by Jon Steinbeck

WILDLIFE AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER

Nature’s splendour through photography

Pelican in a sea grass meadow

A gathering of pelicans

Skimming over the inlet

A strong profile

Enjoying the dawn

Scanning the inlet

The look that says it all

The juvenile sentinel

Reflected landing

Swan serenity

A determined flight

Cormorant portrait on water

Dragon at the river

A red-bellied ready

Feeling blue

Jon Steinbeck Nature Photography

Some of the photos of nature’s splendour that I have been fortunate to take.

About

A brief introduction to me and why I have become a wildlife photographer, as well as why I chose the pelican as a logo.

Blog

Some periodic writings about wildlife photography and some of the things that I have seen in nature.

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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flying, Narooma, NSW, January 2026 - In early January, I was on the sandflats at Narooma at low tide one morning. I had been having a wonderful start to the day photographing birds, as well as a number of

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius), Narooma, NSW, January 2026 - Lace Monitors are Australia’s second largest lizard species with individuals growing up to two metres in length. Despite their size, they are very good climbers, able to scale vertical

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) flying, Narooma, NSW, December 2025 - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos are stunning birds with a simple but wonderful colour pattern. The black and yellow go really well, especially the tail feathers and the

Great Egret (Ardea alba), Narooma, NSW, January 2026 - One January morning out kayaking on Wagonga Inlet in Narooma I saw two Great Egrets in the shallow water near the southern shore line. What made them stand out was the way the early morning sun w

Red-Bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) juvenile, Narooma, NSW, January 2026 - This Red-bellied Black Snake was probably a juvenile because it was only about 40-50cm long. It was warming itself on a patch of dirt in Narooma when I noticed i

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus), 1080 Beach, NSW, January 2026 - Sooty Oystercatchers generally inhabit rocky shores and, as this photo shows, they are not put off by waves. On this day in January, the tide was rising and the waves were

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Narooma, NSW, January 2026 - I normally find it difficult to approach near to Great Cormorants, they tend to fly off. However, I found this one at Narooma that was between a seawall on the left of the photo and

Little Correllas (Cacatua sanguinea) are small parrots that resemble small Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, and can sometimes be found in flocks of those birds, although there call is different. Indeed every time I hear their almost plaintive call, I think

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) flying, Tharwa, ACT, December 2025 - I was heading back to the car after walking around Tharwa Sandwash when a darkish brown bird shot out from the slope leading down to the Murrumbidgee River. It flew south, parallel to

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) flying, Narooma, NSW, September 2025 - Today marks Wildlife Conservation Day 2025, a day to highlight efforts to save endangered animals and their ecosystems. The photo below is a Eastern Curlew, which is cr