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Whether it’s a mama kangaroo nurturing her joey, a bowerbird sharing lessons, or a kookaburra keeping watch, the love an...
06/05/2025

Whether it’s a mama kangaroo nurturing her joey, a bowerbird sharing lessons, or a kookaburra keeping watch, the love and care of mothers is universal. To celebrate Mother’s Day in Australia on Sunday, I’m offering 15% off all prints on my website. Whether it’s a gift for a nature-loving mum or a treat for yourself, now’s the perfect time to bring the wild indoors. 🌿 Use code ‘THXMUM’ at checkout to redeem.

✨ Here’s to all the incredible mums out there - thank you for your strength, love, and care! 💛

🕸️ Monday Morning Trigger Warning!!!🕷️This is the Garden Orb-Weaver (Eriophora transmarina)!! During the day, they tuck ...
04/05/2025

🕸️ Monday Morning Trigger Warning!!!🕷️

This is the Garden Orb-Weaver (Eriophora transmarina)!! During the day, they tuck themself away, blending perfectly into their surroundings until nightfall. These nocturnal web artists spin their iconic circular webs at dusk, patiently waiting for unsuspecting prey. While they might look intimidating up close, they’re harmless to humans but are vital for keeping insect populations in check.

🕷️ Species: Garden Orb-Weaver (Eriophora transmarina)
📍 Location: Foster, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7IV⁠
🔍 Lens: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 x2 Ultra Macro⁠
💡 Diffuser: Cygnustech Diffuser⁠
🔦 Flash: Godox V1 Pro⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom⁠

This Praying Mantis may look like it’s deep in thought, but it’s actually sizing up its surroundings - and me - with 360...
31/03/2025

This Praying Mantis may look like it’s deep in thought, but it’s actually sizing up its surroundings - and me - with 360° vision! Those large, forward-facing compound eyes give it binocular vision and depth perception, perfect for locking onto prey with deadly precision. The tiny dot you might see in each eye are called pseudopupils, and always appears to be looking directly at you.⁠
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On top of its head, you’ll notice antennae that help it detect movement and vibration. Some species also have ocelli (simple light-sensing eyes between the antennae) that help them stay oriented.⁠
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Mantises are true masters of the ambush, relying on camouflage and patience. They’ll sit perfectly still, blending into leaves or stems, then strike with those powerful, raptorial forelegs when prey gets too close!⁠
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🦗 Species: Australian Green Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)⁠
📍 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7IV⁠
🔍 Lens: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 x2 Ultra Macro⁠
💡 Diffuser: Cygnustech Diffuser⁠
🔦 Flash: Godox V1 Pro⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom

This young Kookaburra was super loud while being taught its iconic call 🎙️🔊⁠⁠🦅 Species: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo nova...
26/03/2025

This young Kookaburra was super loud while being taught its iconic call 🎙️🔊⁠
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🦅 Species: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)⁠
📍 Location: Cathedral Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7iv⁠
🔍 Lens: Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom

How crazy are insects?! 🤯🤯🤯⁠⁠I love diving into the world of macro photography, especially insects, because it gives me ...
25/03/2025

How crazy are insects?! 🤯🤯🤯⁠
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I love diving into the world of macro photography, especially insects, because it gives me the opportunity to see how they've evolved so uniquely to overcome challenges in their environments and habitats.⁠
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Here are a few of my favourite macro shots from the past few - whats your favourite? 🤩🪲🐌🦋🐜🕷️🐝⁠
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Don't forget to head over to my website to check out my wildlife prints!! Link in bio 😍

This tiny alien-looking insect is a Planthopper Nymph, most likely from the Ricaniidae or Flatidae family. Its fluffy, w...
24/03/2025

This tiny alien-looking insect is a Planthopper Nymph, most likely from the Ricaniidae or Flatidae family. Its fluffy, wax-like filaments aren’t just for flair - they help break up the insect’s shape, making it harder for predators to spot or grab.⁠
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These nymphs might only be a few millimetres long, but they’re highly agile and capable of jumping impressive distances which made taking this photo really difficult 😂⁠
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🪳 Species: Planthopper Nymph (Ricaniidae or Flatidae)⁠
📍 Location: Somers, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7IV⁠
🔍 Lens: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 x2 Ultra Macro⁠
💡 Diffuser: Cygnustech Diffuser⁠
🔦 Flash: Godox V1 Pro⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom

Feeding time for a young Satin Bowerbird ⁠⁠🦅 Species: Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)⁠📍 Location: Cathedral ...
24/03/2025

Feeding time for a young Satin Bowerbird ⁠
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🦅 Species: Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)⁠
📍 Location: Cathedral Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7iv⁠
🔍 Lens: Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom

⁠Bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, birds, bats, small mammals!! And did i mention bees?! 🐝🐝🐝⁠⁠🦋 Species...
20/03/2025

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Bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, birds, bats, small mammals!! And did i mention bees?! 🐝🐝🐝⁠
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🦋 Species: Symmomus Skipper (Trapezites symmomus) & European Honeybee (Apis mellifera)⁠
📍 Location: Cathedral Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7IV⁠
🔍 Lens: Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3⁠
🖥️ Edited using: Adobe Lightroom & Topaz AI

This little tank of a beetle crash-landed into my van while I was in the Cathedral Ranges. It was really clumsy as it tr...
17/03/2025

This little tank of a beetle crash-landed into my van while I was in the Cathedral Ranges. It was really clumsy as it tried to get back outside, buzzing loudly like a tiny drone. After I moved it outside, it started making these deep, pulsing vibration sounds. Turns out, it’s most likely a Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae subfamily), a nocturnal burrower that uses these vibrations to right itself if it lands on its back or as a defence mechanism. Such an odd little creature, but seriously cool to watch up close!⁠
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🪲 Species: Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae subfamily)⁠
📍 Location: Cathedral Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7IV⁠
🔍 Lens: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 x2 Ultra Macro⁠
💡 Diffuser: Cygnustech Diffuser⁠
🔦 Flash: Godox V1 Pro⁠
💻 Edited using: Topaz AI & Adobe Lightroom

Eastern Grey Kangaroos often rest in dappled sunlight or under trees, where their fur colour matches the patches of ligh...
16/03/2025

Eastern Grey Kangaroos often rest in dappled sunlight or under trees, where their fur colour matches the patches of light and shadow, making them almost invisible.⁠
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🦘 Species: Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)⁠
📍 Location: Cathedral Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia⁠
📸 Camera: Sony A7iv⁠
🔍 Lens: Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3⁠
🖥️ Edited using: Adobe Lightroom & Topaz AI

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