Gallery

Birds

Backyard visitors, wetland regulars, and the occasional lucky encounter — photographs of the birds that held still long enough.

Two Australian pelicans facing each other, forming a heart shape
Australian Pelicans
Australian pelican standing in shallow water
Australian Pelican
Superb fairy-wren perched on a branch
Superb Fairy-wren
Galah cockatoo foraging in grass
Galah
Australian white ibis with wings spread
Australian White Ibis
Two sulphur-crested cockatoos perched together
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
Sulphur-crested cockatoo taking flight
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden railing
Laughing Kookaburra
Noisy miner bird in profile
Noisy Miner
Australian magpie looking back over its shoulder
Australian Magpie
Two rose-ringed parakeets perched together on a branch
Rose-ringed Parakeets
Four black-headed gulls in flight over water, with reflections
Black-headed Gulls
Scaly-breasted munia with a red head and scaled belly
Scaly-breasted Munia
Spotted dove perched on a tree branch
Spotted Dove