Jon Steinbeck Nature Photography

Marking #WorldAnimalDay 2025, "Save the #animals, save the planet." We all share the Earth & all species have their place. Beyond preserving animals so that we survive, we also derive enjoyment & mental respite from the beauty of animals, such as this Black Swan at Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra.

Very happy two of my photographs were Commended in the #Animals category of the Mono Awards 2025, my first result in a photography competition & a very pleasant surprise. Many thanks to the judges of the Mono Awards 2025 & a big congratulations to the winners who created some inspiring works of art.

Wishing everyone a happy #WorldPhotographyDay for 2025. Here is a photo I took last week of a Silver Gull while practicing my #birds in flight technique. I hope everyone enjoys taking a #photograph today.

Brown Quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus) beside a bike path eating grass seeds, Canberra, ACT, July 2025

Standing in a field this morning when it was -5C, at least I got a photo of Brown Quail, a group of them were beside a bike path in #Canberra happily eating seeds as biked & morning runners went past them #bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotograpy

Mid-June in Narooma, an Australian #Pelican snapping at a Silver Gull that woke it up. I was amazed a bird as large a as a pelican could rest on the narrow railing - #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/an-...

Red-bellied Black Snake, Narooma, NSW, July 2023

Happy #WorldSnakeDay2025 to encourage snake safety & coexistence with #snakes - this is a Red-bellied Black Snake I photographed in July 2023 in #Narooma - snakes help control introduced rodents in Australia, they also try to avoid humans. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

I didn't go very far to photograph this Sulphur-crested #cockatoo. I was happy with this photo because I was able to catch the light behind the cockatoo with a hint of illumination of the crest and with the bokeh in the background. #bird #wildlifephotography #photography #birdphotography

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Narooma, NSW June 2025

In mid-June I photographed this Nankeen Kestrel perched on a convenient sign at the start of a coastal walk south of #Narooma, NSW. These birds eat a variety of small animals allowing them to find food more easily than specialist feeders. #bird #birdlife #wildlifephotography

@meinmakro.bsky.social Many thanks for the settings, very much appreciated. All the best

@meinmakro.bsky.social Great shot. Are you able to explain how you took it and what your camera settings were please? I would love to photograph a dragonfly like this. Again, great shot.

Happy #pigeonappreciationday - these #birds don't get much appreciation in Australia but they do have lovely colours on their throats. This one was on the rock breakwater at #narooma - #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #pigeons

Trying out some #black&white photography for my wildlife images. I have normally shot only in colour but there is an interesting aesthetic with black & white. I have created a gallery on my website for the images - www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/galleries/bl... #birds #wildlifephotography

Found this female Wingless Soldier Fly with her ovipositor (for laying eggs) buried in a wooden gate post at Central #Tilba - she is actually facing downwards - she doesn't bite & her larvae will often prevent other bothersome fly larvae being present #insects #macrophotography

8 June is #worldoceanday2025 - Hopefully the UN Ocean Conference starting tomorrow progresses the sustainable use of the oceans - & #Australia finally ratifies the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty, please - science is showing how much our life on the land depends on the health of the #oceans. #nature

@birdlifeoz.bsky.social I thought these might be your tags W7/T9 on these Hooded Plovers at Pooles Beach, south of Narooma on 1 June, at about 10:20AM. They both looked healthy. I observed them for about 25 mins while they appeared to look for food in the sand. #birds #wildlifephotography

#worldparrotday 31 May 2025 a Rainbow Lorikeet in Narooma. These are wonderful birds with great personalities & hopefully we can retain native vegetation so they can continue to thrive in the wild - #birds #birdlife #birdsofaustralia #wildlifephotography #WildOz #canonphotography #parrot

Thank you very much

The joys of photographing at sunset — Jon Steinbeck Nature Photography A short post with some photographs taken on the southern side of Wagonga Inlet. The photos were mainly taken on the sandflats along the southern side of the inlet around sunset. There are photos of si...

Recently enjoyed some lovely sunset #photography at #Narooma, #NSW with some #birdlife and the beautiful scenery on the sandflats - www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/the... -
#birds #birdlife #birdsofaustralia #wildlifephotography #WildOz #canonphotography

A photograph in the moody style of American photographer Todd Hido. The image shows the southern breakwater at Wagonga Inlet, Narooma, NSW, looking past it to Montague Island. I took the photo in the evening, when it was overcast to help add a sombre mood to it.

For the CIT #photography course we had to replicate the moody style of the American photographer Todd Hido. I found one of his shots very relatable, which I decided to replicate in #Narooma & I was happy with the results #landscape #nature - www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/try...

Just published a few still-life images of some beautiful seashells from south-east New South Wales. www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/the... #nature #photography #seashells