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Geoff's Gallery: Red-tailed Tropicbird (3/4)
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Phaethon rubricauda
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© Geoff Walker 2017
Lord Howe Island, NSW (Nov, 2017)
The red-tailed Tropicbird would soar high above the cliffs of Lord Howe Island hoping to pair off in a courtship flight. This pair of Red-tailed Tropicbirds had succeeded and would go on to find a spot on the cliffs to breed.
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Red-tailed Tropicbird