A superb fairywren couple hiding behind some blooming wattle © Kushini Kalupahana

2026 E&E Photo Competition

All entries for the 2026 E&E Photo Competition.

The 2026 E&E photo competition had 90 entries submitted across 11 participants.

You can find each photo entry below, organised by participant, click on an image to see a full-sized version and its caption.

Brendah Nyaguthii Nyagah (Farine Group)

Cicada adult (c) Brendah Nyaguthii

Lake Cootapatamba (c) Brendah Nyaguthii

Kushini Kalupahana with her study species the Brown Thornbill after recording its mimicry calls © Brendah Nyaguthii

Panorama Harden landscape (c) Brendah Nyaguthii

RSB Field vehicle at 756m asl during summer fieldwork © Brendah Nyaguthii

Chun-Chieh Liao (Magrath Group)

Social gathering of white-winged choughs © Chun-Chieh Liao

An adult white-winged chough gazing at the sky © Chun-Chieh Liao

White-winged choughs on the move © Chun-Chieh Liao

Kangaroos at Kioloa Campus © Chun-Chieh Liao

Foraging wombat © Chun-Chieh Liao

Grace Davis (Farine Group)

Sulphur crested cockatoo gracefully posing for a photo © Kushini Kalupahana

Sulphur-crested cockatoos preening each other on the edge of the ocean in Sydney © Grace Davis

A group of kangaroos silhouetted in the late afternoon light above Canberra © Grace Davis

Sulphur-crested cockatoo on the edge of the ocean in Sydney © Grace Davis

Sunset in the gum swamp while on a birding field trip © Grace Davis

Birding in the bush of the Back Yamma State Forest © Grace Davis

Birding in the bush of the Back Yamma State Forest © Grace Davis

Kangaroos above Canberra city © Grace Davis

Kangaroos above the Canberra city © Grace Davis

Kangaroos above the Canberra city © Grace Davis

Birding in the bush of the Back Yamma State Forest © Grace Davis

Sunrise trapping of a group of white-winged choughs to deploy Bluetooth trackers on them © Grace Davis

A pair of Sulphur-crested cockatoos on the edge of the ocean in Sydney © Grace Davis

Cormorants resting on branches above a gum swamp © Grace Davies

Birding in the bush of Back Yamma State Forest © Grace Davis

Ivan Neo (Peakall Group)

Azure Kingfisher, birdwatching by the Cotter Dam © Ivan Neo

Dharawal National Park © Ivan Neo

Murray Crayfish at Casuarina Sands Reserve © Ivan Neo

Pied Lacewing © Ivan Neo

Pied Oystercatcher at Batemans Bay © Ivan Neo

James Klarevas-Irby (Farine Group)

A color-banded white-winged chough moving through a suburban landscape © James Klarevas-Irby

A red wattlebird feeding on nectar from a Banksia flower © James Klarevas-Irby

A yellow-rumped thornbill moving along the ground © James Klarevas-Irby

A noisy friarbird capturing a caterpillar to feed to its chicks © James Klarevas-Irby

A ringed and GPS-tagged noisy friarbird perched in the sun © James Klarevas-Irby

Kushini Kalupahana (Langmore Group)

A tired wallaby mom with her joey © Kushini Kalupahana

A koala taking a nap after a long day of naps © Kushini Kalupahana

Bee portrait © Kushini Kalupahana

Sulphur crested cockatoo gracefully posing for a photo © Kushini Kalupahana

A superb fairywren taking a bath in a puddle © Kushini Kalupahana

Night lights at ANU © Kushini Kalupahana

UNA shining on a bright summer day © Kushini Kalupahana

Crimson rosella enjoying some cherry blossoms © Kushini Kalupahana

Male gang-gang cockatoo © Kushini Kalupahana

Male superb parrot posing for a photo © Kushini Kalupahana

A pair of superb fairywrens cuddled up together to keep warm © Kushini Kalupahana

A male superb fairywren in breeding plumage, banded under a project from Farine lab © Kushini Kalupahana

An angry bearded dragon encounter during fieldwork © Kushini Kalupahana

Close-up portrait of a bearded dragon © Kushini Kalupahana

Gippsland water dragon sunbathing on the lawn © Kushini Kalupahana

New Holland honeyeater hanging upside down © Kushini Kalupahana

Sulphur crested cockatoo checking out a tree hollow as a potential nesting site © Kushini Kalupahana

A superb fairywren couple hiding behind some blooming wattle © Kushini Kalupahana

An eastern brown snake slithering past a 'be alert' sign © Kushini Kalupahana

A Silver-eye blending into the wattles © Kushini Kalupahana

Pollinators in action © Kushini Kalupahana

A brown thornbill banded under a project from Langmore and Magrath lab © Kushini Kalupahana

Humpback migration © Kushini Kalupahana

Bin choughs © Kushini Kalupahana

Superb parrot defending itself against a flock of noisy miners.

Amelia (Lee) DeSouza (Aplin Group)

Cognitive testing of sulphur-crested cockatoos © Lee DeSouza

Cognitive testing of sulphur-crested cockatoos © Lee DeSouza

Sulphur-crested cockatoo © Lee DeSouza

Sulphur-crested cockatoo © Lee DeSouza

Cognitive testing of sulphur crested cockatoos © Lee DeSouza

Sulphur-crested cockatoos and brush turkey © Lee DeSouza

Sulphur-crested cockatoo and little corella © Lee DeSouza

Kookaburra © Lee DeSouza

Little pied cormorant © Lee DeSouza

Cognitive testing of sulphur-crested cockatoos © Lee DeSouza

Lily Tapp (Way Group)

Gang Gang Cockatoo © Lily Tapp

Gang Gang Cockatoo © Lily Tapp

Gang Gang Cockatoo © Lily Tapp

Gang Gang Cockatoo © Lily Tapp

Gang Gangs on ANU Campus © Lily Tapp

Gang Gangs Cockatoos © Lily Tapp

Lisa Fontana (Aplin Group)

The Wattle Queen. Female gang-gang cockatoo feasting on wattle flowers on campus © Lisa Fontana

Sulphur-crested cockatoo helping out in the field during behavioural data collection © Lisa Fontana

Michael Braby

Pseudalmenus barringtonensis © MF Braby Michael Braby

Eurema herla © Michael Braby

Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT 1 © MF Braby Michael Braby

Kien En Noah Tan (Aplin Group)

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo © Noah Tan

Laughing Kookaburra © Noah Tan

Kangaroo Joey © Noah Tan

Rainbow Lorikeet © Noah Tan

Gang-Gang Cockatoo © Noah Tan

Female Scarlet Robin © Noah Tan

Superb Fairywren © Noah Tan

King Parrot © Noah Tan

Eastern Grey Joey © Noah Tan

Gippsland Water Dragon © Noah Tan