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MOUNTAIN

PYGMY-POSSUM

MOUNTAIN PYGMY-POSSUM

Burramys parvus

Status: Critically endangered

Vincent Antony, Victoria

This species is threatened by habitat destruction

and fragmentation, climate change and predation

by feral cats and foxes, as well as pressures on the

bogong moth – its main food source.

Mt Buller, North Victoria

Sony A77, 16mm fisheye, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 100

ALCHEMY FLIGHT

LITTLE RED FLYING-FOXES

Pteropus scapulatus

Rob Smith, New South Wales

I’d been captivated by a large colony of little red

flying-foxes, camped along the Macintyre River

at Inverell, NSW. The primeval, cacophonous

scene – like something out of the film Apocalypse

No w – prompted me to shoot stills of bats with

backlit wings as they returned to roost.

Macintyre River, Inverell, New South Wales

Olympus OMD EM-5, 50–200mm at 200mm +

2x teleconverter, 1/350, f/11, ISO 400, tripod

SAND PATTERNS

Mike Hollman, New Zealand

I was drawn to these remarkable patterns in

the sand created by the wind along the beach at

Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand.

Mangawhai Heads, Northland, New Zealand

Nikon D4, Nikkor 24–70 f2.8, 1/60, f/16, ISO 200,

handheld

A MIDAIR DRINK

BROWN HONEYEATER

Lichmera indistincta

Steve Wilson, Queensland

Southern Kimberley temperatures exceeded

40°C for weeks and the wildlife was severely

stressed. For thirsty birds, a dripping tap was an

irresistible attraction. Some timed their approach

with enough precision to snatch drops in midair.

Purnululu National Park, Western Australia

Canon EOS 30D, 300mm with 1.4x converter, 1/3200,

f/5.6, ISO 800, tripod

THREATENED SPECIES

MOUNTAIN PYGMY-POSSUM

ANIMAL HABITAT ALCHEMY FLIGHT

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