Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), chick awaiting mother in nest only metres from a resort bungalow. Lady Elliott Island, Great Barrier Reef

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Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda), chick awaiting mother in nest only metres from a resort bungalow. Lady Elliott Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

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Photo credit: © Mark Spencer/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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