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French Polynesia - The Marquesas Islands - Page 6 |
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We sailed between the mainland of Ua
Huka on the left and the flat-topped bird island with thousands of
nesting Sooty Terns and other seabirds. The noise was amazing. The
other cone shaped island is also a bird island. |
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Hundreds of birds swirled in the air and
were packed closely together on the rocky surface. |
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Female Great Frigatebird.
24 November 2010. |
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Immature Great Frigatebird.
27 November 2010. |
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Male Great Frigatebird.
27 November 2010. |
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Female Lesser Frigatebird.
24 November 2010. |
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Immature Lesser
Frigatebird. 30 November 2010. |
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Brown Boobies (above) were fairly common
at sea, but Red-footed Boobies were the most common booby in the
Marquesas. 27 November 2010. |
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We received a warm welcome everywhere
and were sorry to leave the Marquesas Islands |
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See also
Introduced
Birds to French Polynesia |
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