstone covered in yellow lichen in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 7A, Section 116, Grave 30. Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 25 - Graveside Ornament

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.
A graveside ornament, pansies in the shape of a cross, in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly (Orthetrum villosovittatum), Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Toowong, Brisbane
#ColorADay #RedWed #ECK

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A dragon fly with brown body and red tail hovers above a stream.
July 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 5 - Bird

A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

Loud raucous calls from a squadron of Cockatoos are often heard when walking through the cemetery.
A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.
October 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 21 - Bronze

A Bronze Green Man on the headstone of John Joseph Thompson.

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 12, Grave 48.
A Bronze Green Man on the headstone of John Joseph Thompson in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 12, Grave 48.
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 3 - Tomb

The Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14
The Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14 Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 7 - Angel
An angel on a headstone at sunset in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus), Toowong, Brisbane
#birds #wildoz #nature #wildlife #photography #Australia #AustralianBirds #parrots
Colourful rosella parrot with pale yellow yead, brighter yellow nape and vibrant blue back and sides, and a red butt.
December 8, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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'Friedhöfe' #FotoVorschlag #TombTuesday
Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane.
December 10, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 14 - Inside

Inside the heritage-listed Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14.

Dig deeper - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_...
Inside the heritage-listed Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery. Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 20 - Wreath

A wreath on a memorial shaped like the Eiffel Tower (memories of a trip to Paris?)

Rose Jane Leahy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 27, Section 14, Grave 22.
Rose Jane Leahy's memorial in Toowong Cemetery is shaped like the Eiffel Tower. Rose Jane Leahy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 27, Section 14, Grave 22.
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus) at Toowong.
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Portrait of a parrot with a white and yellow head, bright yellow and black back, and blue wings with seed in it's beak.
March 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Graphic Flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera) dragonfly at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Toowong
#ECK #MacroMonday

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A dragonfly with broad yellow wings with broad brown stripes sips at the very top of a closed purple flower of a water lily.
June 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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One of the most beautifully carved monuments in Toowong Cemetery is that of Frederick Ness, carved by his brother-in-law, Frank Martin Downes.

Frank was injured when a crane jib broke and struck him at his monumental works. He died that night on 26 August 1918,

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The headstone of Frederick Ness headstone is found in Portion 13, Section 4, Grave 8 in Toowong Cemetery. The carved flowers on the headstone make it one of the most beautiful in Toowong Cemetery.
August 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Helen Bennett 🌿's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #AwkwardAvian

Not sure there's competitors to Oz's parrots & cockatoos. Exhibits:
Rainbow Lorikeet
Little Corellas
Cockatoo

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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) almost upside down in a bottlebrush tree at Toowong, Brisbane. Little Corellas (Cacatua sanguinea) wrestling, University of Queensland, St Lucia Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) being goofy by hanging upside down from the neighbour's TV antenna, St Lucia, Brisbane.
September 28, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Toowong
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White bird with a black head, and grey and black beak in a tree.
April 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Helen Bennett 🌿's ALT theme is #BirdStare for #BirdOfTheDay

* Masked Lapwing
* Male Rainbow Bee-eater
* Female Australasian Figbird
* Rainbow Lorikeet

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Masked Lapwing, (Vanellus miles), Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Toowong, Brisbane Male Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus), Sir John Chandler Park, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia Female Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), Sir John Chandler Park, Long Pocket, Brisbane Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) in an African Tulip, St Lucia, Brisbane.
September 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 24 - Unique Animal

The headstone of John Nemethy, tiled with the Hungarian coat of arms and a Turul (a mythical eagle-like creature) on top.

John Nemethy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 22, Section 42, Grave 22.
The headstone of John Nemethy in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 22, Section 42, Grave 22. Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 15 - Damaged

Fallen Jockey - Toowong Cemetery
The fallen headstone of Robert Williamson in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 15.
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Amazing lichen colours on headstones in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Bright yellow lichen on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery Bright red and yellow lichen on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery
September 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Selfie with pashmina at Toowong cemetery in Brisbane
December 2, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 8 - Glass

Glass used to capture family memories on the grave of Dr. Colin Page, buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 6, Grave 53.
Dr. Colin Page's memorial in Toowong Cemetery uses glass to capture family photos.
October 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Our final Celebrity Headstone (for now) is…

🔥 Sauron 🔥

The all seeing eye appears in multiple locations across Toowong Cemetery.

#CelebrityHeadstones
The all seeing eye on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery The eye of providence on a memorial in Toowong Cemetery
July 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM