Noisy Pitta, Pitta versicolor

Lamington National Park, Queensland

The Noisy Pitta is the southernmost ranging of the Australian pitta species, and the only pitta found in Lamington NP. They hip along the forest floor, occasionally stopping and scanning their surroundings for their invertebrate prey.

Canon EOS 7D with Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM; 1/160s at f/7.1 ISO 1000; handheld. Basic processing.