You have to twist your brain a little to understand this one 😆. An Australasian Gannet twists as it starts its dive to plummet into the water after a fish. #birds #birdphotography

Black-shouldered kite 🪶 departing its perch. Oakey, QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

Spotted sun orchids (Thelymitra ixioides) in open grassland near Genoa,VIC. This species usually flowers a little later at this location than coastal populations closer to Mallacoota - there were only a few early scattered flowers starting to open on this visit at the end of Sept. #orchids

Caladenia polychroma - Joseph’s Spider Orchid This orchid can be quite variable in its colour, hence the name (poly - many, chroma - colour) #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Green rosella 🪶, Port Arthur TAS #ausbirds #wildoz

Australian native #orchids in early spring flower in the backyard jungle at #HeathcoteNSW #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Australia #nature #wildoz #ozflowers #stormhour

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Fledgling pale yellow robin 🪶 in the dark forest Cairns region, QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

First Little Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia reptans reptans) of the season in the Perth Hills 🩷🌱🌿 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist

Male king parrot visiting the yard early morning. #birds #canberra #nature #australia #parrot #photography #winter #kingparrot #ausbird #ornithology #australianbird #canon

Scarlet myzomela honeyeater 🪶 Ipswich region, QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

Australian bustard 🪶 in deep grass. Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland #ausbirds #wildoz

Sharing parental duties.. a stunning male spotted pardalote bringing nesting material to the pair’s burrow nest. Made my Sunday 😊. #wildoz #WeekendBirding

Goanna slowly climbing a tree, Cattana Wetlands Cairns region, QLD #ausreptiles #wildoz

Little Pied Cormorant audition head shot while trying to channel a Cary Grant look. 🧐😎🎬 #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers #Canon #R5 #Australia

Marking my last full day in Rwanda with this portrait of a Little Bee-eater. 📍Kigali, Rwanda. #Birds #NaturePhotography 🪶

Eastern cattle egrets 🪶 commuting back to the roost after a long day of eating bugs in the fields. Daintree River, QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

Balance is a breeze. Sooty oystercatcher at Sandon Point this afternoon. 🪶

Check out our journal #australianmammalogy - first observation of grey-headed flying foxes roosting in western New South Wales (Mo et al, 2025) - nearly 300km from nearest known roost! 📸 Andrew Mercer #wildoz #ausmammals @csiropublishing.bsky.social

From a great distance, i got this quick view of a grey goshawk 🪶 being mobbed by a mixed flock of lorikeets (mostly rainbow, but there are two scaly-breasted in this shot). Hardings Paddock, Ipswich region, QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Meeting my new neighbours. An eastern spinebill visited today. These little energetic birds can hover in mid-air while sipping nectar from flowers, just like a hummingbird. #nature #birds #aussieBirds #naturePhotography #wildBirds #australia #spinebill #nikon

Spotted Pardalote from Capertee Valley, NSW in mid-June. Widespread and fairly common in healthy forest. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon

Australian gum tree forest painting - Sunlit Clearing 🍃🌿🍃🌿 jan-matson.pixels.com/featured/aus... Textured palette knife oil painting of an Australian gum tree forest. Inspired by the soft hues of the Australian bush. #LandscapePainting #AustralianLandscapeArt #NatureArt #JanMatsonArt

A hungry sulphur-crested cockatoo screaming for attention. Cairns, Queensland 🪶 #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Scarlet honeyeater (myzomela) just coming in to his adult plumage. When it's all in, he'll be bright red all over his head and throat with a handsome black jacket and grey belly. 🪶 Hardings Paddock, Ipswich region QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Pale-headed rosella 🪶 Sherwood Arboretum, Brisbane QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

Black-shouldered kite approaching a perch. Ipswich region, QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

Galah Portrait With his crest raised like this he reminds me of certain eighteenth century paintings of women, such as the one of Marie Antoinette by Joseph Ducreux Poster. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia #Australia #birds #WildOz #ozbirds #nature #portrait #cockatoos #parrots

The New Zealand Fantail/pīwakawaka, a delight around suburban gardens as it dashes about catching insects. #nz #fantail #birds #wildlife #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #auckland #kumeu

Always showing the skeptical eyebrows - Portrait of a willie wagtail, Cairns QLD #ausbirds #wildoz

Squatter pigeon, far north Queensland #birds #wildoz

Reupping some of my old posts this weekend, from before i was on the birds feed. #ausbirds #wildoz

Rainbow lorikeets 🪶 really do use the whole colour spectrum, most of it in maximum saturation. Ipswich, Queensland #wildoz

Just a glimpse of the vibrant life that thrives around us: this Olive-backed Oriole—another bird I had no idea was around me until I took up photography 4 years ago. 🐦📸😍 #birdphotography #birds #wildlife #nature #Canon #R5 #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography

White-fronted chat 🪶 from last year at Werribee Treatment Plant. #ausbirds #wildoz

Blue-faced honeyeater 🪶 in the blooms of the backyard umbrella tree. They take turns with the more numerous rainbow lorikeets. #ausbirds #wildoz

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Many Rainbow Lorikeets were snacking in the grass, and they let me get close enough to take a few shots at eye level. 🦜📸😍 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers #Canon #Australia #R5 #photography #Lorikeet

Cyanicula gemmata - Blue China Orchid There's something a bit special about the intense blue of this Western Australian native orchid #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

The umbrella trees are blooming, and they're crowded with rainbow lorikeets. Three flowers are rich in nectar, which is all these birds eat. Ipswich, QLD #birds #ausbirds #ozwildlife

#BlueSkyMonday "Superb Fairy Wren" Thread painting - hand embroidery artwork #birds #WildlifeArt

A pair of silvereyes, stacked up on neighbouring twigs. 🪶 Hardings Paddock, Ipswich region QLD #ausbirds #ozwildlife

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