Looking up at a white eastern reef egret standing on some intertwined branches, against a cloudy sky.
The same egret spreading it's wings and taking off, it's beak has just gone out of shot.
Silly egret, escaping before I could get a closer pic. #Birds #HeronIsland
Walking along the beach last week I found myself in the middle of a turtle hatchling eruption. No idea why my phone decided not to record sound, but it was very windy so maybe more please to watch in silence.. #HeronIsland #Turtles
Here’s a video of a green turtle that joined me for a swim last week. #HeronIsland #Turtle
Back from a fantastic field trip at #HeronIsland Research Station. Such a great place for echinoderm enthusiasts
(I counted 15 different species of sea cucumbers on the reef 🤩)
Acanthaster picture taken by @Caleb Trimble
Once on the brink of extinction 🐢💔, green sea #turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific 🌊💚. Nest counts on Australia’s #HeronIsland 🏝️ have risen tenfold since the '70s 📈. Populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds 🌍✅ due to decades of protection turtle-safe fishing gear 🎣🛡️
#Snorkelling on #HeronIsland
www.youtube.com/shorts/a8pKA... @greens.org.au @larissawaters.bsky.social
#ClimateAction #Australia #Vote1Greens
A grey heron stands poised on a log above the water, neck extended forward in intense focus as it spots potential prey below the surface.
The heron strikes, thrusting its beak swiftly into the shallow water with its body leaning forward, mid-hunt. It already caught something.
The heron lifts its head with a small fish clasped in its beak, droplets of water still falling from the catch.
The heron stands upright on the log, fish in beak, appearing triumphant and ready to swallow its prize.
Big shout out to the #HeronIsland at the #Wasserpark #Floridsdorf where you really can enjoy the majesty of #GreyHerons at the heart of #Vienna. @birdlifeaustria.bsky.social
Monday blues 🐢 #turtle #heronisland
Noddys on Heron, 2017
Heron Island Australia, digital image. #blackandwhite #birds #heronisland #noddies #island #islandbirds #nature #environment #photography
About 50 White-Capped Noddys in the trees at dusk.
A Green Sea Turtle just below the surface of the water, looking down at the seabed below.
A Cowtail Stingray seen from above, swimming along the seabed.
A view along the beach at sunset, the orange sky up ahead. A figure in the distance is walking along where the waves are lapping against the sand.
Spent four days on an island with no internet access so now I have a good idea of what it must be like to be on one of those survival shows. Anyway here's some pics, or stills from video at least. #birds #turtles #stingrays #heronisland
New for the Australia list of the #BirdsSeenIn2023 challenge is Brown Booby - they guard the approach to Heron Island, one of the Great Barrier Reef's breeding seabird metropolises, another denizen of which is this family of Silver Gulls.
#HeronIsland #greatbarrierreef #gbr🧵1/5
