Heron Island, Australia

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Heron Island is a small wildlife research island, located near Gladstone at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef

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great trees!

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There are birds everywhere here--the noise is intense!

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"Noddy Turns" birds make crappy nests--bad design...

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nice morning walks: 4:30 am search for turtles, 5:30 am watch the sunrise

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Donald found a turtle burying eggs one morning (then back to the water)

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The trail back into the water (before the tourist come!)

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Donald caught a shark going by in the water behind the turtle

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lots of sting rays "skates" in the shallow water in the afternoons

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Sharks AND stingrays in the shallow water makes it hard for wimps like me to swim

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Sunrise at 6am

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Sundown

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