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 .
