Heron Island, Australia

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

great trees!

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

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



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


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


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

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

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


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

Sunrise at 6am

Sundown



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