…and rest from Heron Island

~ lcbull2003

In Brisbane before going to Heron Island I bought a new photography toy – a teleconverter for my telephoto lens that has the effect of extending its length.  So that meant bird and turtle photos without scaring either.

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Dawn at Shark Bay – we were out looking for turtles…
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…and we found them.  This girl was tuckered out on the beach
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And this girl had got herself stuck on some rocks before turning around and swimming back to sea
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Cranky bird!  Noddy terns were everywhere
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This Rail was sitting on her nest
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Sunset cruise – looking west towards Gladstone
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At the harbour on Heron – the night sky and lights from Gladstone on the horizon

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