"Waiting for Godot", well no actually, waiting for a Barau's Petrel. One had been seen regularly so we sat around until dark each night, hoping. |
Improvised umbrella during a tropical rainstorm |
Front section of the 151 foot long clipper Phaeton. A fire broke out in her hold in September 1889 and she was run aground in the lagoon at Cocos Islands. |
Spinner Dolphins in the lagoon |
Looking north-west from the beach on Horsborough Island |
Engine from a WWII era plane in the lagoon at the north end of the runway on West Island |
Fiddler Crab |
Clunies-Ross grave on Home Island |
The spider that caught the fly |
Jumping Spider, Home Island |
Jumping Spider, Home Island |
Storm waves breaking on Christmas Island |
Baby red crab on a 5c coin. The adult females lay eggs into the ocean in November and the young come ashore in January |
Average sized adult along side a 5c coin |
Babies on the move |
When the babies come out of the ocean in their millions roads on the island are closed to protect them. |
Christmas Island Giant Gecko |
Looking across the golf course at the escarpment. |
Hi Jennifer, I am developing a seabird training material for fishery observers and would like to use some of your photos. I am not sure whether you are still checking this blog but it would be great... Hope you read this comment and reply to me. Thank you :) Yuna
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