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Friday, November 10, 2017

SHARON & BILL ON REEF MAGIC III BOAT TO GREAT BARRIER REEF, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, 11/19/2017



WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA


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MALE SACRED KINGFISHER, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA




EASTERN REEF EGRET-DARK MORPH, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this heron as the dark form of the Eastern Reef Egret by its slate-grey color, greyish--yellow heavy bill and yellowish legs (which shows through the muddy legs).
   The Eastern Reef Heron is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 676.




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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