Australian birder and wildlife photographer, Simon Ashfield-Smith, brings a slice of the biodiversity that calls southern Australia home to folks around the world through his Instagram account (@birding_with_simon).

You can catch up with him there to view more of his gallery. 

Red-capped plover (Photo: Simon Ashfield-Smith)

Crimson chat (Photo: Simon Ashfield-Smith)

White-faced heron at sunrise (Photo: Simon Ashfield-Smith)

Western rosella (Photo: Simon Ashfield-Smith)

Eastern barn owl (Photo: Simon Ashfield-Smith)

 

"I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive."

~ David Suzuki