Images Dated 23rd October 2006

Sooty Oystercatcher - an uncommon marine species favouring undisturbed areas with rocks and wave-cut platforms

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Sooty Oystercatcher - an uncommon marine species favouring undisturbed areas with rocks and wave-cut platforms
Roebuck Bay near Broome, Western Australia.
Haematopus fuliginosus
May be found right round Australia more commonly in the Bass Strait area.
Don Hadden
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Group of beetles

Group of beetles on flower of Dwarf apple (Angophora hispida): two Fiddler beetles (Eupoecila australasiae), left and top centre, and a Jewel beetle (Stigmodera macularia) on the right.
Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia

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A KC-135 Stratotanker connects with an F-16 Fighting Falcon

October 23, 2006 - A KC-135 Stratotanker connects with an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Iraq to offload more than 20, 000 lbs of fuel. The F-16 then will resume its close-air-support mission

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