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White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) - female transferring eggs into males brood pouch. Central New South Wales, Australia. Sequence - C8.
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White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) - male with eggs protruding from pouch after egg transfer. Central New South Wales, Australia. Sequence - C9.
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White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) - male giving birth. Babies emerging from males brood pouch. Central New South Wales, Australia. Sequence - C10.
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White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) - male giving birth. Babies emerging from males brood pouch. Central New South Wales, Australia. Sequence - C11.
© Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Pot-belly Seahorse (Hippocampus bleekeri). Also known as Big-belly Seahorse. Found on a variety of soft-bottom habitats in southern Australia from Lakes Entrance to Great Australian Bight and around Tasmania.
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Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana) and Crested Tern (Sterna gergil). Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Nesting Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris). Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Nesting Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) with egg. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Nesting Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris). Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) with chick in nest. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) with chick in nest. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) entangled in Pisonia tree seed. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) nesting in a Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in Pacific Ocean, central Atlantic and northeast Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) sunbaking with wings out-stretched in order to free themselves of bird lice and ticks. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, widespread in Pacific Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) sunbaking with wings out-stretched in order to free themselves of bird lice and ticks. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, widespread in Pacific Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) caught up in sticky Pisonia tree seed which eventually would kill the bird. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) caught up in sticky Pisonia tree seed which eventually would kill the bird. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) caught up in sticky Pisonia tree seed which eventually would kill the bird. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found throughout Australia, and widespread in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Black Noddy (Anous minutus) several birds nesting in Pisonia tree forest. Also known as White-capped Noddy. Found through tropical and sub-tropical Australia, and Pacific Ocean, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Photo Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus). Found in the tropical and sub-tropical seas of north-western and north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. Photo taken at One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus). Found in the tropical and sub-tropical coastal seas off north-western and north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. Photo One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) mating pair. Found in the tropical and sub-tropical seas of north-western and north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. Photo One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) parent bird on nest. Found in the tropical and sub-tropical seas of north-western and north-eastern Australia, often distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) egg in nest made from coral rubble. Found tropical & sub-tropical seas of north-western & north-eastern Australia, often distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) egg in nest made from dry foliage and coral rubble. Found in seas of north-western and north-eastern Australia, often distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) egg in nest made from coral rubble. Found tropical & sub-tropical seas of north-western & north-eastern Australia, often distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) parent bird feeding chick. Found tropical & sub-tropical seas of north-western and north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) parent bird with chick. Found in the tropical & sub-tropical seas of north-western & north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus) parent bird with chick. Found in the tropical & sub-tropical seas of north-western & north-eastern Australia, often great distances from land. One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) and Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris). Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) and Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris). Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii), Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) and Black Swans (Cygnus atratus). Photo taken at Lake Wallaga bird sanctuary, New South Wales, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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