Your questions kept coming! Dr Claire Greenwell returns to answer listener questions about leg colour, juvenile plumage, and how to photograph fast-moving seabirds with confidence.

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Bird illustration: Fairy Tern

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Australia’s terns are fast, fascinating and full of subtle differences. Dr Claire Greenwell shares how to tell Fairy Terns from Little Terns, what makes seabirds so unique and why community action is critical for their conservation.

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Birds mentioned in this episode: Arctic Tern, Bridled Tern, Caspian Tern, Crested Tern, Fairy Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, Little Tern, Roseate Tern, Sooty Tern, Whiskered Tern, White-winged Black Tern

Bird illustration: Fairy Tern

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Jonah Lafferty shares why Cairns is kingfisher heaven - from Little Kingfishers at the Botanic Gardens to Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfishers up on the Tablelands - plus his favourite local hotspots for birdwatching in Far North Queensland.

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Birds mentioned in this episode: Blue-faced Parrot-Finch, Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Little Kingfisher, Sacred Kingfisher, Silvereye, Yellow-billed Kingfisher

Bird illustration: Little Kingfisher

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