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Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) frolicking in the lagoon by West Island in the Cocos-Keeling Island Group of Australia.
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Les étudiants arrondissent leur fin de mois en conduisant ces drôles de véhicules, qui vu le prix au km (exprimé en dollars) est réservé aux touristes.
Le Cocotier (Cocos nucifera) est une espèce de palmiers de la famille des Arecaceae, originaire des côtes tropicales d'Asie et d'Océanie.
A black tip reef shark cruises the shallow sunlight waters of the lagoon at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in search of easy prey such as small fish and squid. The view beneath the water represents a near natural coral reef community, which has been exposed to limited artisinal and recreational fishing. While shark populations are being decimated world wide, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands represent a stronghold for sharks. The islands are now emerging as an important baseline to determine the level of exploitation that other similar environments have experienced, where sharks are in rapid decline.
I selected Prison Island (pictured) as the location for the image because it is the most idyllic island of the twenty eight islands in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and is regularly visited by black-tip reef sharks on the high tide. Split photography (half above/half below) can be challenging to say the least. The surge was pushing me back and forth, the water surface was moving and the shark was lightning fast - I was happy to get the shot.
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George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, The Gardens, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Ainda não está pronta, mas não resisti!!! Faltam alguns detalhes. Modelo da Raquel - Ateliê das Mana - Santa Maria/RS.
Gente, tá todo mundo pedindo o molde dessa toalha!! Assim que falarmos com a Raquel, dona do projeto, vamos pedir para ela e avisamos à todas!!!
I have just realised that thanks to a recent (2024) taxonomic split I have added a new species to my world list. This species was formerly known as Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) with a circumtropical distribution. But birds from the eastern Pacific have been split as Cocos (or Brewster's) Booby (Sula brewsteri) due to morphological and behavioural differences. Incidentally the name has already changed because of the growing antipathy (mainly in America) to naming things after people. It was first described and named as Brewster's Booby by Nathaniel Goss in 1888 after his ornithologist friend William Brewster. But in 1944 it was lumped with Brown Booby, and in 2024 it was resplit. Apparently they rarely interbreed when they come into contact and Cocos Booby has more white around the head and face, though this nominate northern subspecies is the darkest race of Cocos. This is a male identified by the pale blue around his eyes and face. I photographed him on a small nesting island in the Sea of Cortez.
I just returned from diving at Isla del Coco in Costa Rica. Overall photography was a bit challenging with relatively low visibility, but any trip in which you get to dive with a friendly whale shark is a good one. This big female has an enormous divot on her back. I don't know what could cause that other than a boat strike, but overall she was very curious and came around several times. She was also accompanied by an entourage of 4 Galapagos sharks.
A first visit to this spot after a friend gave me a heads-up about the RBE presence there. A large flock of mostly young birds.
Unfortunately too many were perching on wires.
Na cidade, entre as casas e prédios encontramos este pé de coqueiro.
_ In the city, between houses and buildings we find this foot coconut tree.
cocos nucifera
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, The Gardens, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Farallon Islands
Shearwater Journeys Farallon Islands Pelagic October 18
21 Brown Boobies, 1 adult Blue-footed Booby. Best weather ever at the Farallons.
Usually I cannot shoot 700mm (handheld obviously) from the boat, but we were virtually parked at the Farallons and the seas were calm enough to manage it.