Some recent bird images from friends Mike Peisley and Rob Mancini, plus a few of my own.
Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis). University of Southern Queensland wetlands. Photo Robert Ashdown.
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides). Boondal Wetlands, Brisbane. Photo Mike Peisley.
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae), with chick. Newport Lakes, Melbourne. Photograph Rob Mancini.
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni). Wild bird at Fleays Wildlife Park, Burleigh. Photograph Robert Ashdown.
Ground Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina maxima). Near Gatton. Photograph Robert Ashdown.
Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia). Shorncliffe Pier. Photograph Mike Peisley.
Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis). University of Southern Queensland wetlands. Photo Robert Ashdown.
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) and Plum-headed Finch (Neochmia modesta). Near Gatton. Photograph Robert Ashdown.
Barking Owl (Ninox connivens). Captive animal, Fleays Wildlife Park, Burleigh. Photograph Robert Ashdown.