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gray and blue bird perching on tree twig in close-up photography in Cairns Australia
Cairns

1.3 km away
timelapse photography of green bird on branch in Cairns North Australia
Cairns North

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white rope on blue and red wooden board in Trawler Base Road Australia
Trawler Base Road

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brown and white bird on grass in Cairns Cemetery Australia
Cairns Cemetery

2.8 km away
white bird on green grass in Centenary Lakes Nature Play Space Australia
Centenary Lakes Nature Play Space

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birds standing on body of water in Centenary Lakes Australia
Centenary Lakes

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David Clode

I enjoy photography, painting, and nature. I lived in South Africa, the UK, and now Australia. More free paintings, photos available at Tracts4Free.WordPress.com, and Reforestation.me. Also now on YouTube.

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A pair of sunbirds live right outside my front door. I planted these flowers, and a few others, because I know they like to sip nectar from these flowers, and it has worked like a charm. For those who live in the Americas who are familiar with hummingbirds, sunbirds are the equivalent birds in Australia, through Asia and Africa. They are typically not quite as small as hummingbirds, but are usually very colourful, and can hover to sip nectar out of flowers. This is a male Olive-backed or Yellow-bellied sunbird.

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brown tree closeup photography in Cairns City Australia

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Buddha tree. The trunk of a bodhi tree or peepal tree in Cairns Australia. This is the type of tree under which the Buddha sat (for 49 days!) till he received enlightenment. I am not a Buddhist, but I thought that Buddhists may like a photo of a bodhi tree. The botanical name is appropriate: Ficus religiosa. For those who appreciate the wonders of nature, you may enjoy visiting the page “Divine designs God’s creation” on my site Tracts4Free.wordpress.com which has photos of all sorts of wonderful things in nature.
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black and white lion fish macro photography in Cairns City Australia

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Close up of a lionfish. These fish are beautiful but have poisonous spines, and have been introduced to the Caribbean, where they are now a pest. Photo taken at the Cairns Aquarium, Australia.
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gray shark in Cairns City Australia

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The fish in the background look spooked to me, with two swimming away, as an ominous-looking juvenile hammerhead shark glides past. Photo taken at the Cairns aquarium.
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shallow focus photography of gray crocodile in Cairns City Australia

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Even baby crocodiles know what to do. Being half submerged like this is typical of crocodiles and alligators. Photo taken at the Cairns Aquarium.
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yellow, blue, and black fish in Cairns City Australia

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One of my favorite fish, photographed at the Cairns Aquarium. Photographing moving fish in low light with glass in between is a challenge.
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yellow and black Blue Tang fish in Cairns City Australia

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Butterfly fishes come in an amazing array of colours and are common on coral reefs. This photo was taken at the Cairns Aquarium.
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gray and blue sting ray in Cairns City Australia

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This very active blue-spotted sting ray was fast and a challenge to photograph at the Cairns Aquarium.
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koala sleeping in the tree in Cairns City Australia

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green grassland in Cairns City Australia

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closeup photo of blue and gray fish in Cairns City Australia

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This is a monster fish, about one metre or yard long, in the Cairns Aquarium.
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