Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae June 3rd, 2017 Werribee, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender One of my favourite & probably most interesting looking Australian waders - the Red-necked Avocet. Their oddly shaped bill & feeding technique, swishing their heads back & forth along the water & mud to filter out tasty morsels is something to behold.
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (female) Calyptorhynchus funereus February 5th, 2018 Launching Place, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender Caught this beautiful female Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo by surprise while she was feeding in my neighbours yard. I was able to get with a couple of metres of her by staying concealed by bushes. Look at the size of that beak & claws!
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Gliciphila melanops November 4th, 2017 Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender This honeyeater was busy bringing prey back to a ground nest to feed its young.
