australia

Bar-tailed Godwit : Himantopus leucocephalus Deception Bay : SE Queensland

Bar-tailed Godwit : Himantopus leucocephalus Brighton Beach, Brisbane camera—subject: 34 metres If the tide's out, it's feeding time! Southern spring = non-breeding plumage (not that it's evident in this photo!).

Intermediate Egret in search of prey… Intermediate Egret : Ardea intermedia 6:30 am (sunrise 5:15 am) Camera-to-subject: 56 metres (according to DxO) Nudgee Wetlands, Brisbane, AU

Pied Stilt : Himantopus leucocephalus Nudgee Wetlands, Brisbane Yesterday, as I clattered my way across the boardwalk spanning the Nudgee Wetlands, I spied a flock of Pied Stilts idling away the morning. I parked my ebike on the far side of the boardwalk and walked back with my R5, RF 100–500...

I very rarely shoot at ISO 6400 let alone publish anything but I am quite happy with this result after Topaz treatment. Sony A7iv + 200-600 - 1/640 F6.3.

Silver Gulls : Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Sandgate Beach, Moreton Bay, Queensland I have no idea what these two were scrapping over (food presumably). It was just after eight in the morning, which made it far too early for every gull's favourite titbit (fish and chips) to be on the menu...

Bar-tailed Godwits : Moreton Bay, Queensland… Bar-tailed Godwit : Limosa lapponica Moreton Bay, Queensland In the first photo the barred tail from which this godwit receives its name is obvious. The birds rose into a moderate onshore wind — between 40 and 50 km/h — before settling in...

Bee happy… (I'm over the rainbow.) Grass Tree Flower Spike (Xanthorrhoea glauca) Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) Common Honey Bee

Same distance to background in both photos… #1 : Close and Personal Camera—Subject : 5 metres Subject—Background : 25 metres 500 mm; f/7.1 manual time & aperture; auto ISO #2 : Keeping our Distance Camera—Subject : 24 metres Subject—Background : 1 metre 700 mm; f/10 manual time &...

We saw few birds or other animals during our mid-summer (aka four-seasons-in-every-day) walk across the windswept backcountry of our island state. Some places looked like manicured gardens (they were nothing of the sort!) and others were just plain bleak (that's meant to be a positive comment)...

Rainbow Lorikeet on banksia flower spike … Rainbow Lorikeet : Trichoglossus moluccanus Brisbane Hinterland, Queensland, Australia This morning the Brisbane hinterland recorded its lowest temperature for the year (just two degrees above zero) but, as the full moon disappeared, the sun rose...

Beak and tongue for seeds and nectar … Rainbow Lorikeet : Trichoglossus moluccanus conservation status : least concern feral pest : Perth (WA), Tasmania, Auckland (NZ) camera–to–subject : 7 metres

Noisy Miner & Holly-leafed Grevillea … Noisy Miner : Manorina melanocephala plant : Grevillea wickhamii camera—to—subject : 16 metres Mamfrotto Tripod + Benro Folding Gimbal PR3 ⇒ LrC ⇒ Psβ ⇒ Lum.Neo A spiky-leafed plant should make the perfect hiding place for little birds. Not so; when...

Overlooking the Coral Sea … Coastal Banksia : Banksia integrifolia Fraser Island, Queensland, AU camera–to–subject : 1.8 metres As I walked a coastal path on Fraser Island (world's largest sand island, a few hundred kilometres north of Brisbane), I spied this banksia flower glowing in the...

I didn't mean to take this photo … Paperbark Tree : Melaleuca quinquenervia Mantis: Order Mantodea camera–subject : 1.5 metres Great Dividing Range, SE Queensland, AU Early September (last year): At the end of a ramble through the forested eastern side of the Great Dividing Range, I had...

Eyes on the prize … Little Tern : Sternula albifrons Moreton Bay, Queensland : 27ºS 153ºE camera—subject : 15 metres

Just clearing my throat … Grey Butcherbird : Cracticus torquatus Queensland, Australia Although Grey Butcherbirds are renowned for their boisterous singing, this young bird was simply clearing its throat (crop?), an understandable activity for a species with an insatiable appetite for skinks...

The beak… Laughing Kookaburra : Dacelo novaeguineae Brisbane Hinterland, Queensland, AU Photo Notes: towards late-afternoon sun (light edge of upper mandible is not result of oversharpening!) 4:35 pm (90 minutes before sunset) camera-to-subject : 4 metres subject-to-background : 20 metres...

Silver Gull : Chroicocephalus novaehollandia New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia (including away from sea) distance from camera: 33 metres speed: ~40 km/h

Sunrise over Moreton Bay … Moreton Bay, SE Queensland, Australia 2023-03-24 // 05:56 a.m.