A Pied Stilt at the Melbourne Zoo. These waders use their long thin beak to probe for small crustaceans and insects.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 4000
Tag: WAter Bird
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
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Royal Spoonbill
A Royal Spoonbill shows off the size of it’s beak in the aviary at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Exposure bias: +3/10EV
- Focal length: 150mm
- ISO: 2000
Melbourne Zoo 2025 – Black-necked Stork “Jabiru”
A jabiru, or black-necked stork, in the Great Flight aviary at the Melbourne Zoo.
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- ISO: 640
Melbourne Zoo – Royal Spoonbill
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 150mm
- ISO: 400
Melbourne Zoo – Burdekin Duck
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 150mm
- ISO: 400
Melbourne Zoo – Black-necked Stork “Jabiru”
The Black-necked stork, or Jabiru, is the only Australian-native stork.
This one surprised the living daylights out of Zoe. With a little jump it was suddenly flying over the bridge. It cleared the bridge easily, but it was only just over her head!
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: E-M5MarkII
- Focal length: 63mm
- ISO: 640