Living colour: the intricacy and beauty of budgies - in pictures

Leila Jeffreys started photographing birds in 2008. In this series she takes the birds out of their natural habitat, and by stripping the environment back to the bare minimum and using neutral backgrounds she shows the intricacy and beauty of the feathered creatures. Her latest exhibition, High Society, is on at the the Olsen Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney from 16 October until 9 November

Blue Blossoms 2. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (dimensions variable).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Celery. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (112 x 89cm).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Gum Leaves. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (dimensions variable).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Buckbeak. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (91 x 72cm).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Coral. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (112 x 89cm).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Charcoal and Ash. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (dimensions variable).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Rain and June. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (dimensions variable).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys

Pineapple. Photograph on archival fibre-based cotton rag paper, 2019 (91 x 72cm).
Photograph: Leila Jeffreys