Wetlands

Looking more like a goose than a duck, the Australian Wood Duck sports a brown head, grey speckled body, and soft whistling call. It’s commonly seen grazing on grassy paddocks, […]

Looking more like a goose than a duck, the Australian Wood Duck sports a brown head, grey speckled body, and soft whistling call. It’s commonly seen grazing on grassy paddocks, […]

Also called the Burdekin Duck, this elegant waterbird is white with chocolate-brown wings and a neat pink bill. It walks upright with a waddle and often forages in shallow wetlands. […]

These cheerful little finches are olive-grey with a splash of red across the eyes, matching their red rump and beak.

This compact little waterbird is a marvel of buoyancy and stealth. You’ll often spot it paddling quietly in a pond or lake—until it vanishes below the surface with barely a […]