MY WORLD ~ 21 Arrived at Yeppoon

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Here we are, arrived at the coastal wetlands in
Queensland near Yeppoon. There were a few
tropical blue Waterlilies in bloom
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Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia, near the track
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and Mistletoe flowering. All photos can be enlarged,

please do so at least for a few, it really is rewarding.

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Ibis munching and marching

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and colourful tropical Butterflies fluttering here

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and there among the flowers...

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a Blue faced Honeyeater, a remarkably large bird,

joined us for lunch...

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and in the evening we hung around with a few

other old bats. There were two great colonies of these

large Fruit Bats, the bane of orchardists.
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When darkness descended, the sky filled with tens

of thousands of screeching bats. The noise of their

wing beats and the stench they emanated were both

overpowering.

If you do not enlarge the others, please enlarge this

one although it is out of focus, it is more like the sea

than the sky!

When there is such a wealth of animal and plant life,

I find it hard to shoot buildings and views. If you still

bear with me, next week we will be at the Rockhampton

Botanical Gardens complete with Egret rookery.

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To Klaus and the MY World Team, a big thank you!

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