ICY LOOKS
EASTERN GREY KANGAROO,
Macropus giganteus
Charles Davis, New South Wales
I found this female eastern grey
kangaroo high in the Australian
back country during one of the biggest
storms of the season. The snow was so
deep her fur was covered in ice. We
both sheltered behind the snow gum,
understanding that the wind was
scarier than either of us.
Cascade Trail, New South Wales
Nikon d800e, Nikon
28–300mm, f/5.6, 1/500, f/8,
ISO 500, 28mm, handheld
ANIMAL PORTRAIT (TOP)
FISH OUTTA
WATER
FLYING FISH,
Family: Exocoetidae
Brad Siviour, South Australia
Flying fish don’t actually fly, but glide
above the surface of the water using
updrafts for lift and their tail for
propulsion. Often while sailing through
the tropics these fish are disturbed by
the boat, causing them to glide along the
surface and scuttle off to safety.
Timor Sea
Canon EOS 7D, Canon
100–400mm, 1/640, f/7.1,
ISO 250, handheldMONOCHROMEYELLOW-EYED
PENGUIN
YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN,
Megadyptes antipodes
STATUS: THREATENED
Johan Larson, Queensland
The yellow-eyed penguin is one of the
world’s rarest penguin species, with an
estimated population of 4000 individuals.
This individual had just come out of the
water and started its arduous journey up
the steep slope towards its nests when I
caught it peeking over a boulder.
Otago Peninsula, South Island,
New Zealand
Canon 50D, Canon EF 300mm,
f/4L IS USM, 1/500, f/5.6,
ISO 250, handheldTHREATENED
SPECIES (TOP)
WHIP GOBIES
AND EGGS
WHIP GOBIES,
Bryaninops yongei
Richard Smith, United Kingdom
Whip gobies live along the wire-like whip
corals of Indo-Pacific reefs. Just a few
centimetres long, the fish lay eggs that are
invisible to the naked eye on the whips,
where they guard them from predators.
The protective behaviour of these
parents indicated that they were
guarding an egg clutch.
Raja Ampat, West Papua,
Indonesia
Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 105mm,
1/125, f/13, ISO 100, Twin
INON Z240 strobes, Subal
underwater housingANIMAL HABITATJuly–August 2015 67