SILVER GULL, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

EASTERN GREAT EGRET, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

      The Eastern Great Egret is considered a subspecies of the Great Egret. 

CAIRNS HARBOR, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

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NORTHERN FORM OF MASKED LAPWING OR SPUR-WINGED PLOVER, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

MALE MAGPIE-LARK, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, 10/18/2017

   We can ID this bird as a male Magpie-Lark by its black throat, white eyebrow, black and white pattern, thin whitish bill and pale iris.

   The Magpie-Lark is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 675.

   

PEACEFUL DOVE, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, 10/18/2017

   We can ID this dove as a Peaceful Dove by its pink-grey breast, checkered grey-brown wings, black striations on the neck and nape that descend to the back and blue-grey eye ring  that joins the bill.

   The Peaceful Dove is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 674.

SHARON WITH LITTLE PENGUIN & GEARED-UP FOR PARADE OF PENGUINS, PHILLIP ISLAND, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 10/17/2017