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Chris Hail
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Hobbyist bird photographer around Meanjin/Brisbane Australia. Photos here all my own unless noted otherwise.
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Slender sun orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora) and pink sun orchid (Thelymitra carnea) flowering close together near the Genoa River, East Gippsland, VIC. These two small sun orchids combine to form some interesting hybrids at this location but I didn't see any out this year on my quick visit #orchids
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Male paradise riflebird 🪶 Mt Glorious QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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You have to twist your brain a little to understand this one 😆. An Australasian Gannet twists as it starts its dive to plummet into the water after a fish. #birds #birdphotography
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Black-shouldered kite 🪶 departing its perch. Oakey, QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Spotted sun orchids (Thelymitra ixioides) in open grassland near Genoa,VIC. This species usually flowers a little later at this location than coastal populations closer to Mallacoota - there were only a few early scattered flowers starting to open on this visit at the end of Sept. #orchids
October 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Caladenia polychroma - Joseph’s Spider Orchid

This orchid can be quite variable in its colour, hence the name (poly - many, chroma - colour)
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature
October 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Green rosella 🪶, Port Arthur TAS
#ausbirds #wildoz
October 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Australian native #orchids in early spring flower in the backyard jungle at #HeathcoteNSW #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Australia

#nature #wildoz #ozflowers #stormhour
September 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fledgling pale yellow robin 🪶 in the dark forest
Cairns region, QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
September 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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First Little Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia reptans reptans) of the season in the Perth Hills 🩷🌱🌿

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist
August 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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August 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Scarlet myzomela honeyeater 🪶
Ipswich region, QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
August 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Australian bustard 🪶 in deep grass. Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland
#ausbirds #wildoz
July 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Sharing parental duties.. a stunning male spotted pardalote bringing nesting material to the pair’s burrow nest. Made my Sunday 😊. #wildoz #WeekendBirding
July 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Goanna slowly climbing a tree, Cattana Wetlands
Cairns region, QLD
#ausreptiles #wildoz
July 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Little Pied Cormorant audition head shot while trying to channel a Cary Grant look.
🧐😎🎬

#birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers #Canon #R5 #Australia
July 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Marking my last full day in Rwanda with this portrait of a Little Bee-eater.

📍Kigali, Rwanda.

#Birds #NaturePhotography 🪶
July 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Eastern cattle egrets 🪶 commuting back to the roost after a long day of eating bugs in the fields.
Daintree River, QLD
#ausbirds #wildoz
July 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Balance is a breeze.

Sooty oystercatcher at Sandon Point this afternoon. 🪶
July 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Check out our journal #australianmammalogy - first observation of grey-headed flying foxes roosting in western New South Wales (Mo et al, 2025) - nearly 300km from nearest known roost! 📸 Andrew Mercer #wildoz #ausmammals @csiropublishing.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
From a great distance, i got this quick view of a grey goshawk 🪶 being mobbed by a mixed flock of lorikeets (mostly rainbow, but there are two scaly-breasted in this shot).
Hardings Paddock, Ipswich region, QLD
#ausbirds #ozwildlife
July 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Meeting my new neighbours.
An eastern spinebill visited today. These little energetic birds can hover in mid-air while sipping nectar from flowers, just like a hummingbird.

#nature #birds #aussieBirds #naturePhotography #wildBirds #australia #spinebill #nikon
July 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Spotted Pardalote from Capertee Valley, NSW in mid-June. Widespread and fairly common in healthy forest.

#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #birders #auswildlife #australianwildlife #ausbirds #australianbirds #birds #canon
July 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Australian gum tree forest painting - Sunlit Clearing 🍃🌿🍃🌿
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Textured palette knife oil painting of an Australian gum tree forest. Inspired by the soft hues of the Australian bush.

#LandscapePainting #AustralianLandscapeArt #NatureArt #JanMatsonArt
July 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM