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25.01.2022 Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) Boulia, QLD 21 August 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/1600 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Young eagles are a mid-brown colour with slightly lighter and reddish-brown wings and head. As they grow older, their colour becomes darker, reaching a dark blackish-brown shade after about 10 years. Adult females tend to be slightly paler than males." See more

25.01.2022 Torresian Crow (Corvus orru) Manly, QLD 8 June 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x 1/500 | f/5.6 | ISO-1600 ~~~~~~~~~~ "There are six members of the family Corvidae found in Australia. Three are called crows and three ravens, although there is really little difference. Most Australian species are similar in size and colouration, and can be difficult to tell apart. In some cases, identification is aided by the separate ranges of different species, but differences in plumage, habits and calls offer good clues for distinguishing them. The bases of the feathers of the crows are white, while those of the ravens are grey, although this is only useful if birds are held in the hand or if discarded feathers are found. The Torresian Crows short staccato call and its habit of wing-shuffling can help to identify it from other crows." See more

24.01.2022 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/2000 | f/4 | ISO-800 See more

24.01.2022 Russet-tailed Thrush (Zoothera heinei) Mount Glorious, QLD 25 May 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/160 | f/4 | ISO-6400 See more

23.01.2022 Eagle Street Pier Brisbane, QLD 9 March 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~ Canon EOS 5D Mark IV... Samyang 14mm f/2.8 UMC II 30 sec | f/2.8 | ISO-100 See more

23.01.2022 Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/2500 | f/4 | ISO-800 See more

22.01.2022 Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) Longreach, QLD 16 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1250 | f/4 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a cockatoo with largely black plumage and scarlet panels in the tail, at least in the males. Females have yellow spots on the head, neck and wings, and orange-yellow barring on the breast and undertail. Both sexes have dark brown eyes and brown-grey legs and feet; males have a dark grey bill, while the bill of the female is off-white." See more

21.01.2022 Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) Port of Brisbane, QLD 5 January 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/2000 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "If startled, this pigeon takes to the air with a characteristic whistling flight, and glides with down turned wings. The whistling sound is produced by the air passing over a modified primary feather on the wing. Upon landing, the pigeon swings its tail high in the air." See more

21.01.2022 Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus timoriensis) Minnippi Parklands, QLD 25 November 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/2000 | f/5.6 | ISO-800 See more

21.01.2022 Red-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus melanocephalus) Minnippi Parklands, QLD 25 November 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/2000 | f/5.6 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Red-backed-Fairy-wren is among the least faithful birds in the world, with extra-pair mating commonplace the result is that the eggs in any given nest are often fathered by various different birds. These fairy-wrens are often seen in flocks, with one colourful bird surrounded by a bevy of brown ones, which comprise females, males in non-breeding plumage and young birds." See more

20.01.2022 Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor) Cloncurry, QLD 17 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1600 | f/4 | ISO-400 See more

20.01.2022 Lets Tesselate ~~~~~~~~~~ Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) Longreach, QLD... 16 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~ Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1000 | f/4 | ISO-400 See more

19.01.2022 Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandieae) Wynnum, QLD 13 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/2500 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 See more

18.01.2022 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Wellington Point, QLD 6 January 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO-1600 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Like many migratory shorebirds, the Pacific Golden Plover is a sight to behold when in breeding plumage. Its upperparts are a patchwork of golden, buff and black feathers, while the underparts are jet black, and there is a broad, S-shaped white line which separates the two, curving down from the birds face, along its neck and the sides of the breast and onto the flanks." See more

18.01.2022 Major Mitchells Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) Western QLD 10 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/500 | f/4 | ISO-1600 See more

17.01.2022 My Cloncurry Ringneck photo has made it into The Guardian Peoples Choice Award for Bird Photo of the Year! Humbled to have it listed alongside so many stunning images. Only a few days to vote, so follow this link and choose your favourite!

