winners 2020
portfolio winner
Sponsored by Nikon Australia
‘Australian Fairy Tern Behaviour’ by Claire Greenwell
Over the past two years, I’ve studied the behaviour, natural history and feeding ecology of Fairy Terns with the overarching aim of informing policy and conservation efforts for this threatened species. Environmental education plays an important role in fostering community stewardship and I aim to use the knowledge from my research along with my images to highlight the plight of these vulnerable birds and other beach-nesting species. All photos were taken while documenting my research and approval to undertake the research was obtained from relevant state government authorities and from land managers at all study sites. Project methods have been approved by an independent animal ethics committee.
