PHALACROCORACIFORMES: Fregatidae

Fregata minor  

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
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© Kay Parkin 2013
Christmas Island, AUS (Feb, 2013)

With no permanant waterholes on the island the frigatebirds circled small puddles after rain to drink.

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Female great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Looking for fish

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Chatting to the neighbours

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Female

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Female

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Great Frigatebird