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27º South; 153º East
Moreton Bay, Queensland
I hope the presence of a small coastal ship doesn't disqualify this image from being 'backcountry'.
After scrambling down the cliff, and recuperating from the effort with the assistance of a flask of hot chocolate, I was able to walk across the...
Pacific Golden-Plover (non-breeding plumage) : Pluvialis fulva
Moreton Bay, Queensland
[Tide fully out in lower photo.]
Conservation Status : Least Concern
Also spending the boreal winter in Moreton Bay (links within BCG):
Far Eastern Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Far Eastern Curlew (female) : Numenius madagascariensis
Moreton Bay, Queensland
Conservation Status : Endangered
About 12% of the species (perhaps ~35,000 individuals worldwide) spend the southern summer in Moreton Bay which, at 27ºS, can be thought of as Australia's equivalent of Tampa Bay...
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