Leo
@leo-in-merimbula
shorebird volunteer monitoring and protecting beach-nesting birds in southeast Australia occasional bird photographer Merimbula, Australia
Red-capped Plover chicks (from the archives). #BirdOfTheDay #shorebirds #birds #WildOz
Dusky Woodswallow with a freshly caught wasp, perched on an old, weathered fencepost. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
White Terns in front of an incoming storm at Lord Howe Island in 2024. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Black-browed Albatross (from the archives :) #BirdOfTheDay #birds #seabirds #WildOz
Double-banded Plover in late afternoon light at Merimbula. Already moulting into breeding plumage before returning to New Zealand in early September. #shorebirds #birds #WildOz
Wedge-tailed Eagle about to land on a kangaroo carcass. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Red-capped Plover (female) protecting her chicks. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
White-fronted Tern. Breed in New Zealand and other islands in the region, but some visit us here in southeast Australia in August/September. Looking forward to their reTern this year! #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds
Flame Robin fluffed up on a frosty morning. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Musk Lorikeet feeding on ironbark blossoms. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Great Egret landing in Merimbula Lake (a few years ago). #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Brown Skua in southeast Australian waters. Sadly, this species made headlines this week as the first recorded case of H5N1 bird flu on the Australian mainland. #SuperSeabirdSunday #seabirds #WildOz
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Australia’s largest #raptor) disturbed by a passing car while feeding on a road killed kangaroo. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #WildOz
Hooded Plover in southeast Australia. #BirdOfTheDay #shorebirds #birds #WildOz
Sooty Oystercatcher at Ulladulla in southeast Australia. #BirdOfTheDay #shorebirds #birds #WildOz