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Hobbyist bird photographer around Meanjin/Brisbane Australia. Photos here all my own unless noted otherwise.
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Sometimes you have to just go for the obvious cheesy shot. Sunset at Moreton Island, QLD #photography

Australasian grebe🪶, alone in a pond at Hardings Paddock, Ipswich QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

You've probably see those videos where a Russian soldier surrenders to a Ukrainian drone. Well here's a Brushtail Possum surrendering to a wildlife camera. (Actually, on seeing something unfamiliar, he's trying to make himself look big and fierce). #WildOz #AustralianWildlife #Possum

Pink cockatoo, back yard in Ipswich. Although they are native to other parts of Queensland, this area is a bit outside their home range. #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Australian (purple) swamphen, looking for all the world like an ancient dinosaur on the horizon. Lake Colac, VIC #birds #ausbirds #wildoz

Little corella, looking down at me from behind a branch in my backyard trees. There was a flock of several dozen of these, along with a handful of long-billed corellas. If you know these birds, you recognise how loud that gathering was. #ausbirds #birds #ozwildlife

Long-billed corella in the backyard tree, Ipswich QLD #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Believe it or not, this is a picture of a bird

May have hit peak endearing here. 1/2 #tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #wildoz #notanowl

This is the Brown Cuckoo Dove. 🐦😊 When I was out 📸-ing one day, something big flew over my head. 🦅 I followed it and found this goofball. 😍 I had never seen one or heard of it before, but that's the magic of photography. 📸✨ #birds #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #R5 ##canon

Little pied cormorant, Springfield Lakes QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

The Masked-Lapwing is a large ground-dwelling bird with a yellow spur (see photo) on each wing. 🐔🛡️✨ They dive bomb to try and spur other birds, cats, dogs, & foxes that threaten their young chicks. 🦊🐕‍🦺🐈‍⬛ #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Bright male superb fairywren, Lake Colac, VIC #ausbirds #birds #ozwildlife

Tawny frogmouth silhouetted by the moon. A nocturnal predatory bird that resembles a Muppet crossed with an owl with a strong hint of tree branch, for those outside Australia.

The Blood Spider Orchid (Caladenia filifera) from the south west of Western Australia has flowers that are entirely blood red in colour #orchid #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants

Peaceful dove, Jondaryan QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Funnel-tipped Spider Orchid (Caladenia infundibularis) Endemic to the southwest of Western Australia, the common name for this orchid comes from the funnel like tip to its labellum. This one was seen flowering in October near Augusta on the south coast. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #inaturalist

Australasian grebe, Hardings Paddock, Ipswich QLD. Sometimes these tiny grebes will hang out all alone in a pond, as this one is. They're... occasionally social. #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Galah, resting on top of a stalk of millet. Oakey, QLD #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife #photography

Galah, resting on top of a stalk of millet. Oakey, QLD #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife #photography

A Little Pied Cormorant at Yerrabi Pond, Canberra, 2020. #birds #australianbirds #birdlife #birdsky

Trapdoor spiders are the best. 📍Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, Badimia Country

Blue‐faced honeyeater ruling the roost, while a noisy miner stands by. Hardings Paddock, Ipswich region, QLD #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife #lichen

Greville banksii Proteaceae Townsville, North Queensland #GrevilleBanksii #Proteaceae #Banks'Grevillea #ozplants #ozflora #AustralianFlora #Australiannature #wildoz #botany

Willie #Wagtail is the #ultimate #hype #bird. #Wagging its #tail like it just heard a killer beat and #chirping like it owns the place #WillieWagtail #TheOutsiderPhotos #AustralianWildlife #BirdsOfAustralia #Birds #Birder #BirdPics #NaturePics #Wildlife #WildlifePics #Australia #Nature ##GetOutside

Another (there will be more!) Pink Cockatoo flying in and catching the late afternoon sun in his wings. #birds #birdphotography

Musk duck sitting low in the water. #ausbirds #ozwildlife Werribee Treatment Plant, Melbourne VIC

The lorikeet sonata!

My bird of the year would have to be this gray noddy. I saw prettier and rarer birds, but this was alone and out of its usual range, but healthy and thriving. It circled our boat for several minutes, giving us all the chance to get good clear photos. Moreton Bay, QLD #ausbirds #birds

Strangler fig and bark detail, Mt Glorious, Moreton Bay Region, QLD #ozplants

White-faced heron Great Ocean Road, VIC #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Grrey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) #Australia #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #Victoria #bats #yarrabend #yarrariver #flyingfox #NaturePhotography #auswildlife