Photographing Black Swans in Sweet Afternoon Light
As I was driving home on from the beach on Saturday I spotted 20+ Black Swans resting in swamp land. I had not photographed in this swamp before as I…
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An Hour in Canberra – Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve
Every opportunity I get to visit Canberra I jump at, I really do love the woodlands in the area and the city is very nice. Recently my wife wanted to…
Birding in the Capertee Valley, NSW
The Capertee Valley is a large valley located 135km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales. It is a well known birding hot spot in NSW and is home to several…
Double-banded Plovers in Breeding Plumage
The Double-banded Plover is a small wader from New Zealand. The birds from the South Island of NZ migrate west to Australia over winter. They arrive in Australia around March…
Wollongong Pelagic – Seabird Double Header 27/28 July
I had a teaser to Pelagic birding when I went on a half day Pelagic out of Wollongong on the 12th July. I had so much fun I went on back…
Freckled Duck in Nowra!!!!
In July 2013 the rare Freckled Duck turned up in Nowra. This is the only time between 2012 and 2018 that I saw Freckled Duck in Nowra. The Freckled Duck…
New Holland Honeyeaters at Booderee National Park
I ventured out with my good birder friend Heyn this morning to Booderee National Park. Booderee National Park is at the southern end of Jervis Bay, NSW and is actually…
Pelagic Birding – Seabirds off Wollongong
Update: Checkout my latest photos from my Pelagic Double Header on 27/28th July On Friday 12/7 I was lucky enough to do a pelagic out of Wollongong, NSW. A pelagic…
Interview on Feathers and Photos
I was a moderator over at Feathers & Photos which is a forum dedicated to Bird Photography in Australia. They are fortunate to have a very friendly member base with various…
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater and Superb Lyrebird
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is an endemic honeyeater to Australia and is specific to heath type habitat of coastal and Mallee areas. It is a large Honeyeater at 16-18cm and has…