A great blue heron walks through shallow water looking for fish. Its legs are crossed mid-stride and its body is turned so that its neck ruff protrudes on the right, with its neck in an S-curve.
#StandingInWater is today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here's a great blue heron fishing in the shallows.
#birds #nature #photography
An Australian White Ibis, a white water bird with a black, bald head, and a long, curved black beak. It is standing on the grassy edge of a river, looking out towards the water. The sun is reflecting off its beak.
It always make me sad that the Australian White Ibis (bin chicken) gets such a bad rap, they're amazing looking birds! #birds #ausbirds #Australianwhiteibis #ibis #binchicken
A magpie-lark, or more commonly called a mudlark, a small black and white bird, with a pale green eye, and grey beak, is standing on green grass. It's beak is open, and we can see It's slightly forked pink tongue hanging out, in it's beak is a piece of food, and quite a bit of saliva.
My mother always told me to chew with my mouth closed. Clearly Mudlarks weren't. #birds #ausbirds #magpie-lark #mudlark
A pied Cormorant, a water bird with black and white feathers, a yellow face, long grey/yellow beak and bright blue eyes, is paddling through water, most of it's body is submerged, with it's long neck out of the water. It is facing to the right, beneath it it's reflection is distorted and broken by small waves, around the bird is smaller ripples in blue water.
Found a very curious Pied Cormorant today! #birds #ausbirds #piedcormorant #cormorant
A white faced heron, a large waterbird, is making a small leap from one shallow patch of water, to another. Its wings are spread outwards, and its yellow legs stretched behind it. Behind it is brown water, reflecting a blue sky, and a mixture of green and brown grass is growing in the water beneath it.
Spotted a White Faced Heron today! #birds #ausbirds #whitefacedheron #heron
A singing honey-eater, a grey bird with a distinctive black masked and yellow streak below the mask, is perched upon a thin bush branch. Its head is partially lit by the sun. Around it are various sticks and branches from the bush, some with only maybe a leaf or two hanging from them, in various colours from green, to red, to a vibrant purple. In the background, green leaves from other bushes are blurred out.
I love the colours in this photo! And a lovely pose too~ #singinghoneyeater #honeyeater #birds #ausbirds
A laughing dove, with brown, grey and white feathers, is perched on a twisted, grey tree branch. In its beak is a thin, brown stick, that is twisted and curled into an S shape, that rather nicely curls around its head. The green trees in the background are all blurred.
Haven't really had much to show lately, but enjoy this Laughing Dove, posing rather nicely with a rather curly stick! #birds #ausbirds #laughingdove #dove
#birdoftheday #gull hoping for handouts
An Eastern Reef egret, a tall, thin shorebird with bright white feathers, and a distinctive yellow eye and beak. The picture has it from the top of its back, and the start of its neck up. It is facing to the right, and its neck is bent into an S shape. Behind it is a lake, covered with pond weed, and it's blurred and green.
Finally, I got to see the white varient of the Eastern Reef Egret! Now I can proudly say that I've seen both!~ #birds #ausbirds #egret
A Grey Teal duck is swimming through the water, its hsad is brushing the surface, as well as its beak. Only it's head and neck are seen in the photo, the background is water, reflecting the sky, and a yellow object that isn't clear. Its eye is a crimson red, and is looking into the camera lens.
I can't get over how vivid and red the eyes of a Grey Teal Duck are! It's absolutely stunning! #birds #ausbirds #greytealduck #duck
From: Marona's Fantastic Tale (2019), dir. Anca Damian, Aparte Film
A photo of an Australian Raven, from its neck up. Its head is turned towards the camera, the tip of its beak is slightly blurred, and its white eyes are looking at the viewer. In the background, it's a blurred mess of browns and beiges.
Quoth the raven "More?" #birds #ausbirds #raven
Long legged striated bird with a bright yellow eyes and long sharp bill. Standing on grass with his shoulders hunched over looking totally fed up
This sulky juvenile Nankeen Night Heron ... when your mum takes you shopping, then she stops for an hour long chat with the woman who lives 2 doors away.🙄
#birds #naturephotography #wildlife #nature
An Osprey on expired #kodak film 🪶 #birds #filmphotography #canon #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead
Osprey
Post number 192 of daily reminders that there is still beauty in this world.
