queensland

343 mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/2000s | ISO 16000 Laughing Kookaburra : Dacelo novaeguineae Ipswich, Queensland, AU

Moreton Bay Sunrise … From foreground: Brighton Beach — 30 minutes before low tide Pied Oyster Catchers — one in flight (left); four at water's edge (right) Moreton Bay — June water temperature between 20 and 21ºC Moreton Island — 35 km away; world's third largest sand island Clouds over...

Greater Crested Tern : Thalasseus bergii

Breeding Plumage… Bar-tailed Godwit : Limosa lapponica A muddy-footed male Bar-tailed Godwit in fancy dress is clearly a bird ready to leave Queensland shores and head for the far north of the Pacific Ocean: breeding time approaches! Somehow, I botched this shoot: the first time I've taken...

Silver Gull : Dacelo novaeguineae Moreton Bay, Queensland, AU

Most encounters with bats are at night when flashes are essential for getting a good shot. While in Queensland, Australia, I had the opportunity to see thousands of bats during the day but this posed another set of challenges. We arrived at mid-day. There was not a cloud in the sky and it was...

Little Corella : Limosa lapponica Brisbane Hinterland, SE Queensland

Twenty minutes after the sun had hauled itself above the Pacific Ocean, Bramble Bay's resident fish hawk splashed into the shallow water about a hundred and fifty metres from me to grab its first feed of the day in its deadly talons. Osprey : Pandion haliaetus Bramble Bay, Queensland 27°S...

Osprey with Catch … Osprey : Pandion haliaetus Moreton Bay, Queensland camera—subject: 16 metres

Grey Butcherbird : Cracticus torquatus Ipswich, Queensland camera—subject: 22 metres

Grey Butcherbird : Cracticus torquatus Pine Mountain, Queensland

Far Eastern Curlew (endangered), Moreton Bay, Queensland, AU … Far Eastern Curlew : Numenius madagascariensis Endangered Species Moreton Bay, Queensland 27°S; 153°E Zoom map as necessary. camera—subject: 56 metres Can anyone comment on DxO's camera-to-subject calculations? … David

Bar-tailed Godwit : Limosa lapponica Moreton Bay, Queensland 27°S; 153°E Zoom map as necessary. camera—subject: 55 metres

White-faced Heron : Egretta novaehollandiae Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Queensland Location on Map (zoom as necessary) 6:30 am; camera—subject: 14 metres

Intermediate Egret : Ardea intermedia Moreton Bay, Queensland Location on Map (zoom as necessary) camera—subject: 18 metres

Intermediate Egret : Ardea intermedia Moreton Bay, Queensland Location on Map (zoom as necessary) 6:33 am; sunrise 5:07 am; low tide 6:15 am camera—subject: 56 metres Looking south; subject facing west.

Common Bronzewing : Phaps chalcoptera Ipswich, Queensland camera—subject: 6 metres

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