The alternative #BirdOfTheDay day theme is #OpenBeaks 👐🐦 Here's a Little Pied Cormorant 🌊🪽 #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Widlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography #BirdsOfBlueSky #photography

Pied Cormorant shaking off his tail feather for the #ButtShotts #BirdOfTheDay. 🍑 🪽 #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography #Canon #BirdsOfBlueSky #Birdlife

Bar-tailed Godwit is #AmongtheRipples for #BirdOfTheDay. 🦢📅. This was taken at a local lagoon during migration season. They fly from Alaska or Siberia NONSTOP to Australia for our Spring/Summer. ✈️🇦🇺 #birds #Birdphotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #photography #Canon #Godwit

Seagull says have a great weekend! Get outside, enjoy nature. 🦆🦎🦘 #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #photography #gull #beach #ocean #BirdOfTheDay #Rocky

Dropping a Male Superb fairy-wren to get the week started. Have a great week, world! 🕊️ #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Photography #BirdOfTheDay #Canon #wren #Bluesky

Australian Magpie bath time for #Ebony&Ivory #BirdOfTheDay. 🐦‍⬛🪽 #Birds #BirdPhotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #magpies #Wildlife

In the heart of the deep forest, even the smallest bloom can stand out. Find and live in your own light, no matter the surrounding darkness. 🌲✨🌿 🌑🌸🕯️ #forest #landscape #Nature #NaturePhotography #flower #flowers #woods #sovereignty #light #independence #peace #love

White-faced Heron flying into the weekend. 🪽 Have a great one! 🙋‍♀️ 🦉🦆🌳 #WildMotion #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

Winter time in Australia - Pacific Black Duck taking a cold plunge. ❄️🦆 #Quackers #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #duck #ducks #photography

The local lagoon is a good place to just chill and watch the birds go by - even if you happen to be of those birds! 😎🦆🦤✨ Pelican in a #QuietReflection for #BirdOfTheDay theme. 🌊🌾 #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birding #Photography #Pelican

Red Whiskered Bulbuls going for an 80s punk rock vibe. 🎸⚡ Winter in #Australia 🐦‍⬛🌧️ #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Photography

The red frontal shield on the Swamphen can signal its status to others, often effectively de-escalating potential conflicts and establishing dominance without needing to engage in physical confrontation. 🛡️🥷 #RedBeakFeetEyes #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #Hen

"Hey, what's going on over there? I'm just trying to have a quiet moment in the sun!" says the female Superb Fairy-wren. 🤨🧡🌿 #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #wren #BirdOfTheDay

#TheArtOfSurvival is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay. 🪺✨ Peekaboo! 🙈 This Superb Fairy-wren thought he couldn't be spotted hiding from the predators in the beams of a bridge. 🌉🕵️‍♂️

Osprey flying high after a great catch. Num Num. 🐟🍽️ While we look down at our phones, this is what happens up in the sky. 📱👆🦅 #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdOfTheDay #Wildlife #birding #Photography #Osprey #Raptor

Loungin' like a ... Water dragon. 🦎✨ FYI, he hast a mocktail with a little umbrella, and a half-read book just out of frame. 🍹📖 Have a chill week everybody. 😎🌊 #WaterDragon #NaturePhotography #Lizard #Reptiles #Wildlife #Photography 🐉🍸

When you want the attention all for yourself and hog the camera. 📷 🦆 Wood Duck #GreyDay for #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #ducks #Australia

White-faced Heron using its sharp chopsticks to chomp on a little sashimi. 🇯🇵🍣🥢 #Birds #BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #heron #BirdOfTheDay #Food

This is my best #Birds&Bokeh shot (from the archives) where everything around the duck just literally melted like butter into blur for #BirdOfTheDay #alt theme. 🦆🫨 I was on my stomach and had a Sigma 600mm lens which helped with the Bokeh. 🔭 #Birds #BirdPhotography #Birding #NaturePhotography

Hoverflies are the unsung heroes of the garden, acting as the world’s second most important pollinators after bees. They zip from flower to flower to feed on nectar and pollen, transferring it as they go to help our local plants and crops thrive. 🌼🌺🌸🪰 #PollinatorWeek #fly #plant #nature #Canon

White-faced heron doing some self reflection.🪞🐦‍⬛ #Birds #BirdPhotography #Birding #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #photography #BirdOfTheDay

#Raptors are my absolute favourite type of bird! 🦅 I love their strength and power and how they soar on the thermals. 🌬️✨ This Black-Shouldered Kite was on the look out near a car park. 🪁🚗👀 #Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdOfTheDay #NaturePhotography

Socceroos vs. USA! 🇦🇺⚽️🇺🇸 Match day in Seattle: Friday 12pm PDT / Saturday 5am AEST. 🕰️ To celebrate a cross-continental showdown; here is a Sydney Heron vs. Seattle Heron face off. 😉 🕊️ May the best team win! 🦅🏅 #BirdPhotography #Seattle #Socceroos #WorldCup #USA #Australia #USMNT

Walking into the weekend and into nature. Look how nice it is out there, away from the office blocks and shops. Get in it and enjoy! 🌴🦜🌱🦎🌲 #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Heron

