Alex Houghton, Wing and a Pray (CREATIVE 2025)

I’ve been tracking the White-bellied Sea Eagles in my area for over a year, watching as they soared across the river—always just out of reach. But fortune favours the bold, and one golden sunset gifted me a moment I’ll never forget. He landed within 20 metres of me. I snapped away, breath held, but when I saw him ready his wings for flight, I dared to blind pan. Knee-deep in the marsh, brimming with adrenaline, I must’ve looked like a madman—but the result made it all worth it.

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