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Australian magpie standing on green grass – Australian bird photography by Istvan Maar

Swooping season gets the headlines, but magpies have eleven other months. Photographing one of Australia's smartest birds at Jells Park, from bold black-and-white contrast to that famous warble.

Magpie: Australia's Most Recognisable (and Most...

Swooping season gets the headlines, but magpies have eleven other months. Photographing one of Australia's smartest birds at Jells Park, from bold black-and-white contrast to that famous warble.

Pair of Australian wood ducks, male and female, sitting in the grass at Jells Park, Wheelers Hill

Everyone walks past the ducks at Jells Park. I stop. Australian wood ducks grazing on the lawns, Pacific black ducks dabbling in the shallows, and how to tell them apart...

Ducks at Jells Park: Wood Ducks, Pacific Black ...

Everyone walks past the ducks at Jells Park. I stop. Australian wood ducks grazing on the lawns, Pacific black ducks dabbling in the shallows, and how to tell them apart...

Lone shopping trolley in an empty car park at night, from the Urban Trolley Wall Calendar, a quirky Secret Santa gift

Funny road signs, shopping trolleys, lazy kangaroos, and gnomes — a quirky calendar collection built for Secret Santa, white elephant, and joke gifts that actually get used all year.

The Funniest Calendars for Secret Santa: Road S...

Funny road signs, shopping trolleys, lazy kangaroos, and gnomes — a quirky calendar collection built for Secret Santa, white elephant, and joke gifts that actually get used all year.

Eastern grey kangaroo standing upright on green grass at the edge of a forest, looking at the camera - World Kangaroo Day

World Kangaroo Day is celebrated every 24 October. Here's the story of the day, and why kangaroos, from parks to golf courses, mean so much to me as a photographer.

World Kangaroo Day: Ambassadors of Freedom on t...

World Kangaroo Day is celebrated every 24 October. Here's the story of the day, and why kangaroos, from parks to golf courses, mean so much to me as a photographer.

Stars over the beach at Monkey Mia before sunrise, Shark Bay, Western Australia

Before the dolphins arrive, Monkey Mia belongs to the stars. Pre-dawn tips for shooting the Milky Way and sunrise on the beach at Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Before Sunrise at Monkey Mia: Stars, Sand and t...

Before the dolphins arrive, Monkey Mia belongs to the stars. Pre-dawn tips for shooting the Milky Way and sunrise on the beach at Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Cairns Birdwing butterfly with green, black and yellow wings resting on a leaf in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo

Hundreds of tropical butterflies in the middle of Melbourne. What makes the Melbourne Zoo Butterfly House special, and why foggy lenses and fast flyers make it so challenging to photograph.

Melbourne Zoo's Butterfly House: Photographing ...

Hundreds of tropical butterflies in the middle of Melbourne. What makes the Melbourne Zoo Butterfly House special, and why foggy lenses and fast flyers make it so challenging to photograph.