PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Phaethon rubricauda  

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
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© Kay Parkin 2012
Lord Howe Island, NSW (Mar, 2012)

I spent many hours up on Malabar Hill as I never tired of trying to improve my photos of this most stunning species!

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird Chick

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

Red-tailed Tropicbird