Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae October 6th, 2017 Wyperfeld National Park, Big Desert, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender A pair of Emu made their way to a waterhole I was staking out at Wyperfeld on dusk.
Cape Barren Gosling Cereopsis novaehollandiae July 22nd, 2017 Newhaven, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Gang-gang Cockatoo (male) Callocephalon fimbriatum February 22nd, 2018 Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender Canon 600EX II-RT flash with extender Usually found in small family flocks, these stunning cockatoos spend the Summer months preparing for their post-breeding dispersal by fattening up on the seeds found within these Hawthorne berries. Each year I look forward to their annual feasting, as they often allow close approach while they are busy gorging themselves! I came across this family in Yarra Glen on my way home from a Port Fairy trip in February. I love the sound of 'pop-pop-pop' as the Gang-gangs bust open dozens and dozens of berries to retrieve their seeds.
