Australian Owlet-nightjar (female) rufous morph Aegotheles cristatus September 17th, 2017 Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender Incredibly excited to finally get an opportunity to photograph this species - and in daylight! This female had been using a particular tree as her daytime roost, which may indicate she was nesting. On sunny afternoons, she liked to sit at the entrance to her hollow & take in the last of the days sun. The Owlet-nightjar is the smallest, most common, & widely distributed nocturnal bird in Australia. They come in two different plumage colourations; rufous (pictured) & the more common grey. Interestingly, only females appear in the rufous plumage. This female was particularly rufous in colour.
Australian Pelican in breeding plumage Pelecanus conspicillatus September 10th, 2017 Werribee, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Pied Oystercatchers Haematopus longirostris September 10th, 2017 Werribee, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
