Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis

April 8th, 2022
Yambuk, Victoria, Australia

Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender

A Red-necked Stint busily feeding on the shoreline as a large swell rolls in.

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Black Noddy
Anous minutus

October 29th, 2022
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia

Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM lens

Situated approx 85kms off the coast of Bundaberg in Northern Queensland, Lady Elliot island is a haven for seabirds & marine animals - especially Terns & Noddys! We arrived during peak seabird breeding season, where some 80,000+ seabirds nest on the island.

It's really hard to put into words just how many birds are crammed onto the island, they are literally EVERYWHERE! Every bit of vegetation had multiple nests in it; trees, shrubs, small plants lining walking paths; there were nests underneath every building on the island; even nests on the ground along the walking paths amongst the rocks; just birds everywhere! The noise (& smell!) were incredible & like nothing else I had experienced previously - from dusk to dawn! And to top it off, these birds have no fear of humans whatsoever - they would walk right underneath your feet as you walked along the paths & fly within centimetres of you!

The most common bird on Lady Elliot Island is the Black Noddy (called a White-capped Noddy on the island) - they were the most abundant birds on the island by far. As you walked the paths, you would pass thousands of birds nesting inches away from you & not bothered by your presence at all.

As it was early in the breeding season, most birds were busy with nest building activities. With the sheer abundance of birds on the island, it actually made it somewhat challenging to frame up interesting images. However it did provide the opportunity to try some wider angle compositions which can be quite rare when dealing with birds.

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Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea

November 13th, 2021
Launching Place, Victoria, Australia

Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM lens

These Little Corella give the resident Sulphur-crested Cockatoos a run for their money with their loud, harsh calls!

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Spinifex Pigeon
Geophaps plumifera

August 6th, 2021
Ormiston Gorge, Glen Helen, Northern Territory, Australia

Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM lens

Spinifex Pigeons have wonderful coloured facial markings & feathers.

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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica

March 28th, 2021
Lake Wollumboola, Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens

A Bar-tailed God with probing the soft sand with its long bill, on the hunt for sandworms and soldier crabs.

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