16.01.2022 Japanese Garden Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~ Canon EOS 5D Mark IV... Samyang 14mm f/2.8 UMC II Multiple Exposure HDR See more

16.01.2022 Needles Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~ Canon EOS 5D Mark IV... Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Multiple Exposure HDR See more

14.01.2022 Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) Wynnum, QLD 13 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO-3200 See more

13.01.2022 Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1000 | f/4 | ISO-1600 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Kookaburras are native to eastern Australia, but were widely introduced into Tasmania and Western Australia where they breed in tree hollows that would usually be used by parrots and owls, and they prey on small reptiles, mammals and nestlings, thus placing undue pressure on those creatures." See more

12.01.2022 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) Toowoomba, QLD 21 April 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1000 | f/4 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Despite being predominantly brown, the Pacific Black Duck has always been known as the black duck. Its only black plumage is a bold stripe that runs across the birds face, from its bill to behind its eye, giving it a distinctively striking pattern. It has been claimed that the duck appears as though it is black when seen at a distance. The species is known as the Grey Duck in New Zealand" See more

10.01.2022 Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) Diamantina Shire, QLD 14 August 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/3200 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Letter-winged Kite is a small, rare and irruptive bird of prey that is found only in Australia. Measuring around 35 cm in length with a wingspan of 84100 cm, the adult has predominantly pale grey and white plumage and prominent black rings around its red eyes. It gains its name from the highly distinctive black underwing pattern of a shallow M or W shape, seen when in flight. This distinguishes it from the otherwise similar Black-shouldered Kite." See more

09.01.2022 Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) Longreach, QLD 16 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/1250 | f/4 | ISO-800 See more

07.01.2022 Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) Lake Moondarra, QLD 18 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/800 | f/10 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The painted finch feeds on grass seeds mostly from spinifex species and sometimes may consume fruit and blades of grass. Individuals forage on the ground, hopping and bouncing among rocks and tussocks of grass in order to glean for fallen seeds." See more

07.01.2022 Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) Wellington Point, QLD 6 January 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/1600 | f/5.6 | ISO-1600 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Kelp Gull occurs along the coasts of all of the continents in the Southern Hemisphere, but it was not recorded in Australia until the 1920s, when a specimen was collected near Perth. The species became established in Australia in the 1940s, and their populations increased and range expanded greatly in the 1960s they are now recorded on the coasts of all states." See more

06.01.2022 Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica) Boulia, QLD 21 August 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/3200 | f/5.6 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The flock bronzewing is the most nomadic of the Australian pigeons. The preferred habitat is open grassland plains, clumped grasses and small shrubs with open spaces." See more

06.01.2022 Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis) Diamantina NP, QLD 25 August 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/2000 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Gibberbird is a species of Chat, also known at the Desert Chat or Gibber Chat. It is endemic to Australia and the only species within the genus Ashbyia. The common name was given as a reflection of the gibber plains that make up the primary habitat for the species, and unlike other chat species, the Gibberbird is almost completely terrestrial - completely at ease on the ground level where it feeds, roosts and nests." See more

06.01.2022 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Roma, QLD 16 August 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/2500 | f/4 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "This species is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The temperate populations of this kite tend to be migratory while the tropical ones are resident. The Australasian subspecies, M. m. affinis (fork-tailed kite), is resident. In some areas such as in the United Kingdom, the black kite occurs only as a wanderer on migration." See more

04.01.2022 Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) Wellington Point, QLD 6 January 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/500 | f/5.6 | ISO-3200 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Critically endangered in Australia, the Far Eastern Curlew is the largest of all the worlds shorebirds. Their impressive bill, which is characteristic of the species, is used to probe the mud and dig up crabs, their main food source." See more

04.01.2022 Super excited to have an image shortlisted in the inaugural Australian Bird Photographer of the Year competition! Follow this link to see all the amazing winners.

03.01.2022 Rainforest Palm Mount Glorious, QLD 25 May 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~ Canon EOS 5D Mark IV... Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 1/320 | f/4 | ISO-6400 See more

03.01.2022 Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) Jondaryan, QLD 27 December 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/4000 | f/5.6 | ISO-800 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The galah, also known as the pink and grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia. The sexes appear similar; however, generally adult birds differ in the colour of the irises; the male has very dark brown (almost black) irises and the female has mid-brown or red irises." See more

02.01.2022 Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) Jondaryan, QLD 27 December 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~... Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Canon EF Extender 1.4x III 1/3200 | f/5.6 | ISO-400 ~~~~~~~~~~ "The Black-shouldered Kite feeds mainly on rodents, particularly the introduced House Mouse, Mus musculus, often following mouse plagues in agricultural areas. Also will eat insects such as grasshoppers. It prefers to hunt during the day, particularly early morning and late afternoon, often hovering with its wings held upright in a V-shape, before dropping down and grabbing prey with its talons. Prey items are eaten while flying or on a perch, which can be a high tree or an artificial structure, e.g. a power pole." See more