Happy #InternationalSealDay 2026 - Today is a day to raise awareness about the need to protect #seals and their environment. This is an Australian Fur Seal at #Narooma where seals and people co-exist to the benefit of both. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animals #wildlife

Man shot in hotel robbery as carjacking suspect flees south coast A 31-year-old man was shot during an armed robbery at a Narooma hotel before the offender carjacked a teenager's vehicle, which was later found burnt out.

Man shot in hotel robbery as carjacking suspect flees south coast

#Narooma #ArmedRobbery #NSWShooting #AusNews

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In early January I was at #Narooma & photographed these Australian Pelicans skimming low over the shallow ebbing tide on the large sandflats. The birds had just been disturbed by two helicopters taking off. I love the back lighting & soft reflection in the water #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

something happy amidst the world's troubles: Australian Fur Seals just enjoying being seals in the crystal-clear water at the mouth of the Narooma River on the NSW South Coast. These are the world's largest fur seals. #WildOz #AustralianWildlife #seals #narooma

This month I had a fantastic encounter with a wild Lace Monitor on a back road in #Narooma - these are Australia's second largest #lizard. Although this one headed to the scrub when I stopped my car. #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #reptilephotography

Earlier in January, I had a great time in #Narooma watching & photographing a small group of Yellow-tailed Black #Cockatoos, also previously known as Funeral Cockatoos, due to their black plumage. They are beautiful birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Sooty Oystercatchers generally inhabit rocky shores and, as this photo shows, they are not put off by waves. I took this photo at 1080 Beach, a quiet area just south of #Narooma earlier this month. #birdphotography #bird #wildlifephotography

I love photographing at #Narooma & this Great Cormorant was a wonderful subject, letting me get reasonably close while it stayed still. This is Australia's largest #cormorant species & a beautiful #bird www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/a-s... #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Little Corella taking flight in Narooma - these are beautiful & playful #birds, which often feed in groups. This one was part of a group feeding on the Norfolk Pines in #Narooma - #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Bird guide: "New Holland Honeyeater. Often feeds on banksia flowers."
Me: "Can confirm."

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO2500

#newhollandhoneyeater #australianbirds #narooma #banksia #sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm

Red-bellied Black Snake, Narooma, NSW, July 2023

Happy #WorldSnakeDay2025 to encourage snake safety & coexistence with #snakes - this is a Red-bellied Black Snake I photographed in July 2023 in #Narooma - snakes help control introduced rodents in Australia, they also try to avoid humans. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Narooma, NSW June 2025

In mid-June I photographed this Nankeen Kestrel perched on a convenient sign at the start of a coastal walk south of #Narooma, NSW. These birds eat a variety of small animals allowing them to find food more easily than specialist feeders. #bird #birdlife #wildlifephotography

Image of the Wagonga Inlet from above, a bright turquoise estuary with beaches in the foreground and centre, and low mountains in the distance

Have you ever visited beautiful #Narooma, NSW?

One of my PhD students is exploring how people value the Wagonga Inlet & the new living shoreline .

Both RESIDENTS and VISITORS can take the survey here: bit.ly/ANUvalues

Photo: Roderick Eime, Flickr
#NewSouthWales
#Australia

Happy #pigeonappreciationday - these #birds don't get much appreciation in Australia but they do have lovely colours on their throats. This one was on the rock breakwater at #narooma - #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #pigeons

The joys of photographing at sunset — Jon Steinbeck Nature Photography A short post with some photographs taken on the southern side of Wagonga Inlet. The photos were mainly taken on the sandflats along the southern side of the inlet around sunset. There are photos of si...

Recently enjoyed some lovely sunset #photography at #Narooma, #NSW with some #birdlife and the beautiful scenery on the sandflats - www.jonsteinbecknaturephotography.com.au/blog-3-1/the... -
#birds #birdlife #birdsofaustralia #wildlifephotography #WildOz #canonphotography

Better surfer.

(Or better photo, at least. Although this guy was in fact a better surfer too.)

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO160

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #surfer #surfphotography #narooma #naroomansw #surfnarooma

Surfer.

📷 Sony A7IV | Tamron 50-400 | ƒ/6.3, 1/1000s, 400mm, ISO1250

#sonyalpha #sonya7iv #tamron50400mm #surfer #surfphotography #narooma #naroomansw #surfnarooma