Images Dated 2011 November

10 Nov 2011

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King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) being harassed by a Snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), trying to make it regurgitate its catch of krill, pecking at a wound, or eating the penguin's faeces. South Georgia, Antarctica

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Beach spinifex (Spinifex longifolius)

Beach spinifex (Spinifex longifolius), a very common plant of sand dunes from Cape Leeuwin north and east to Cape York, Qld. Tough and sand-binding, it has strong runners that run under or over the sand, colonising dunes and creating habitat for crustaceans and insects. Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, near Rockingham, Western Australia