Tui timing

At the start of a sunset walk around Lake Matheson, on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, several tui birds were feeding among the f lax plants in the late afternoon light. Luckily, they were more interested in their dinner than me, so I could change to my long lens and capture this image, which was short-listed among the best entries in the 2018 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. See the winners on page 50.