A tender moment between Sulphur-crested Cockatoos as they allopreen. Lake Eden, Qld
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Water Dragon living up to his name during a recent Brisbane storm...
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A pair of Galahs greeting the new day after leaving their hollow... Deception Bay, Qld
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Australian Brush Turkeys dust bathe for plumage maintenance. The dust cleans excess oils and debris from their feathers and also helps control or eliminate parasites like feather mites and lice. Lake Cootharaba, Qld
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Wompoo Fruit-dove Cape Tribulation, Far North Queensland (Ptilinopus magnificus)
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A pair of Little Corellas playing...
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The Black-necked Stork, (aka Jabiru), is Australia's only stork. I sighted this female on the far side of First Lagoon at Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
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Bar-tailed Godwits, Whimbrels, Far Eastern Curlews, Great Knots, Caspian and Australian Terns are all at Toorbul Roost. Here are just a few of them.
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It's World Cassowary Day! What magnificent birds they are. I filmed this beauty drinking from a fresh water pool at Etty Bay in 2023. #WorldCassowaryDay
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A pair of Pied Oystercatchers teaching their two chicks how to forage for molluscs, worms, crabs & small fish etc. These are one of the few waders whose young are fed by their parents.
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Little Corellas mate for life and these two are allopreening. This behavior reinforces pair bonds but also helps remove parasites from inaccessible areas of their bodies.
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