Male Plumage
Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) in a Melbourne park
Protective Dad
Duckling Nap
Pied Pair
Pied cormorants on the banks of the Murray River near Wyuna
Bower Bird Pose
Rosella Feed
Ibis Flight
Some of Kow Swamp's regular residents, the Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
Lone Pelican
Cruising Upper Gunbower Creek
Sunbathing On The Murray
A Pied Cormorant takes in some morning rays on the Murray River
Cocky Family
Little Corellas, Short-billed Corella, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos and a Pink Galah.
Hello Cocky
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos
Arboreal Home
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) feeding on fallen seeds in a gum tree hollow. [202107. Winner, 5th round, Fujifilm Showcase 2021]
Dinner Queue
Musk Lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna) feeding on fallen seeds in a gum tree hollow, with another waiting for its turn
Rainbow Gum
A rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) pauses before entering a gum tree hollow
Dining Couple
Musk Lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna) feeding on fallen seeds in a gum tree hollow
Food Pit
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) feeding on fallen seeds in a gum tree hollow
Pair Tree
A rainbow lorikeet couple take a break from demolishing pears in a suburban Melbourne garden
Verdant Rainbow
A rainbow lorikeet takes a break from demolishing a pear in a suburban Melbourne garden
Sweet Snack
Fruity Feed
A rainbow lorikeet demolishes a pear in a suburban Melbourne garden
Bath Time
An adult male magpie cools off on a summer's day in a shallow garden pond
Hunting Lunch
An adult male magpie stalking insects amongst the water plants in a shallow pond
Pond Portrait
An adult male magpie pauses for a drink on a warm summer's day
Hosed
Banksia Bird
A New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) takes a break in the Cranbourne botanic gardens
Little Wattlebird
(Anthochaera chrysoptera) Actually named for facial features rather than after this tree in the Cranbourne botanic gardens
Sweet Feed
A New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) samples some Spring flowering gum in the Cranbourne botanic gardens
Morning Lookout
A kookaburra watches the morning fog unfold over the eastern suburbs from Mt Corhanwarrabul in the Dandenongs
Crested Pigeon
(Ocyphaps lophotes)
Wedge-Tailed Eagle
Wren Call
A superb fairywren calls to attract a mate. The Guardian's 'Australian Bird of the Year' 2021. [201906. Featured on 'Sunriser' coffee label, Lizzy's Fresh Coffee, USA]
Blue Tweet
A superb fairywren calls to attract a mate. The Guardian's 'Australian Bird of the Year' 2021.
In the Nest
A magpie lark keeps watch on the shore of Lake Buffalo
Out of the Nest
A magpie lark keeps an eye on the home
Pacific Black Duck
(Anas superciliosa), Yarra Bend Park
Crimson Rosella
(Platycercus elegans) on the edge of Great Otway NP between Southside beach and Bells beach
On The Line
Brown Falcon eyes off lunch
Scratch That Itch
A brown falcon appears to wave at the camera, but is just having a scratch as it keeps an eye out for lunch
Cockatoo Crib
Residents in one of the many dead trees in Winton Wetlands, home to thousands of birds and other critters
Eastern Rosella
Common in SE Australia and one of the most colourful parrot-family birds around
Corella Couple
Corella Flock
Communal morning preening as first light warms up the frosty winter air
Black-necked Stork
(Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) Lives in wetlands across northern Australia and beyond
Black-necked Stork Reflections
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
Avian Guard
A brolga stands tall over fellow feathered companions – banded stilts, glossy ibis and plumed whistling ducks
Plumed Whistling Duck
(Dendrocygna eytoni) Frequents wetlands in northern and eastern Australia
Bridled Tern
(Onychoprion anaethetus) Found in coastal areas of Australia's western and northern reaches.
Penguin Nap
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
Right Tern
Possibly a greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) resting on Cottlesloe Beach, Perth
Lift Off
Australian pied cormorants (Phalacrocorax varius hypoleucus) braving rough conditions at Cottlesloe Beach, Perth
Pied Oystercatcher
(Haematopus longirostris) strolling in the dunes for food
Golden Duck
Late afternoon Autumn colours on Lake Joanna, Castlemaine