White faced Heron strolling in low tide on the lagoon at sunset.🐦‍⬛🚶‍♂️ #OutForAWalk #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #heron

Little Black Cormorant for the #Black #BirdOfTheDayTheme 🐦‍⬛ #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Birding

Australian Darter with its #MultiColour Plumage at a local lagoon. 🛶⛵ Love the colour and design of this bird! 🎨👨‍🎨🖼️ #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Canon #photography

Looking at you, lady. 🔭👩📷 #BirdPhotography #birds #birding #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #Canon #bird #600mm

Australian Pelican at sunset. 🏖️🌆🪽 #BirdOfTheDay #InFlight #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birding #Canon #WildlifePhotography

This Great Blue Heron in flight, Seattle, 2022. Now it's finally reveal day for the #BlurBirds #BirdOfTheDay theme. 🫨🦢 Some say, "botched photo", I'll go with "artistic choice..." 🧑‍🎨🎨🖼️. 🤣😆😅 #Birds #BirdPhotography #Birding #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WhatEvenIsThis #UnPhotography #Monet #Doh

🎼🎵🎶 🎤🐦‍⬛ Guardano le stelle che tremano d'amore e di speranza... Nessun dorma! 🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵 #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Canon #wren #AusBirds #Australia

This is one of my fave heron photos. It makes me fee peaceful when I look at it. So it's for #BirdOfTheDay #SilencePresence theme. 🧘‍♂️🐦‍⬛🛶 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Canon

My favourite duck near me is the Hardhead. I absolutely love their colouring and white eyes. This was at sunrise at a nearby park. 🦆🪮 #BirdOfTheDay #Preeners&Scatchers #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Duck #Ducks #Photography #Canon

The Australian Darter or Snake Bird is a highly specialised hunters that catch fish by using their sharp, needle-like bill to impale prey. 🔪🐟🍽️ #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Birding #photography #Australia

Run into your weekend with a sense of adventure and a happy heart. Anything good can happen, with the right attitude. 🏃🏃‍♀️ #BirdPhotography #birds #nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Myna #photography #weekend #happy #Canon #photography

Lagoon dreaming. 😴🌊 Was feeling experimental. Little Black Cormorant in the Australian Winter. ❄️🧣🧤 #PhotographyIsArt #photography #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #BirdPhotography #cormorant #Australia

No runway required. More of a helicopter landing for the Little Black Cormorant. 🪽🚁 #Birds #birdphotography #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #Canon #Australia

Little Wattle Bird with #Stripes chomping on some bottlebrush for #BirdOfTheDay 🦓 #birds #BirdPhotography #birding #birdwatching #nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Canon #R5 🦘🇦🇺🐨

Australian wood duck munching on a milk thistle. Yum Yum. 🥛🌱 😋 #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #photography #canon #duck

Starling flies over a landscape of Lantana shrubbery and flowers for #BirdOfTheDay #LivingLandscape theme. 🌸🌼🏵️🪽 #BirdPhotography #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Canon #ECK #Photography #R5

A gathering of gulls, soaking up the final, golden warmth of the fading sun. 🌆🦭🐚🕊️ #TheGathering #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birding #photography #Australia #birds

Masked Lapwings are territorial, using their sharp wing spurs to strike at birds, animals, or humans that threaten their nests. 🤺 I took this photo with a 600mm lens and it's cropped so far enough away. 🥷📷 #Birds #Birdphotography #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography #Birding #Canon

Goodnight from Australia. Have a beautiful week. 🌇🇦🇺🦘 #sunset #Sydney #Australia #nature #naturephotography #beach #peace #dusk #ocean #waves #photography

Here's an Australian Pelican for #WorldOceansDay. 🌊🐦 I hope one day I can visit other countries to photograph their pelicans. I absolutely love them and that there are different colours! 🌍📸✨ #BirdOfTheDay #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #pelican #seabirds #ocean

Little Wattle Bird contemplates life and its mysteries at sunset. 🌆🦜 #BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #Canon #Australia #AusBirds #birding

This Pacific Black duck was having a #BadFeatherDay one wintry morn. 🪶👃🦆❄️ #duck #BirdOfTheDay #ducks #feather #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #Canon

One from the archives. These Rainbow Lorikeets let me lay near them in the vibrant grass and snap off a few candid pics. 🌈🦜 #Birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #birding #canon #parrot #lorikeet #rainbow

Male King Parrot #hiding while snacking.🦜🟠 I love that they have those yellow eyes, with the vibrant red around it. Nature is amazing!!!!! 🌈 I posted the female King Parrot yesterday if you want to check it out. #FoodinBeaks #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

This female Australian King Parrot was out before the sun, chomping on some type of Lilly Pilly shrub. 🌳🦜 📷 Coffs Harbour area. #BirdOfTheDay #FoodInBeaks #Green #Birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Canon #photography

I was just flipping through the archives and found this Cardinal I snapped when visiting Waikiki a few years ago. I absolutely love these birds. 📷l with an entry level #canon and small zoom lens. 📚🐦‍⬛🍎 #Birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography