Eastern Rosella
Eastern Rosellas occasionally visit my property, they used to nest in the hollows of the huge old Mahogany Gums (Eucalyptus botryoides) but I haven’t noticed nests there for a few years. Eastern...
View ArticlePurple-backed Fairywren
I’m in love. Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis) – male 1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 400, focal length 560mm Canon 5DsR, Remove term: Canon 200-400 L IS USM EXT I saw my first Purple-backed...
View ArticlePenguin swimming in lake
I’m pretty amazed by what I saw, and was lucky enough to photograph, earlier this week. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) 1/500, f5.6, ISO 1600 Canon 5DIV, Canon 200-400 L IS USM EXT Over the past...
View ArticleExquisite Mulga Parrot
‘Twas Mulga Parrot from Hattah that caught the barrelling craze, he turned away the good old dam that served him many days, he dressed himself in feathers bright, resplendent to be seen, and smiled...
View ArticleSpiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters are such noisy, unique looking characters that I often think of them as Cheeky-spined Honeyeaters. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) 1/1600, f/5.6, ISO...
View ArticleKookaburra story
Every spring a Laughing Kookaburra visits my veranda, it’s quite strange. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 200 Canon 5Div, Canon 24-70mm Kookaburras visit my garden...
View ArticleTawny Frogmouth babies
This is a crazy time of year for wildlife carers as so many nestlings fall from nests and are rescued by caring members of the public. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) 1/800, f/4.5, ISO 1600...
View ArticleHelmeted Honeyeater winners
Helmeted Honeyeaters, and one of my favourite images, are both winners. Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 1600 The photograph above is one of my favourite...
View ArticleMagpie fledgling
I’m filled with heartache by the ongoing fires that are ravaging Australia, filled with anger by a government that pays lip service to climate change, and filled with admiration for the firefighters,...
View ArticleAzure Kingfisher and guns
This week I had the profound pleasure to watch an exquisite Azure Kingfisher as it perched and plunged. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)1/800, f/5.6, ISO 1600Canon 5DSR, Canon 200-400mm f/4.0 L IS USM...
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