The Pink and Grey Cockatoo, or simply ‘Galah’, is probably Australia’s most ubiquitous and well known cockatoo. They are not particularly revered for their intelligence however and being called ‘a galah’ is never a flattering gesture. We first set out on our hike, in South Australia’s ‘Deep Creek’ conservation park, with hands and arms free […]
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Just off of Grange beach is a big cage protecting the tidal outflow from West Lakes. It’s also the evening’s roost for a gathering of Australian pied cormorants. I’ve wanted to capture them here in their little sanctuary for quite a while now. Finally the sea and the sunset were on my side.
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Growing up in a country town far from the ocean pelicans were exotic and beautiful birds that belonged to far away places and movies like ‘Storm Boy’. Now I delight in finding them live where ever they please, even alongside busy suburban transport routes. I see many tens of pelicans a week now on the […]
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What a lovely way to herald in a new year than to escape to one of my all time favorite places (within a few hours drive) and be reminded why I fell in love with the little seaside town of Edithburgh more than 30 years ago. On this occasion we only stayed two nights but […]
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Floating here seams so surreal. A contradiction of serene calm and the frantic busyness of a fishing vessel eager to depart with the spoils of their morning’s work. Just moments before the sea was alive with gulls in the air, with orca stealing from the nets and with humpback whales cruising, waiting for a catch […]
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