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Photos from Huon and Chesterfield Reefs

These are a few of the photos from our visits to these uninhabited reefs. Click on the first photo to enlarge and to continue to the next.

Wombats, Crabs, Sharks, Eels, and Us at the Reefs

  • Mike and Mark at Chesterfield Reef
  • Eel on the reef catches and eats a crab
  • Mark at Chesterfield Reef
  • Laura at Chesterfield Reef
  • The islands at Chesterfield have beach between at low tide, but can't be crossed by foot at high
  • Chesterfield Reef
  • Another black tipped shark
  • One of many great crabs on the shore
  • Hermit crabs abound - all carrying around great shells
  • The width of the "island" at Huon Reef
  • Sabbatical III (left) and Wombat of Sydney (right)
  • Hermit crabs
  • Our dinghies bob in the incredible water at Huon Reef
  • Huon reef
  • Our transportation to shore - always the two boats together just in case one engine doesn't start
  • Laura, Mark and a booby flying overhead on Huon Reef - view to lagoon
  • Mike and Lynn from Wombat of Sydney at Huon Reef
  • Lynn and Mike from Wombat of Sydney with Laura on Huon Reef
  • Turtle Swimming pool at Huon Reef
  • Guess why they call him a black tipped shark?

Turtles at Huon Reef:

  • Mark and a giant turtle on Huon Reef
  • Giant green sea turtle - Huon Reef
  • A sea turtle on the inner reef waits for high tide
  • Mike (Wombat of Sydney) and Laura at Huon
  • Sea turtle covers herself with sand to hide from us
  • Giant green sea-turtle underwater - Huon Reef
  • Sea turtle tracks !
  • Sea turtle climbing out of a nesting hole
  • Mark sits and watches for turtles to come ashore on Huon Reef
  • Sea turtles mating
  • Laura and a sea turtle and sea turtle tracks
  • Sea turtle very slowly moves up the beach from the water - Huon Reef
  • Sea turtles making other sea turtles

Birds on the Reefs

  • Australia
  • Australia
  • Baby booby
  • Booby nesting at Chesterfield Reef
  • Adolescent frigate bird - Chesterfield Reef
  • Lots of birds at Chesterfield Reef
  • Birds at Chesterfield Reef
  • Birds at Chesterfield Reef
  • Red footed booby - Chesterfield Reef
  • Red footed, blue and pink faced boobies abound on Chesterfield Reef
  • Adult frigate bird - Chesterfield Reef
  • Lots and lots of birds on Chesterfield Reef
  • Booby on Chesterfield Reef
  • Boobies do a mating dance
  • Blue footed booby
  • Some boobies perch on our bow at Huon Reef
  • Mama and baby booby

M. & L.

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