The wild doesn’t pose on command. It flashes past you, hums in the undergrowth, or stares back from a branch. This gallery collects the rare moments where those worlds overlap with my lens. Scroll through and take a closer look.

Close-up of a woodpecker bird with brown and white feathers, sharp beak, and dark eye, against a blurred green background.
Close-up of an eastern water dragon with a beige head and black stripe, orange and black body, perched on a rock with a blurred green background.
A female satin bowerbird with purple eyes perched on a thin branch in a green, blurred natural background.
Close-up of a perched juvenile kestrel, with detailed feathers and a dark, blurred background.
Wallaroo running through a grassy field near trees.
A female satin bowerbird perched on a tree branch with a blurred background.
A male wallaroo standing on a grassy hill with plants and small flowers, with a clear sky in the background.
A juvenile kestrel, flying low over a grassy field with its wings spread wide and tail fan open, showing detailed orange and black plumage.
Two juvenile kookaburras perched on a tree branch with a blurred green background.
A small eastern yellow robin with a grey head and a yellow breast perched on a tree branch.
A colourful goldfinch, perched among wildflowers that include blue cornflowers, white daisies, and red poppies in a field.
Close-up of a small juvenile eastern water dragon on a rock with a blurry beige background.
Two sulphur crested cockatoos perched among green leaves, with one looking directly at the camera and the other slightly turned.
A male wallaroo standing in a field of purple flowers with a blurred natural background.
A kestrel, perched on a patch of grass with a dark green and black blurred background.
A great spotted woodpecker perched on a tree branch with an insect in its beak.
A green ring-necked parakeet with a red beak perched on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves.
Close-up of a black jackdaw with blue eyes against a blurred brown background.
A small nuthatch perched on a moss-covered tree branch, with a blue sky background.
Close-up of a colorful pheasant with a red, black, and white head, bright blue neck, and orange-brown patterned feathers on its body.
Close-up of a Galah with a distinctive crest and intricate feather details.
Close-up of a royal spoonbill with a long, black beak, standing near water.
A great spotted woodpecker perched on a tree branch surrounded by pine needles.
Close-up of a red fox with orange and grey fur, and pointed ears, looking directly at the camera.
A great spotted woodpecker is clinging to the side of a tree trunk in a forest, with a background of blurred green foliage.
A long-billed corella with a light pink crest and blue eyes perched on a tree branch against a plain background.
A close-up of an Australian wood duck, showing brown and black feathers, with a blurred green and brown background.
A sulphur crested cockatoo with a yellow crest perched on a branch within a dense, green coniferous tree