Atlas of Life
Coastal Wilderness Budawang Coast
Coastal WildernessBudawang Coast
Atlas of Life
in the coastal wilderness & hinterlands of the south-east corner

ATLAS OF LIFE PHOTOCOMPETITION

some of the 2017 entries

The Joy of Flying
The Joy of Flying

The Joy of Flying

Newly fledged Little Terns in action at Mogareeka.

Photographer: Leo Berzins

Birds: Third place (tied)

ORB WEAVER

ORB WEAVER

Photograph taken at night of a beautiful Garden Orb Spider.

Photographer: Tess Poyner

Invertebrates: First place

Reflecting Spoonbills

Reflecting Spoonbills

Driving past the Merimbula Lake one cloudless & blue-skied morning, I brought my car to a near screeching halt when I spied this little flock of Spoonbills reflecting beautifully on the glassy water. In this pic they had just settled themselves down, then each placed their head beneath a wing for a mid-morning snooze, which also made a very cute image!

Photographer: Toni Ward

Overall: First place

Birds: First place

Running Roo

Running Roo

Eastern Grey Kangaroo running across the lagoon in the morning mist. Photograph taken in Tanja.

Photographer: Tess Poyner

Overall: Second place

Terrestrial vertebrates: First place

Dragon closeup

Dragon closeup

Close up of a water dragon

Photographer: Georgia Poyner

Terrestrial vertebrates: Third place

Curlew Sandpipers

Curlew Sandpipers

Curlew Sandpipers at Mogareeka. A small flock of these critically endangered birds visited Mogareeka for a few days last November.

Photographer: Leo Berzins

Birds: Second Place (tied)

Seal pup

Seal pup

A super cute, fluffy seal pup.

Photographer: Georgia Poyner

Overall: Third place

Marine & Intertidal: First place

'Wasp'

'Wasp'

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp photographed while on a bush walk.

Photographer: Tess Poyner

Invertebrates: Third place

Note: although often confused with wasps, this is extraordinary insect is actually a lacewing (Order: Neuroptera)

Blue Groper

Blue Groper

A female orange blue groper.

Photographer: Georgia Poyner

Underwater: Second place

Beach Stone-curlew

Beach Stone-curlew

Beach Stone-curlew at Spencer Park, Merimbula. These birds are Critically Endangered in NSW and are rarely seen this far south.

Photographer: Leo Berzins

Birds: Third place (tied)

Seal

Seal

Photographer: Georgia Poyner

Underwater: First place

Common Dolphins

Common Dolphins

A pair of Common Dolphins surfacing to take a breath.

Photographer: Georgia Poyner

Marine & Intertidal: Third place (tied)

Sunrise watcher

Sunrise watcher

A young diamond python curled up on a rock before the sunrise

Photographer: Harrison Warne

Terrestrial Vertebrates: Second place

Double-banded Plover wing-stretch

Double-banded Plover wing-stretch

A Double-banded Plover enjoying a morning wing-stretch at Mogareeka.

Photographer: Leo Berzins

Birds: Second place (tied)

The breach

The breach

Humpback whale breaching off the coast of Eden

Photographer: David Rogers

Marine & Intertidal: Second place

Centipede

Centipede

I almost missed this amazing creature. Centipedes have only one pair of legs per body segment (while millipedes have two).

Photographer: Jakob Poyner

Invertebrates: Second place

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The Joy of Flying
ORB WEAVER
Reflecting Spoonbills
Running Roo
Dragon closeup
Curlew Sandpipers
Seal pup
'Wasp'
Blue Groper
Beach Stone-curlew
Seal
Common Dolphins
Sunrise watcher
Double-banded Plover wing-stretch
The breach
Centipede
Hours

With the recent formation of the Budawang Coast group, the Atlas of Life now stretches from north near Kiama, south to Mallacoota (Victoria), and west to the ranges. Together with Canberra Nature Map, we are 'Nature Mapping' the South East Corner! see map

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