Townsville Photography Group

Townsville Photography Group The Townsville Photography Group hosts classes & meetups for people with a passion for photography.

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Douglas NeesonTown Common, TownsvilleI was watching a group of Pelicans and Magpie G...
03/09/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Douglas Neeson

Town Common, Townsville

I was watching a group of Pelicans and Magpie Geese interact at the Melaleuca viewing area at the Town Common when this pelican decided to take off. I managed to capture it in flight. 1/1600 sec F8 Iso 160.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Andrew BrennanGranite BeltGranite Belt winter sunrises hit different. Foggy, amber a...
25/08/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Andrew Brennan

Granite Belt

Granite Belt winter sunrises hit different. Foggy, amber and filtered.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly SpeerstraCaptured at the Borrow Pits, Townsville QLDThe flowering cotton tree ...
25/08/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly Speerstra

Captured at the Borrow Pits, Townsville QLD

The flowering cotton tree was the first thing that caught my eye. It was alive with birds, and I came away with many photos, but this one stood out. There was something so sweet and gentle about the expression of this Noisy Friarbird ? a lovely contrast to its rather rugged, almost prehistoric appearance.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Douglas NeesonBorrow Pits, Kelso, TownsvilleI was taking photos of some Pelicans fro...
13/08/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Douglas Neeson

Borrow Pits, Kelso, Townsville

I was taking photos of some Pelicans from one of the Bird Hides at the Borrow Pits when this Friarbird landed in a tree right beside the hide. I was able to grab a quick snap before it disappeared.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly SpeerstraTown Common, Melaleuca viewing area, Townsville North QueenslandIt wa...
13/08/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly Speerstra

Town Common, Melaleuca viewing area, Townsville North Queensland

It was a great morning at the Town Common, hundreds of magpie-geese, lots of Pelicans, a White-bellied Sea Eagle, but I was going there to not only hear the Reed Warbler but this time also see and capture it. And my patience was rewarded and I am very happy with the results.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: NWy AnurakkrisanaAnandale, TownsvilleA pink among greensIn the winter, pink trumpet ...
13/08/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: NWy Anurakkrisana

Anandale, Townsville

A pink among greens

In the winter, pink trumpet trees are blooming. In Anandale, Townsville, the trees line the footpath. Sometimes the tree has just been planted separately from the others. The contrast of the pink and green has been captured from the moment I saw this scene, the only pink in the area.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly SpeerstraTYTO Wetlands, Ingham, North QueenslandI was so lucky that this male ...
30/07/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Nelly Speerstra

TYTO Wetlands, Ingham, North Queensland

I was so lucky that this male and the female came out of the dense bush. I heard them and my patience was rewarded. The little blue bug I only discovered in post.
OM1-2, 150-400mm, 1.25 TC
1/4000 f5.6 ISO 5000
LRC and Topaz for noise and sharpening.

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹๐‘บ๐™ช๐’ƒ๐™จ๐’„๐™ง๐’Š๐™—๐’† ๐’•๐™ค ๐™—๐’† ๐’๐™ค๐’•๐™ž๐’‡๐™ž๐’†๐™™ ๐™ค๐’‡ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Miranda KellyTownsville CommonI knew there was a family of four out at the Common an...
30/07/2026

โ‹โ‹ ๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š โ‹โ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜: Miranda Kelly

Townsville Common

I knew there was a family of four out at the Common and am always thrilled to get a photo of them so I was blown away to come across this massive flock- I didn?t know which way to point my camera - but then these two stole the show with their little dance!!!

โ‹โ‹๐‘ฝ๐™ž๐’†๐™ฌ ๐™–๐’๐™™ ๐™—๐’๐™ค๐’Œ ๐’–๐™ฅ๐’„๐™ค๐’Ž๐™ž๐’๐™œ ๐™œ๐’“๐™ค๐’–๐™ฅ ๐™š๐’—๐™š๐’๐™ฉ๐’”โ‹โ‹
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