Green Turtle - A female drifting along the reef

Green Turtle - A female drifting along the reef edge waiting for high tide to go ashore and lay her eggs. Note the barnacles (Chelonia mydas). They are only found growing on a sea turtle's shell. Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Restrictions Not for Australia

Ashore Barnacles Barrier Chelonia Drifting Edge Mydas Note Reefs Tide Turtle Turtles Waiting

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