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  • Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Image ID 56451)

    Australian Pied Oystercatcher.   Photographer: Jane Putland

  • Blue-faced Honeyeater (Image ID 37508)

    Blue-faced Honeyeater.   Photographer: Emmy Silvius

  • Dusky Honeyeater (Image ID 56225)

    Dusky Honeyeater.   Photographer: Audrey Haynes

  • Turquoise Parrot (Image ID 34727)

    Turquoise Parrot.   Photographer: Linda Unwin

  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Image ID 24182)

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.   Photographer: Sandy Castle

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The next BirdLife Photography Biennial Conference will be held in Hahndorf, SA, at the Adelaide Hills Convention Centre, on 23rd & 24th March 2024.

Visit the dedicated BirdLife Photography Biennial Conference website for details.  Ticket sales are now open.

The final cut-off dates for conference attendance and conference dinner bookings are Saturday 9th of March for the dinner and Saturday 16th of March for the conference itself. No bookings can be accepted after the cut-off dates

BirdLife Photography would like to acknowledge Adelaide Optical Centre and Twin City Cameras for their generous sponsorship of our conference.

This Search facility will search all website content, uploaded documents, and images.  Some content on this site is restricted to BLP members; visitors may not be able to access all the items found.  The search options button on the All Photos page (on the Photo Gallery drop-down menu), and on individual gallery pages, provides more options for searching images only.

Latest Images

Welcome Swallow (Image ID 62201)
Welcome Swallow
Glenn Pure
Viewed: 30
Australasian Grebe (Image ID 62200)
Australasian Grebe
Glenn Pure
Viewed: 25
Welcome Swallow (Image ID 62199)
Welcome Swallow
Rob Solic
Viewed: 17
Grey Butcherbird, Noisy Miner (Image ID 62198)
Grey Butcherbird, Noisy Miner
Angela Farnsworth
Viewed: 11
Grey Butcherbird, Noisy Miner (Image ID 62197)
Grey Butcherbird, Noisy Miner
Angela Farnsworth
Viewed: 9
Far Eastern Curlew (Image ID 62196)
Far Eastern Curlew
Tony Willis
Viewed: 11
Australian Brush-turkey (Image ID 62195)
Australian Brush-turkey
Angela Farnsworth
Viewed: 11
Striated Heron (Image ID 62194)
Striated Heron
Angela Farnsworth
Viewed: 13
Crested Pigeon (Image ID 62193)
Crested Pigeon
Diana Womersley
Viewed: 21
White-winged Chough (Image ID 62192)
White-winged Chough
Diana Womersley
Viewed: 21
Black Swan (Image ID 62191)
Black Swan
Ian Wilson
Viewed: 24
Grey Plover (Image ID 62190)
Grey Plover
Glenda Gore
Viewed: 16
Masked Lapwing (Image ID 62189)
Masked Lapwing
Glenda Gore
Viewed: 10
Fairy Tern (Image ID 62188)
Fairy Tern
Glenda Gore
Viewed: 13
Western Spinebill (Image ID 62187)
Western Spinebill
Glenda Gore
Viewed: 13
Pacific Black Duck (Image ID 62145)
Pacific Black Duck
John Gitsham
Viewed: 10

Theme Submissions Open Submissions Close Voting Opens Voting Closes
Best of 2022
Up to four of your best bird shots taken during 2022.
6 February 20 March 21 March 3 April

More Than a Pair
There must be more than 2 birds in the image.  They can be the same species or multiple species.  The challenge here is focus.  It can be difficult to get multiple birds in focus (but it can look great).  Do they all need to be in focus?  What story are you trying to tell?

24 April 5 June
6 June
19 June
Mellow Yellow

The subject must have some yellow or gold in its plumage (feathers) – yellow legs, feet, bills, eyes and other appendages do not qualify.  This colour must be visible in the image.  As to whether it meets the colour requirement you should be informed by the bird’s description in the Australian Bird Guide.  At least 100 species qualify (as a starting point think pardalotes, gerygones, thornbills, honeyeaters, parrots, whistlers, finches and bowerbirds).

10 July 21 August 22 August 4 September
Parrots and Lorikeets
Members should enjoy capturing this colourful group.  It does not include Cockatoos, Corellas or Cockatiels.  It includes 40 species plus a number of sub-species. 
25 September 6 November 7 November 20 November

Please note: dates are planned, and may be changed.  Dates will be announced on our homepage, and in email messages to members; these announcements will also contain details of the theme, and any special competition rules.  Closing times will be at 6 PM AEST/AEDT.

The first competition for 2024 will be “Best of 2023”; images must have been taken during 2023.

Recent Picks

Grey-backed Storm-Petrel (Image ID 62071)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
Chris Young
Viewed: 108
Pink Robin (Image ID 61955)
Pink Robin
Rob Solic
Viewed: 105
Australasian Gannet (Image ID 61793)
Australasian Gannet
Valerie Misa
Viewed: 102
Superb Fairy-wren (Image ID 61802)
Superb Fairy-wren
Shane Little
Viewed: 87
Galah (Image ID 61731)
Galah
Rob Solic
Viewed: 114
Australasian Darter (Image ID 61648)
Australasian Darter
Stephen Garth
Viewed: 118
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Image ID 61612)
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Shane Little
Viewed: 152
Pied Stilt (Image ID 61516)
Pied Stilt
Patrick Kavanagh
Viewed: 135
Australasian Gannet (Image ID 61497)
Australasian Gannet
Stephen Garth
Viewed: 211
Australian White Ibis (Image ID 61471)
Australian White Ibis
Angela Farnsworth
Viewed: 164

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The Our People page, in the About Us section, contains email links to each of the committee members.