Photography
Real birds.
Remarkable photographers.
We acknowledge the photographers whose work helps bring this collection to life. Bird photographs are used under the licences linked below.
Images are displayed at responsive sizes. Image frames may vary with screen size; the supplied image files have not been retouched. The relevant licence continues to apply to each photograph. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of AvianShield.

Australian wind-farm landscape
AI-generated illustrative artwork created for AvianShield.
This fictional scene does not depict an existing wind farm, operator or identifiable project location. It is separate from the real bird photographs and camera frames used elsewhere on this website.

Wedge-tailed Eagle
Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) · Northern Territory, Australia

White-bellied Sea-Eagle
JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · Derwent River estuary, Tasmania

Eastern Osprey
Wildlifecartoons · Jervis Bay, NSW

Brahminy Kite
Paul Balfe · Tweed River, Tumbulgum, NSW

Black-shouldered Kite
Duncan McCaskill · Canberra, ACT

Nankeen Kestrel
Glen Fergus · Bogangar, NSW

Whistling Kite
Wayne Butterworth · Edithvale Wetlands, Victoria

Brown Falcon
Gallpix · Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT

Peregrine Falcon
Kytabu · Cape Baily, Kamay Botany Bay, NSW

Black Falcon
Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · Strzelecki Track, South Australia

Little Eagle
Aviceda · Gore, southern Queensland

Grey Goshawk
Jim Bendon · Bellenden Ker, Queensland

Red Goshawk
Summerdrought · Near Musgrave Station, Cape York, Queensland

White-throated Needletail
Aviceda · South-east Queensland, January 2009

Pacific Swift
Jenny · South coast of NSW, January 2022

Eastern Curlew
tcager · Ola, Magadan Oblast, Russia, June 2024

Shy Albatross
Charles J. Sharp · South Bruny Island, Tasmania

Swamp Harrier
Mdk572 · Near Newcastle, NSW

Spotted Harrier
Jim Bendon · Pilbara, Western Australia

Black Kite
Charles J. Sharp · Adelaide River, Northern Territory

Gang-gang Cockatoo
Geoffrey Moore · Federal Reserve, Mount Waverley, Victoria
All eight team portraits and the five camera frames on the Birds in Flight page were supplied by AvianShield. Portraits have been cropped for consistent presentation. The homepage banner is AI-generated artwork depicting a Wedge-tailed Eagle over Australian bushland; it is separate from the real bird photographs in the species collection. The AvianShield logo is the approved Open Skies artwork.