Mulubinba Moments

Whales and others enjoy the water off Nobbys

Lady Elliot Island

A few photos from our recent visit to Lady Elliot Island. A bounty of birds...

Nesting Noddy

Flying Frigatebird

Serene sunset

Newcastle turtle

You never know what you will see in Newcastle Harbour! I am not sure what species of turtle this is - any help in identification would be appreciated.

Masked lapwing and her chick

Two sea eagles and a magpie

Two sea eagles visiting Strzlecki Lookout last Sunday, a magpie tried to see them off, perhaps protecting a nest, I suspect unsuccessfully.

Nobbys as the crow flies by

Magpie goose

One of several magpie geese resident at the Newcastle Wetlands.

Cormorant

Small cormorant spotted at Throsby Creek

More birds

Having fun with my new camera!

Turtle hatchlings

On our first day on Lady Elliot Island we met these turtle hatchlings. They had hatched ealier in the day and the island managers had collected them so they could be released in the evening less visible to predators. It is important for the development of their navigation systems that they make their own way from the hatching site to the water's edge. They took about half an hour to traverse the 10 metres of sand and then they kept getting washed back onto the beach. Eventually they made deep water - let's hope for their survival.