Eagle

A White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) at Fogg Dam outside Darwin, Northern Territory, taken in April 2008

Cool lily

Beautiful lily at Fogg Dam outside Darwin, Northern Territory, taken in April 2008

Cool tree

Beautiful tree at Fogg Dam outside Darwin, Northern Territory, taken in April 2008

Melaluca

A Melaluca (paperbark) tree at Fogg Dam outside Darwin, Northern Territory, taken in April 2008

Water light

Light on the water shot into the sun at Fogg Dam outside Darwin, Northern Territory, taken in April 2008

Paperbark swamp

A nice reflection of Paperbark trees at the Fogg Dam Recreation reserve outside Darwin, taken in April 2008. Great light

Taking flight

A Masked Lapwing bird (Vanellus miles) in flight at Fogg Dam Conservation reserve outside Darwin, taken in April 2008. It wasn't easy to get this bird in focus as it flew past. This was the best of several attempts.

Walking on water

A beautiful Comb-Crested Jacana bird (Irediparra gallinacea) at Fogg Dam Conservation reserve near Darwin taken in April 2008 with a 450 mm telephoto lens. These are small shy birds (up to 23 mm in length) so getting close to them is not easy.

Birds at Fogg Dam

Beautiful birds at the Fogg Dam Conservation reserve outside Darwin, April 2008. The birds in the top photo are, left to right: Wandering Whistling Duck (dendrocygna arcuata), Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna Radjah), Wandering Whistling Duck, Radjah Shelduck and a Darter (Anhinga melanogaster). The middle photo shows wandering whistling ducks and Radjah Shelducks and the bottom photo is a Radjah Shelduck taking off.