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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) male during courtship display. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) - feather detail. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor of Kazu Pearl Farm, attends pearl oyster grids retrieved from beneath floating platforms extending from end and side of farm jetty. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor of Kazu Pearl Farm, dissects a live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) to demonstrate the seeding procedure. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor of Kazu Pearl Farm, dissects a live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) to demonstrate the seeding procedure. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor of Kazu Pearl Farm, dissects a live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) to demonstrate the seeding procedure. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor and technician of Kazu Pearl Farm, seeding a live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) that will be returned to the sea in order to culture. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Mr Kazuyoshi Takami, proprietor and technician of Kazu Pearl Farm, extracts a cultured pearl from a live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima). Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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A live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) is opened to reveal a pair of perfect heart shape half-pearls. Kazu Pearl Farm, Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Kazu Pearl Farm jetty with floating platforms at end and side, used for hanging mesh grids that hold live pearl oyster. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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An intrically carved Pearl Oyster Shell (Pinctada maxima), collected from Kazu Pearl Farm. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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An outstanding display of varying coloured cultured pearls, collected from live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) at Kazu Pearl Farm. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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An outstanding display of different coloured cultured pearls, collected from live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) at Kazu Pearl Farm. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Woman wearing a string of spectacular cultured pearls collected from live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) at Kazu Pearl Farm. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Woman wearing a string of spectacular cultured pearls collected from live Pearl Oyster (Pinctada maxima) at Kazu Pearl Farm. Friday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), taking flight. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), resting on the surface of the ocean. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus), during breading season showing the color change of the bill and pouch. Found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), in flight. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), in flight. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spectators observing Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at a daily feeding show. The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spectators observing Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at a daily feeding show. The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia.
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Spectators observing Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at a daily feeding show. The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spectators observing Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) at a daily feeding show. The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus). This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus). This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus). This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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