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a bumblebee foraging upside down on blue echium blossoms, dusted with pollen in bright midday sun — Bumblebee on echium, upside down

a Tasmanian devil balanced on a weathered log, sunlit ears glowing pink, eyes fixed on the camera — Tasmanian devil, ears alight

a New Holland honeyeater perched among bare backlit twigs, white eye bright against black plumage, yellow wing flashes catching the light — New Holland honeyeater, backlit

a wattlebird perched atop tea-tree foliage, streaked brown plumage catching afternoon light, head turned to survey its surroundings — Wattlebird in tea-tree

a black and white cormorant standing on a rock ledge, sunlit face turned to the side, feathers crisp against a soft blue backdrop — Cormorant on rocks

a group of fluffy black swan cygnets paddling together across a rippled lake, soft grey down catching flat overcast light — Black swan cygnets, close together

a laughing kookaburra perched on a bare tree stump, white head and dark eye-stripe lit against a clear blue sky — Laughing kookaburra, clear sky

a white-faced heron balanced on one leg atop a green railing, long yellow legs and grey plumage set against a blurred lawn — White-faced heron, one leg

a pied oystercatcher standing on moss-covered rocks, its long orange bill and red-ringed eye catching soft coastal light — Pied oystercatcher, orange bill

a green rosella perched in a wattle tree, red forehead and blue cheek patch bright against yellow-green plumage — Green rosella in wattle

a Tasmanian devil crouched in grass, jaws closed around a piece of carrion, dark eyes fixed forward in daylight — Tasmanian devil, feeding

a tawny frogmouth perched on a branch, mottled grey plumage blending into bark, one large amber eye open toward the camera — Tawny frogmouth, playing bark

a mottled brown and cream duck resting among dry grass, its blue-grey bill catching low sun through the blur — Duck behind the grass

a gull banking across clear blue sky, wings raised and dark-tipped, pale underside lit from below — Gull, wings up

a small grebe paddling across muddy brown water, white flank feathers fluffed, its reflection breaking in the ripples — Grebe on brown water

a wattlebird perched on a thin diagonal branch, finely streaked grey-brown plumage and dark bill sharp against soft green — Wattlebird, close in

Young kangaroo, ears up

two long-tailed macaques crouched on the ground eating fruit scraps, an adult behind a smaller one, peel scattered around them — Macaques, and the scraps

a long-tailed macaque sitting on a mossy branch holding a cob of corn to its mouth, green leaves framing it — Corn, up in the branches

a long-tailed macaque sitting upright on carved mossy temple stone, one arm outstretched and mouth open — On the temple wall

a juvenile long-tailed macaque resting a hand against its mouth, eyes turned aside, moss-covered temple stone behind — Young macaque, hand to mouth

a juvenile long-tailed macaque with pale fur looking upward, pale green eyes catching the light against blurred foliage — Looking up

a juvenile long-tailed macaque standing on a mossy stone step with one hand forward, looking straight at the camera — Macaque on the step

an eastern water dragon raised on a cut log in bright sun, dark banded body and pale throat sharp against green grass — Water dragon, sunlit

Small deer, in profile

two lorikeets perched together, blue heads and barred red breasts bright against blurred green, the nearer one holding food in its bill — Two lorikeets, close

a Victoria crowned pigeon walks away across leaf litter, its lacy blue crest fanned above slate wings — Crowned pigeon, from behind

a Victoria crowned pigeon turns its head on a branch, red eye and fanned blue crest above a deep maroon breast — The lacy crest

two rainbow lorikeets share a bare diagonal branch, one upright to camera and the other bowed low over the bark — Two on a branch

a rainbow lorikeet bends head-down along a branch to feed, blue head and orange breast bright against dark leaves — Head down, feeding

a nankeen night heron stands on the rim of a wooden barrel, chestnut back and black cap set against sunlit reeds — Night heron on the barrel

a nankeen night heron grips a bamboo rail bound with rope, a wooden barrel and pale rock behind it — Night heron, bamboo rail

a scarlet macaw flies level across the frame, red body and blue and yellow wings held wide against dense green — Macaw, straight through

an Australian raven stands on a branch over the body of a rainbow lorikeet, pale eye turned down toward it — The raven's lorikeet

a kangaroo lifts its head clear of tall seeding grass, ears forward, the rest of it hidden in the blur — Kangaroo in the long grass

a common bronzewing perches on a horizontal branch among she-oak needles, a green wing patch catching the flat light — Bronzewing in the she-oak

White dove, close

a New Holland honeyeater perched high in a banksia, streaked black and white plumage backlit by low sun, spent cones below — Honeyeater on banksia

a meerkat stands upright in the fork of a bare tree, head turned to scan, green foliage soft behind it — Meerkat on watch

Emu, blue at the neck

Alpaca in profile

a golden orb-weaving spider hangs head-down on its web gripping a silk-wrapped insect, more bundles blurred behind — Orb-weaver, and the catch

a kangaroo faces the camera head-on, ears wide and pale-rimmed, against a bright green grass background — Kangaroo, straight on

Macaw, close on white

a blue and gold macaw perched on a bare branch against plain white, yellow breast and blue wing turned to camera — Macaw on the perch

a sulphur-crested cockatoo on a branch against a near-black background, yellow crest part raised and bark in its bill — Cockatoo, crest half up

a sulphur-crested cockatoo side-on against black, yellow crest fully raised, tail angled down the branch — Crest up, black ground

a black cockatoo leans forward on a branch against pale grey, red panels showing in the folded tail — Red in the tail

a dragonfly rests on the tip of a green leaf, pale blue abdomen and clear veined wings held wide in bright sun — Dragonfly on the leaf tip

Tim Downey · Hobart, Tasmania © 2026