Born and raised in South Australia,

Steve always had a passion for the outdoors and took a keen interest in its wildlife. His first introduction to birding however, was during a three year stint as a teenager, while his parents worked in Malawi, Central Africa. 

 

​He started guiding with small groups around the Zomba Plateau, and then expanded to the soon-to-be-opened Liwonde National Park.

 

Here Steve honed his identification skills and understanding of birdlife in general, also travelling to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Swaziland, South Africa and Madagascar.

 

Since his return he has travelled extensively around Australia seeing over 620 species.

 

He has also been active visiting Australia's neighbours, birding regularly in Indonesia, Singapore,  Thailand, Malaysia Peninsula and Sabah.

 

Steve is also a keen surfer, photograhper and traveller.