Australian Wildlife - Barrier Reef Birds, Heron Island
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Australian Wildlife - Barrier Reef Birds, Heron Island |
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White-capped Noddy (Anous minutus) | |
| White-capped Noddy on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Tens of thousands of these birds come to the island in nesting season. | |||
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Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) |
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| The Silver Gull is the only gull common
in Australia
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) | |
| Reef Heron on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. The Reef Heron comes in two colours - white and grey. | |||
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) | ||
| Reef Heron (grey phase) on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. | |||
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) | ||
| Grey and White Reef Heron together on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. | |||
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Banded Rail (Rallus phillipensis) | |
| Also known as Buff-banded Rail, Corncrake. It is common around Brisbane, although this one was photographed on Heron Island. | |||