Wildlife Shorts

In 2016 I had this image short listed in the @southaustralianmuseum and @australiangeographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. The Auckland Island Teal is a flightless duck species that was recovered from the brink of extinction by a groundbreaking recovery program. They are little conservation superstars. These two were photographed on Enderby Island on a trip through the sub-Antarctic islands with @david_stowe. - I've been shortlisted in this years @southaustralianmuseum and @australiangeographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition so I'm posting up images that have been shortlisted (or won) in previous competitions. - - - - - #nikon #nikonaustralia #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #your_best_birds #birdextreme #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz (at Auckland Islands)

I'm sitting around at the airport waiting for a flight so I'll finish his off. I've been shortlisted in this years @southaustralianmuseum and @australiangeographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition so I'm posting up images that have been shortlisted (or won) in previous competitions. - This Cape Barren Goose image was taken on Maria Island in Tasmania. The sun was going down and the light was golden, so I wandered amongst the relatively friendly geese that grazed on the slope below the settlement. One bird let me approach quite closely and paused between grazing to lift its head and silently open its beak. Whether it was aggressive behaviour or just letting out gas from fermenting grass, I do not know. There are far few geese on the island, with fewer native hen and no penguins. The introduction of the devils has seen to them! - - - - #nikon #nikonaustralia #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #your_best_birds #birdextreme #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz (at Maria Island)

This image of a Strophurus spinigerus on a banksia was also shortlisted in the @southaustralianmuseum and @australiangeographic Australian Mature Photographer of the Year competition in 2012. This image was a runner up in the portrait category. - - - - #nikon #nikonaustralia #exclusive_wildlife #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature # # #wildoz (at Perth, Western Australia)

Mummy Kimberley Death Adder Acanthophis lancasteri (previously A. cryptamydros and before that A. praelongus). It's possible that this snake is the mother to those new borns I posted recently. She's in the same area and has the "saggy" appearance of a snake desperate to get her pre-babies body back. - - - #babies #snakes #herping #deathadder #elapid

A pigeon that looks like it's actually two diamond doves wearing a heavy raincoat, the #kimberley endemic white-quilled rock pigeon. I'm very fond of these chaps although they always give me a fright while I'm spotlighting. At night they always wait til the last minute to burst out from behind a rock. - - - #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #your_best_birds #birdextreme #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz (at Kimberley)

The Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) is a cute little migratory bird that is hanging about my place at the moment. They like to eat fruit , with this one snacking on the berries of the weed lantana. This genus of birds is highly mobile, a trait that has allowed it to radiate and colonise many of the pacific islands, the Phillipines, Japan, Micronesia, PNG and SE Asia. Just about any landmass in the area that has birds on it will have a Zosterops species on it. Amazing little birds. - - - - - #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #flockwildlife #your_best_birds #birdextreme #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz (at Mulgoa, New South Wales, Australia)

Pics from the new camera! This is quite cool for a few reasons- Chestnut breasted manikins are especially common on the Cumberland plain anymore, and this bird was part of a flock of about 40 that I photographed yesterday. The other cool thing was that it was a team effort- Freddie was on my back for the entire process! - - - #nikon #D850 #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #your_best_birds #birdextreme #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz (at Mulgoa, New South Wales, Australia)

A Brush-tailed #Phascogale sucking down a huge yellow caterpillar it'd just spent 10 minutes chewing from its chrysalis. #soblessed #mammalwatching #marsupial

A whiskery little Fawn-footed Melomys (Melomys cervinipes). These rodents love dense forest where they can run up and down vines and small trees. Often I spotlight them eating things, the most common item being centipedes. Keep it up little guys! Kill those awful creatures! #someheroesdontwearcapes #bravesoldiers #peopleschampion #bestrodent #mammalwatching #wildoz #abcwildoz

Giant Barred Frogs (Mixophys iteratus) are one of Australia's largest frog species. The females are enormous and can get to 180grams! They usually spend the day buried under an shallow layer of sand and leaves and come out to hunt in the evening. They'll eat what ever comes across their path, with small rodents being recorded as prey items. -- - - - - - #herping #frogs #frogfriday #exclusive_wildlife #allnatureshots #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #gecko #bestnatureshots #global4nature #geckos #geckosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #geckosofig #wildoz #planetwildlife #planetnature

A fairly intimidating and to be honest, quite creepy Giant King Cricket from the rainforests of the Australian east coasts. There's a video of its threat display in my feed. - - - - #inverts #invertebrate #kingcricket #giant #cricket #macrointhewild #wildoz #abcwildoz

Mum with four chicks. It's going to be a big year on the gouldians. Every box has fledglings or eggs. This is a mum with her four chicks. The luminescent blue markings guide the parents when trying to feed in a dark nest cavity #captive #finch

A solid Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) from northern NSW. This one would have been an honest 8ft. Pretty big, but this species has been recorded at over three meters ( this is quite rare though- I've never seen a 10ft carpet and those that do NEVER get out the measuring tape. - - - - #exclusive_wildlife #allnatureshots #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #gecko #bestnatureshots #global4nature #geckos #geckosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #geckosofig #wildoz #planetwildlife #planetnature #herping #python #morelia #spilota #snakes #wildsnakes (at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia)

Pink-tongued Skink from a week ago. I haven't seen one of these charming Skinks for years! This species has an enlarged tooth on the bottom jaw that I'm told is specifically for busting open snail shells. Like blue tongues, the Pink-tongued Skink has benefited from the introduction of the garden snail into Australia. - - - -- - - #exclusive_wildlife #allnatureshots #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #gecko #bestnatureshots #global4nature #geckos #geckosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #geckosofig #wildoz #planetwildlife #planetnature #skinks #abcwildoz #wildoz #skinkstagram (at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia)

Eyes on the prize- a female Gang-gang cockatoo delicately splits a hawthorn seed. A nice fresh image from the day before yesterday. The cooler climate in Lithgow has resulted in an a proliferation of European weeds. While the Gang-gangs were feasting on hawthorn berries, I was feasting on one of the most amazing blackberry crops I've ever seen. - - - - - #foraging #birding #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #exclusive_wildlife #feather_perfection #birdsofaustralia #pocket_birds #nuts_about_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #bb_of_ig #birdlovers #birdfreaks #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #igbirds #kings_birds #eliteraptors #your_best_birds #birdextreme #only_raptors #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #igscwildlife #majestic_wildlife #bestnatureshots #global4nature #birdselite #birds_adored #planetbirds #wildoz #abcwildoz (at Lithgow, New South Wales)

A Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes terrareginae) showing off its big ole behind as a sort of threat display. #buttshot #herping #wildoz #abcwildoz

I don't really know what this is. Please tell me in the comments. I've always just called them King Crickets. If I was in New Zealand id call it a Weta. #wildoz #abcwildoz #threatdisplay #insects #macrointhewild #crickets #weta #australia #forestfauna