A Lace Monitor in the Reptile House at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 1250
Category: Fauna
Melbourne Zoo 2026 – Common Death Adder
A Common Death Adder in the Reptile House at the Melbourne Zoo. This is one of the most deadly land snakes in the world, but is under pressure from cane toads which eat their young.
- Aperture: ƒ/11
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 42mm
- ISO: 2500
Central Netted Dragon 2026
A Central Netted Dragon at the Melbourne Zoo. They are named for the black net-like pattern on their body, a key part of their camouflage.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 2500
Zoe – Oh Deer
Zoe gets up close and personal with a fallow deer at the Chesterfield Farm back in 2016.
- Camera: Nexus 6P
- ISO: 60
Rowville Bin Chicken
A juvenile bin chicken otherwise known as the Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville. They are nicknamed bin chickens because of their “opportunistic” feeding and scavanging, which often finds them ransacking rubbish bins.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 20
Rowville White-Faced Heron
A white-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 355
Great Egret in Flight
Apparently Great Egrets, Ardea alba, fly with their legs trailing behind them and their neck in an “S” shape.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 19
Rowville Great Egret
Another lunchtime walk at work in Rowville. This Great Egret was happy to stand still while I passed by, but as soon as I brought up my phone for a snap it was out of there.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 29
Mother and Baby
A surprise find on a dog walk the other night, a mother and baby possum out on the prowl. The colour was off as we were under a street light – but it works well in black and white.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 1317
Australian Wood Duck
An Australian Wood Duck close to the footpath around the Rowville lakes behind work. The duck was happy to try to stare me down rather than get out of my way. That is until I bent down to take a photo!
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 48
Passionfruit December 2025
Passionfruit hanging over someones back fence, ripening on the vine. In a few weeks time when they have changed to rich purple colour they will resemble a late hanging Christmas garland.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 24