Birds in Flight



"We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a commodity to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect".

Aldo Leopold

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Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) White Morph

Striated Heron (Burtorides striatus) 

Striated Heron (Burtorides striatus) Juv

Beach Stone Curlew (Esacus magnirostris)

Eastern Reef Heron (Egretta Sacra)

Eastern Reef Heron (Egretta Sacra)

Eastern Reef Heron (Egretta Sacra)

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

Masked Lapwing (Vancellus miles)

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Australian Pied Oystercatcher
(Haematopus longirostris)

Australian Pied Oystercatcher
(Haematopus longirostris)

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Grey-Tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Grey-Tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

White-Headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

White-Headed Stilt
(Himantopus leucocephalus)

White-Headed Stilt
(Himantopus leucocephalus)

White-Headed Stilt Juv
(Himantopus leucocephalus)

Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Juv


Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)


Bridled Tern
(Onychoprion anaethetus)
Silver Gull
(Chroicochephalus novaehollandiae)


Eastern Osprey (Pandion crisatus) Female

Eastern Osprey (Pandion crisatus)

Eastern Osprey (Pandion crisatus) Female
Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Adult

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Adult

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Adult


White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Juv
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)



Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)

Brown Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
Adult Female

Brown Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
Juv Female


Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)


Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)



Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) Sub Adult

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) Juv

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)



Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)


Olive-Backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Olive-Backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)


Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)