Monday, September 6, 2010

While Bill went diving, I joined the bird walk, to learn something about the over 100,000 birds that nest here every year.  These are Black Noddies, and there are over 70,000 of them.  They're fairly quiet though, at least compared to the Mutton Birds, which thankfully do not arrive until next month.  We were told they sound like cats being strangled, and they keep it up all night long. 

I also saw this White Breasted Sea Eagle and its mate - huge birds.  They nest on a nearby island but come to Heron Island to hunt, and this one had a smaller bird in its talons.