Birds are one of the most prevalent creatures we are most likely to encounter but not necessarily notice.
This was one of those rare moments when you just come across the unexpected. I had never seen a Black-Winged Stilt before....
Regent Bowerbird males, like their cousins the Satin Bowerbird, create a bower of sticks as a dancing or show-off platform to...
With its distinctive crest feathers showing, this Pacific Baza was careful and on the lookout. He was not only being attacked...
These guys are tiny and busy, always moving from leaf to leaf looking for insects and caterpillars hiding under leaves. If you...
Darting in and out of the bracken ferns, it seems amazing sometimes that enough insects can be found to justify all the energy...
Spiderweb, twigs, lichen and engineering know-how results in a strong and safe home for this Brown Gerygone and family.
One of the very fortunate aspects of where I live is that I do get to see some amazing birds just from my back door, such as this...
These guys can be very inquisitive, often landing right next to you or pecking around your feet. Then when you look like you...
There are those times of chance encounters, where for a moment it seems that everything is still. You hear the wind in the grasses,...
One of the most recognisable bird calls in the Australian bush is the Whipbird, used in the TV series "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"...
For more than 20 years my family have had the privilege to have earned the trust of successions of individual King Parrots. In...
With two always hungry chicks, this Noisy Miner parent will struggle to keep both contented.
What would make an extraordinary bird of prey such as the Osprey risk drowning in the surf like this? Simple, it is the need to...
This Osprey did not catch this fish on first attempt. Many times there was an aborted dive, a near miss and a number of plunges...
As this Pacific Baza zoomed past with its collected nesting material, it really displayed the patterning of the stripes and under...
This shows us why it is important to have gardens with native plants and trees. This Pale-headed Rosella along with the family...
