GREY-TAILED TATTLER, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this shorebird as a Grey-tailed Tattler by its unpatterned greyish upperparts, breast, face and neck; whitish underparts; long, straight, black bill; white eyebrow; and yellow legs and feet.  The barred flanks indicate this bird is starting to molt into breeding plumage. When it fully molts into breeding plumage the entire underparts will be barred.

   The Grey-tailed Tattler is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 681.

TEREK SANDPIPER, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Terek Sandpiper by its long upcurved bill (but not strongly upcurved), grey head, brown-grey upperparts, white eyebrow and orangish feet (you can see this in the one foot not covered by mud).

   The Terek Sandpiper is named after where it was first discovered, the Terek River, which flows into the Caspian Sea. 

   The Terek Sandpiper is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 680.

MALE AUSTRALASIAN FIGBIRD, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Australasian Figbird by its black face contrasting with its pinkish (can also be red) eye patch, pinkish legs (see part of leg to right of branch), olive-green and yellow underparts and dark wings along flank (we can't see the rest of upperparts).

   The Australasian Figbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 679.

PIED IMPERIAL PIGEON OR TORRESIAN IMPERIAL PIGEON, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND , AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this pigeon as a Pied Imperial Pigeon  (also known as Torresian Imperial Pigeon) by its mainly white color, black outer wings, black tipped tail and yellow bill.

   The Pied Imperial Pigeon is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 678.

GREAT BARRIER REEF FROM SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE & GLASS BOTTOM BOATS, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

WATER WORLD PONTOON, REEF MAGIC III, GLASS BOTTOM BOAT & SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE BOAT, GREAT BARRIER REEF, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

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BRIDLED TERNS ON BUOYS, WATER WORLD PONTOON, GREAT BARRIER REEF, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this tern as a Bridled Tern by its dark brown upperparts, white forehead extending as a line to behind the eye, greyish-white underparts, black bill and black legs.

   The Bridled Tern is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands 677.