Scot McPhie – Grad Dip (Ornithology), BA (Anthropology) AAS, Dip (Creative) Arts
Ornithologist, Writer and Film maker.
Hi and welcome to my little web page ~ I’m just another person on this planet trying to figure it all out!
Here’s a few things that I’ve done, and some things that are on this site.
Bird Bites is a social media channel I started all about the wonderful world of birds. It consists of a Youtube channel, Facebook group, Instagram account and Blog.
I also used to do a regular series of appearances on ABC Southern Queensland Radio about birds, and founded the Darling Downs local branch of Birdlife. I wrote regular weekly columns about birds for the now defunct High Country Herald – these articles are reproduced amongst my other bird posts here. I currently write monthly bird articles for the Crows Post – this is a lifestyle magazine which beautifully has no web presence!
As a writer I have written three novels, six stage plays and three feature films. Most of my scripts are available for download for free on my Stories and Scripts page. Click here for my Amazon Author page and here is my Goodreads page.
As a film maker I have directed five feature length films and a number of short films. I am currently working on a documentary about Australian birds. Click for here my youtube channel with some of my video work on it (note this is a different channel to the Bird Bites youtube channel), and here for my IMDB profile.
I also record and performs sketch comedy, along with Matt Bell, as the Smooth End of the Pineapple. We have toured central Queensland and performed at a number of festivals in South East Queensland. Our sketches are available to enjoy in podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and Podchaser.
I also have another podcast called Gymea which is all about love, relationships, metaphysics, morals and just being a human being. In this podcast I read and discuss some of my poetry and I plan on expanding it to other poetry – especially metaphysical poetry from the middle ages. You can listen to it on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Player FM, Podchaser and Boomplay.
I also enjoy cycle touring and have written up a few accounts here.
My family have a long history in Toowoomba, some of which is recorded in the historical photos on the McPhie Family Archive blog.
In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, and watching cricket, rugby union and movies with dinosaurs in them!