#birds #wildlife #sonyalpha #photography #nature 🪶
A willie wagtail, a small, black and white bird, with a black beak, and a prominent white eyebrow. Its head is turned to the left, its eye is looking into the camera, there is small bits of what appears to be dirt or pollen on top of its head. It takes up most of the image, behind it is blurred, green bushes.
I was trying to read a sign, when this Willie Wagtail decided it was far more interesting, and landed on top of it! I couldn't believe how close I was to it, and it sat there so patiently while I snapped pics! #birds #ausbirds #wagtail
A silver gull is standing on an expanse of green grass, facing towards the camera. In front of it, and suspended in mid fall, is a large piece of toasted fruit bread, giving the impression that it's floating. The gulls beak is open, with crumbs falling from it.
Definitely got a kick out of watching some Silver Gulls chase each other for a slice of fruit toast, but I think this shot of the gull showing off its telekinesis powers is my favourite! #birds #ausbirds #seagull #silvergull
I believe this is the Virescens varient, found along the west and south coasts of Australia!
A singing honey eater, a bird with grey feathers, white belly, a black mask around its eyes, a streak of yellow just underneath that, and a black beak. It's sitting on a thin fence wire, it's body is turned three quarters to the left, while its head is turned sideways looking to the right. The sun is setting, giving the image a warm yellow tone, the background is blurred, a mixture of beach sand and shrubs.
A Singing Honeyeater, posing for the camera! #birds #ausbirds #honeyeater
✨🌏 New research shows Australia’s Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa) is the first #invert known to use stellar cues and Earth’s magnetic field to guide their long distance migration
#mothsmatter #ausinverts #wildoz #bugsky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An Eastern Osprey, a large, eagle like bird, is soaring overheard. Its wings are spread out, the tips and edges of its wings are brown, and the rest of its feathers are white. Its tail is spread out like a wedge and consists mostly of brown and white feathers. It is facing towards the left, its face illuminated by the sun. Behind it is a grey and blue, cloudy sky.
Got lucky enough to catch an Eastern Osprey soaring overheard. They never cease to look so majestic! #osprey #birds #ausbirds
Drawing of a crow made with graphite pencils on paper.
Drawing of a crow
Graphite on paper
5x7
#art #birds #nature
Some images from this morning, before the rain came. There was a bit of a battle going on between the red kite and a Jackdaw. Images heavily cropped so not great quality.
Urban peregrine falcon on the turn chasing something and still has time to give us the 'evil glare'. This bird has really prominent and dark bulging eyes and always looks angry anytime it looks at you.
#bif #birds #birdphotography #eyes #wildlife
Gorgeous!
Photo of a willie wagtail perched on a stalk of grass. It is a small black bird with its tail feathers held high and its wings folded. It has a white underside and a line of white over its eye. It is not related to true wagtails, but is a fantail that behaves like a wagtail, swinging its tail back and forth while it hops around on the ground looking for insects to eat.
Always showing the skeptical eyebrows - Portrait of a willie wagtail, Cairns QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
An Eastern Osprey, a large bird of prey, with a feathered white belly and white feathers under its wings and brown tips around its wings, is soaring through the air with its wings out spread. It is facing away from the camera, and the angle is looking at it from underneath. The sky behind it is a light grey and cloudy.
An Eastern Osprey, flying off to perch on a beacon out in the water! I'm glad to have snapped such a clear shot of one in flight! #birds #ausbirds #osprey
A Nankeen Kestrel is standing on top of a metal lampost, looking down as it feasts upon quite a large locust. In its beak are pieces of the locust, as it rips its body to pieces, a yellow claw is holding down its prey. Behind the bird, the sky is a clear blue.
Got to witness a Nankeen Kestrel today, making a meal out of a fat, juicy locust! #birds #ausbirds #kestrel
A Willie Wag Tail, a small, black and white bird with a distinctive long fan tail, is standing on a red bricked footpath. It is standing in a puddle, and looking down into the water, with its reflection looking back up at it. The puddle is also reflecting a yellow brick wall.
Snapped a cute pic of a wagtail bouncing around in a puddle this morning, and I got pretty lucky with this timing!
#birds #ausbirds #williewagtail
Something a little different today, managed to get a video of an Eastern Reef Egret catching a small fish! Also apologies for the shakey camera work haha #birds #ausbirds #egret
