After several failed attempts, we finally found a Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii). Endemic to SW Australia, they only emerge a few nights a year to find mates. #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs

Pair of Galahs at Thompsons Lake Nature Reserve near Fremantle, Western Australia (male with darker eye). Very common throughout Australia. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon

Wedge-tailed Eagle from Capertee Valley, NSW in mid-June. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon

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

Scarlet Robin from Perth Hills last week - sitting on an old Grass Tree flower stalk. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon

New birds for me from the Capertee Valley region, NSW: 1. Apostlebird 2. Black-chinned Honeyeater 3. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater 4. Diamond Firetail #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon

Herdsman Lake in Perth, WA - great site to see and photograph these species: 1. Freckled Duck 2. Pink-eared Duck 3. Hardhead 4. Australian Hobby #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Morocco - edge of the Sahara. #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - some of the frogs we found. A few are extremely rare and local. 1. Tung's Narrow-mouthed Frog 2. Malayan Flying Frog 3. Jeet Sukumaran's Torrent-dwelling Toad 4. Yellow-spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs

Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - many thanks to the local herpers sharing their skills and knowledge. As more of a birdwatcher, I learned a lot. 1. Banded Coralsnake 2. Blue Coralsnake 3. Siamese Peninsula Pitviper 4. Highlands #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #snakes

Recent trip to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco - one of our target birds was the African Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus ssp. alienus). #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Rainy season underway in Western Australia - frogs out and about: 1. Humming Frog 2. Moaning Frog 3. Whooping Frog 4. Hooting Frog #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #frogs

Sahara Frog (Pelophylax saharicus) from recent trip to Morocco. #addHerper #herping #herp #frog

Starting my underwater photography with a OM System Tough TG-7 - easy to control and hard to destroy. Some pics from recent dives around Perth, Australia. 1. Maine flatworm 2. Western Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa) 3. Chromodoris westraliensis 4. Red Rock Crab (Guinusia chabrus) #addOcean

Trip out to Camel Soak, Western Australia - lots of interesting species that don’t occur near Perth. 1. Mulga Parrot 2. Crimson Chat 3. Diamond Dove 4. Masked Woodswallow #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Recent dive out near Rottnest Island in Western Australia - first encounter with a Grey Nurse Shark. #sharks #marinelife #sketchart #australia #fish #nature

Some mammals from recent trip to South Africa.

Late last year, we traveled to South Africa: the Cape, along the Garden Route, and ended in Addo Elephant NP. A mix of stuff seen along the way: 1. African Penguin 2. Orange-breasted Sunbird 3. Southern Olive Woodpecker 4. Cape Sugarbird #birds #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Some more sea life in and around Bremer Bay, Western Australia - mid-March 2025. 1. Flesh-footed Shearwater 2. Long-finned Pilot Whale 3. Silver Gull 4. Great Crested Tern #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #australiabirdphotography

Quick trip down to Bremer Bay to catch a whale-watching boat. Some of the wildlife we observed: 1. Pacific Gull 2. Sooty Oystercatcher 3. Striped Dolphin 4. Sperm Whale #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canon #wildlife

Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii ssp. naso) - listed as vulnerable. Fairly easy to find in and around Fremantle at the moment. Pics from Kensington Bushland Reserve, Western Australia. #birds #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #canonphotography #canon #wildlife

Yellow-billed Spoonbills at Bibra Lake, Western Australia - water getting very low as the dry season is nearly over. #birdphotography #australia #australianwildlife #birds #canonphotography #naturephotography #westernaustralia #wildlifephotography

Birdlife at Point Walter Reserve, Western Australia. #birds #birdphotography #australianbirds #nature #westernaustralia

Few photos recently from parks near Perth, Western Australia.