Larrikin Lorikeets at Fairbairn Dam near Emerald, Central Queensland Photo by: Darryl Graney
Taken off the back verandah, the baby butcher bird is waiting for its mummy Photo by: Hayley Follett
“Two’s company” Photo by: James Adam
Hummingbird taken in Utah, USA Photo by: Bronwyn Longworth
Taken at Featherdale Wildlife Park in Western Sydney Photo by: Davor Jakovljevic
Australian Kestrel shot in Warrnambool, Vic. Photo by: Beverley Pohlner
Tawny Frogmouth shot with my Olympus C760 Ultra Zoom Photo by: Clive Monty
The New Holland Honeyeater is quite common in WA, and we have many living and breeding in our yard. Photo by: Andrea Deegan
Sticky beaks strikes a pose as he stretches to see Photo by: Nicole Scott
An Emu drinking at Hattah Lakes in north-west Victoria Photo by: Ashley Harrod
Red-tailed cockatoo I have been following about the place for a few weeks Photo: Jodi Watt
Jenny enjoys a day at the beach Photo by: D Daugaard
Mates for life: wandering albatross nesting on Campbell Island, south of New Zealand Photo: Doug Dalton
(no caption) Photo by: Gavin Newman
A crested shrike-tit prominently displays its bark tearing bill Photo by: Geoff Taylor
I took this photo on a friend’s balcony where he feeds kookaburras every day Photo by: Graham Barter
Gang gang cockatoos Photo by: Helen Greenwood
Rufus night heron Photo by: Tom Newman
A pelican’s occupational hazard Photo by: Maggie Clowes
(no caption) Photo by: Matthew Masner
Whistling kite taken on the Fitzroy River, Kimberley region Photo by: Steve Dale
Swamphen in Dreamworld, QLD Photo by: Alexandra Kurtyka
Adult tawny frogmouth and fledgling chick (looking at camera) at Wyperfeld National Park in western Victoria Photo by: Debra Saxon-Campbell
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