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18/08/2026

Under a Billion Stars

Some places make you stop and look up. 🌌

Out here on the coast, beneath a sky overflowing with stars, everything suddenly feels a little smaller.

The Milky Way stretched endlessly overhead while the ocean rolled quietly around the rocks below — and this little outcrop sat there like it had been waiting millions of years for someone to notice.

Two perspectives. One night. One incredible reminder of just how bloody small we are beneath the universe.

📍 Western Australia
🌌 Milky Way | Coastal nightscapes
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10/08/2026

The New Holland Honeyeater (*Phylidonyris novaehollandiae*) is such a photogenic little bird to capture — they ALWAYS seem to look incredible! 📸🪶

But did you know these little beauties have a **specialised, brush-tipped tongue** designed for feeding on nectar and pollen?

Even more impressive, their tongue has a **deep central groove that creates two sides**, helping them efficiently collect nectar and pollen from flowers. 🌿🌸

With their striking black-and-white plumage, bright yellow wing panels and those piercing eyes, it’s pretty hard to take a bad photo of one!

Another incredible little piece of Australia’s wildlife that often goes unnoticed.

📍Western Australia
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02/08/2026

🌿 **Drosera peltata** — commonly known as the **Shield Sundew** or **Pale Sundew** — is one of Western Australia's most fascinating little carnivorous plants.

This impressive species secretes a crystal-clear sticky liquid called **mucilage**, which glistens like sweet nectar or morning dew. To passing insects, it looks like an easy meal or a safe place to land.

The unsuspecting victim quickly becomes trapped in the sticky droplets, and the more it struggles, the more hopelessly entangled it becomes.

Once captured, the sundew slowly curls its delicate tentacles inward, surrounding its prey before releasing powerful digestive enzymes that break the insect down into nutrients. These nutrients allow the plant to thrive in the nutrient-poor soils where many other plants struggle to survive.

Nature's beauty can be incredibly deceptive... and in this case, deadly.

📍Western Australia

28/07/2026

Knobbled orbweavers (Socca pustulosa) are one of Australia's more common orb-weaving spiders, but they're still absolutely incredible little arachnids.

These tiny champions build a brand-new wheel (or orb)-shaped web every evening before sunset, then patiently wait for unsuspecting insects to wander into their carefully crafted trap.

By dawn, they'll often consume their own web before retreating for the day. While it might seem strange, this clever behaviour allows them to recycle valuable proteins, giving them the resources they need to spin another perfectly engineered web the following evening.

Nature never ceases to amaze. 🕷️🕸️

24/07/2026

During my sunrise expedition at Marlee Reserve, I came across a small mob of western grey kangaroos shortly after the morning shower had passed. They were incredibly relaxed and welcoming of my presence, calmly grazing and getting some tucker in as the first rays of sunlight broke through the clouds.

It's moments like these that remind me why I love wildlife photography. Watching animals simply go about their day in their natural environment is a privilege that never gets old.

Often overlooked as a pest, kangaroos are an iconic part of Australia's natural heritage. They play an important role in our ecosystems, and taking the time to observe them in the wild reminds us that every native species has its place.

📍Marlee Reserve, Western Australia

08/06/2026

playing around with the .global macro lighting set I received. very cool bit of kit!

27/04/2026

An "evening primrose" after some rain. (please correct me if I'm wrong on the species).

first time mucking around on a macro lens, the "Canon RF 100mm USM IM macro" to be specific...a good bit of kit!

watch this space as i work out the miniature world of macro photography! 😍

08/04/2026

04/04/2026

I was just about to pack up my gear when a stunning Whistling Kite landed on the remains of a tree right in front of me. It’s a reminder that sometimes it pays to slow down and truly take in what’s around us.

swipe for the full image 😍

02/04/2026

Just a little Swallowtail Butterfly doing its thing.