Wildlife and Nature Photography by Trent Townsend

Exploring the Natural World Through Photography

Wildlife and Nature Photography

by Trent Townsend

Hobbyist wildlife and nature photographer based in Far North Queensland Australia with a special interest in reptiles and frogs

For as long as I can remember I have had an interest in all kinds of animals. Growing up, this developed into a passion and curiosity for the unique and rich diversity of wildlife Australia has to offer. Today this passion leads me to explore the natural world in order to discover and document these animals in photographs.

Through my wildlife photography I aim to share this passion as well as the beauty I witness while observing these animals in their natural habitat. In doing so I hope others leave with a new found appreciation and respect for the natural world of which we are all part.

All my photographs feature wild animals in their natural habitat unless otherwise specified.

From Australia’s most remote national parks to our own backyards; there is a remarkable, yet often hidden, world of creatures to be discovered. We only need to take the time to look.

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Honeyeaters, seabirds, parrots, raptors and more

Birdlife

Pythons, colurbrids and elapids

Snakes

Wallabies, wombats, koalas and more

Marsupials

Monitors, Geckos, Agamid and Skinks

Lizards

Turtles and Crocodiles

Other Reptiles

Frogs

Squirrels and other rodents

Non-marsuprial Mammals

Insects, molluscs and more

Invertebrates

Plants and Landscapes

Featured Photographs

An assorted selection of featured photographs of various birds, reptiles, frogs, marsupials and more. All photographs are of wild animals in their natural habitat unless otherwise specified.

Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei) hidden in grass at night. Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia

Red-necked of Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus). Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). Pottsville, NSW, Australia.

Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on the bank of the Daintree River, Queensland, Australia.

Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) in meadow. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) looking out over the Grand Canyon

Dainty tree frog (Litoria gracilenta). Bogangar, NSW, Australia

Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) collecting nesting material. Cudgen Lake, NSW, Australia

Bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata). Mebbin National Park, NSW, Australia

White-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) on grasstree flower spike. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis). Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris). Hastings Point, NSW, Australia.

Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia.

Red bellied-black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus). Kingscliff, NSW, Australia.

Saxicoline Sunskink (Lampropholis mirabilis). Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia.

Pair of pied oystercatchers (Haematopus longirostris). Hastings Point, NSW, Australia

Eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax). Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia

Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) in black and white. Hastings Point, NSW, Australia.

Red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus). Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia

Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) on a grasstree flower spike. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia.

Willy wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys). Pottsville, NSW, Australia.

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) silhoutette

Pair of drosera, a genus of carnivorous plant.

Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) with joey in pouch. Pottsville, NSW, Australia.

Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis). Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia

White-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons). Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Land mullet (Bellatorias major), Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia.

Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia

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Wildlife and Nature Photography by Trent Townsend

Exploring the Natural World Through Photography