Australasian Bittern (endangered species) Barmah National Park, Victoria
Close up of Australasian Bittern feather
Painted Snipe – Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales
Feather detail. Waterbird feathers can be fluffy to keep the bird warm
Australian duck feathers – Lake Burragorang, Blue Mountains, New South Wales
White Ibis, Mawson Lake, South Australia
Unknown, Sandy Creek, Lake Cawal, Queensland
White Ibis – Avalon Swamp, Lowbidgee, New South Wales
Plumed Whistling Duck – Lake Lenore, Queensland
Australian Wood Duck – Burragorang, Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Detail – Plumed Whistling Duck, Lake Lenore, Queensland
Kate Brandis is leading the Feather Map of Australia project, an initiative of UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to plot the movements of the country's wetland birds. Photos: Nick Cubbin