The sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis), also known as the sun parakeet, is a medium-sized parrot with strikingly vibrant colours, native to northeastern South America. Adult males and females look alike, both featuring black beaks, mostly golden-yellow plumage, orange-tinted underparts and faces, and wings and tails tipped in green and blue.
During a recent trip to Yeppoon in Queensland, I had the pleasure of visiting Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s an incredible place if you’re looking for a hands-on experience with a wide variety of animals. I nearly missed spotting these two little birds, but I’m so glad I didn’t. The photos haven’t been colour-enhanced—these birds really are that bright and colourful in real life.
During my road trip from Sydney to Broome in Australia, I encountered a captivating sight of numerous birds soaring near the roadside.
Still on the road trip to Broome, and while staying at Coconutz BnB in Coconut Wells just outside of Broome, I saw
Another adventure to the NSW Outback after another long lockdown, and this time wildlife was everywhere we looked. This trip more so
With a new Tamron 150-500mm lens in tow, I decided another visit to Tarogna Zoo was needed to further test it out,
On my first attempt to capture bees it was a failure. My second visit I succeeded in capturing some pretty decent images
The Australian National Botanic Gardens in ACT, offers a great opportunity to get up close with some of Australia’s Lizards, hundreds of
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