Rick Worthy Oz Nature Photography

Rick Worthy Oz Nature Photography OzNature Photography focuses on conservation driven imagery of Australia’s threatened wildlife and disappearing habitats.

Edit 15/9/26 The number has gone up to 37 new Humpback Whales to Happywhale 🐋 How good is this 37 of my submission’s t...
11/09/2026

Edit 15/9/26

The number has gone up to 37 new Humpback Whales to Happywhale 🐋

How good is this 37 of my submission’s to Happywhale have been determined as new to Happywhale. That means I am the first to ever record these Humpback Whales and my image will be used to identify each individual.
All the images were taken on the Central Coast of NSW .
Images were taken in conjunction with Terrigal Ocean Tours .

Gem of the Hunter Valley Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)Upper Hunter Valley NSW Conservation Status Vulnerable ...
10/09/2026

Gem of the Hunter Valley

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
Upper Hunter Valley NSW
Conservation Status Vulnerable NSW

The beautiful Diamond Firetail is definitely one of my favourite finches just look at those colours.
I was fortunate enough to have access to a private property in the Upper Hunter Valley where a small flock (6) of Diamonds were feeding over winter.
These pics were taken a few months ago when it was quite dry out there.

Black Beauty Takes Flight 🐋Consecutive images of a beautiful black Humpback Whale taken last week off Shelly Beach NSW ....
05/09/2026

Black Beauty Takes Flight 🐋

Consecutive images of a beautiful black Humpback Whale taken last week off Shelly Beach NSW .
Images were taken onboard Terrigal Ocean Tours.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Off Shelly Beach NSW
Conservation Status Not Listed NSW

Rarely Seen Behaviour This Humpback Whale had just slammed its mouth shut forcefully expelling a spectacular wall of wat...
02/09/2026

Rarely Seen Behaviour

This Humpback Whale had just slammed its mouth shut forcefully expelling a spectacular wall of water and produce an audible popping sound .
This unusual mouth opening behaviour was observed recently off Terrigal NSW onboard Terrigal Ocean Tours .

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Off Terrigal NSW
Conservation Status Not Listed NSW

As a follow on from yesterday’s post here is a collection of images that were taken on the epic trip on Sunday 23/8/26 ....
26/08/2026

As a follow on from yesterday’s post here is a collection of images that were taken on the epic trip on Sunday 23/8/26 .
All the images were taken just off Terrigal NSW onboard Terrigal Ocean Tours .

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Off Terrigal NSW
Conservation Status not listed in NSW

I’m a little overwhelmed with this image as I never thought I would capture anything like this just off Terrigal NSW .Th...
25/08/2026

I’m a little overwhelmed with this image as I never thought I would capture anything like this just off Terrigal NSW .

This image shows the Humpback Whales mouth wide open with its baleen clearly visible.
The image was taken on 1pm trip on Sunday 23/8/26 onboard Terrigal Ocean Tours .

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Terrigal NSW
Conservation Status not listed NSW

Afternoon Antics Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)Cooranbong NSW Conservation Status Endangered This pic was...
19/08/2026

Afternoon Antics

Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
Cooranbong NSW
Conservation Status Endangered

This pic was taken in May 2026 , I felt really privileged to watch this spectacle as the Endangered Gang-gang cockatoos came in for their afternoon drink at this water trough .

High Tide Sub-antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)Terrigal NSW Conservation Status Vulnerable Images taken last...
15/08/2026

High Tide

Sub-antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
Terrigal NSW
Conservation Status Vulnerable

Images taken last Tuesday 11/8/2026 .

Coming Up For Air Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Eraring NSW Conservation Status Vulnerable A split-second moment as the G...
15/08/2026

Coming Up For Air

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Eraring NSW
Conservation Status Vulnerable

A split-second moment as the Green Turtle breaks the surface for a breath.

We are doing well with Happywhale this Humpback Whale Season. As you can see from this data below a Humpback Whale that ...
12/08/2026

We are doing well with Happywhale this Humpback Whale Season. As you can see from this data below a Humpback Whale that I recorded last year was recorded yesterday 11/8/26 off Sydney with a calf , how good is that .
Click on the image to see all the information.

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