Whenever indolence crept upon me, I would make a gentle escape to Healesville Sanctuary — a place that asked for little effort yet always ...

  Braeside Park, situated not far from metropolitan Melbourne, has long been renowned as a haven for bird photography. The wetlands and open...

  The Zebra Finch, which I had the rare delight of observing just beyond the bounds of Healesville Sanctuary, presented itself most unexpect...

  I have now completed a three-week term of contract work and at last may return home to rejoin Joel. Together we have long been planning to...

  The White-faced Heron ( Egretta novaehollandiae ) is among the most familiar and widely distributed of Australia’s waterbirds, distinguish...

  This journey took place during the autumn months, when Joel and I set out in hopes of observing some rare and exotic bird species. However...

  The image, captured many years ago with an early-generation digital camera, may well have been part of an informal experiment with my cher...

  This was taken a long time ago. I did not know this was meant to be rare and protected species. Red Browed Finches do look so lovely. I us...

  During one of my journeys through Western Japan, I had the pleasure of visiting a bird sanctuary where I beheld a most striking creature—t...

  The Crimson Rosella ( Platycercus elegans ) is a strikingly colorful parrot native to eastern and southeastern Australia, including the ra...

  This beautiful bird is a barn owl ( Tyto alba ). Barn owls are easily recognisable by their distinctive heart-shaped face, pale coloring,...

  This image was taken some years ago during a quiet visit to a bird park in the western reaches of Japan. At the time, I was in possession ...

  The ruddy shelduck is a strikingly beautiful waterfowl known for its warm, orange-brown plumage and contrasting pale head. It’s native to ...

  Red-browed Finches (Neochmia temporalis) The Red-browed Finch , also known as the Red-browed Firetail , is a small, colorful bird native t...

  The rented portal Wi-Fi is suboptimal, hindered by the thick concrete walls of the apartment, which obstruct signal transmission. As a res...

  Posting an old image from previous trip to Japan.  The Black Kite ( Milvus migrans ) is one of the most widespread birds of prey, found ac...

  I am uncertain as to why a flock of seagulls has gathered, seemingly intent on feasting, despite the absence of fish in the shallow waters...

The silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), also known as the white-eye, is a small, distinctive bird with a ring of white feathers around its eyes...

  The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) is a notable and distinguished species of large cockatoo indigenous to Australia. ...

 These petite, seed-eating wonders, also known as the Red-browed Firetail, are easily recognisable by their vivid red brows and tails contra...