The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures
Stare down – Youth category, runner up
‘In the heart of the outback, an intense gaze met my lens – an emu, unwavering and unafraid. Its piercing orange eyes locked on to me, a silent challenge in the midday heat.’
Photograph: Aaryan Dhakal
Preening one’s feathers – Bird portrait winner and BirdLife photographer of the year
‘I liked the low-key effect of the dark background against the black of the brush turkey’s feathers, where the bird is partially hidden as the turkey goes about grooming those feathers. I think the red makes a statement … It’s not often I have witnessed a brush turkey preening its tail feathers.’
Photograph: Angela Farnsworth
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