I was photographing Scarlets last month in Mallacoota and I spotted one with a white eye ring, which I've never seen before ... perhaps a juvenile? Second pic for comparison, what a sweet little bird they are, probably on their way to the high country for summer about now

Static bird images leave me cold. Birds are alive and lively and I want to try and capture that. But sometimes they're static and I still want a record in which case I wait and try at least for eye contact or I try to get down to their level for the intimacy that that can bring. Kneeling or lying down is the single best and cheapest thing I know of to improve my shots. Here's two of the most handsome birds I've seen: static, more or less, but with with eye contact in one case and shared space in the other. The first is an immature Antarctic Tern (Snares Is. New Zealand) and the second is a male Upland Goose (Patagonia).

Long weekend in Perth saw us at the Wetland exhibit at Perth Zoo. Drizzle and fading light in the late afternoon wasn't ideal but managed a few keepers. Canon RF 200-800 isn't fantastic in those conditions, but ultimately salvaged with a bit of post production in both LRC and PS

This little scarlet honey eater is a new bird for me. Love finding new birds that I haven't photographed before.

A backlit male Superb wren in molting/eclipse plumage ahead of spring.. Aug 2026- Copeton NSW..