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Best Bird Photos of 2022
A Year of Sharp Eyes and Sharper Talons If 2021 was about rediscovering familiar landscapes, then 2022 was about leaning into the unexpected – the moments that unfolded too quickly to plan, too boldly to ignore, and too beautifully not to photograph. This was a year of movement, intensity, and birds with real personality. The…
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Pied Stilts on the Green
A Rare Sight on a Rainy Morning After days of steady rain, I wasn’t expecting much from the morning. But as I drove between showers, a small group of Pied Stilts caught my attention – not on the shoreline where they belong, but standing out on open grass. Seeing stilts on turf is unusual enough…
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A Striated Heron Learns Some Manners
A Rainy Week, an Unusual Sight Brisbane had been soaked for weeks. The kind of weather where the sky forgets how to stop dripping and every patch of ground turns soft underfoot. I was driving around between showers when something unusual caught my eye – a small flock of Pied Stilts feeding on the grass.…
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A Year in Feathers: My Best Photos from 2021
A Year of Returning and Rebalancing After several years working in and out of Papua New Guinea, 2021 marked a shift back to spending more time at home in Australia – and with that came a whole new chapter of birding. From the lush tropics of Cairns to the rugged beauty of Groote Eylandt, the…
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A Creekside Encounter: Months Spent with the Azure Kingfishers
Interesting Facts About Azure Kingfishers Discovery Close to Home I was lucky enough to stumble upon a pair of azure kingfishers just minutes from home, tucked away along a quiet bend of the local creek. As any wildlife photographer knows, nothing beats working with local birds – familiar ground, predictable light, and the chance to…
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Patterns in the Red Dust: Photographing the Australian Netted Dragon
The Australian netted dragon is one of those reptiles that looks like it’s wandered straight out of a Dreamtime tale. Its striking lattice‑like patterning isn’t just for show — it’s a clever bit of camouflage that helps it disappear into the ochre soils and scrubby spinifex of inland Australia. Despite their small size, they’re lightning‑quick…