Thursday, May 21, 2020

COLD TURKEYS IN TROPICS

Everywhere you go in North Queensland  birds  seem to be   feeling the cold   and wet weather.  These  Pelicans , photographed by Abra  on the mudflats in Cairns , were  so cold they  had stuck their long beaks under  their wings to prevent icing up . On Magnetic Island , off Townsville , Vallis ventured out in the cold to photograph  a   flock  of fluffed  up  birds, believed to be   Caspian  Terns , below,  which  had  banded  together  for  warmth .