Magpie geese

Magpie geese at the Nhulunbuy Town Lagoon in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia, taken in November 2008

Wetlands

Wetlands at the Nhulunbuy Town Lagoon in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia, taken in November 2008

On the rocks

Children playing on rocks by the ocean at Yirrkala in December 2008. Rough seas and dirty weather ... I wouldn't have been out there.

Yirrkala shelter

Traditional shelter at Yirrkala, Northern Territory, taken by the boat ramp in December 2008.

Yolngu memorial plaque

Memorial to Yolngu who served during World War II at Yirrkala in December 2008. It was dedicated on 5 August 1995 by Wirlima Mumunggurr, a Djapu Clan leader.

Yirrkala boat ramp sign

Yirrkala Aboriginal community boat ramp sign the Northern Territory of Australia, taken there in November 2008. Click on the image to enlarge it and read it. Very interesting.

Yaka Yaka Yaka

Sign at the entrance to a beach at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009. Yaka means no in the local Yolngu Mather language

In the water

Locals swimming at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Somersault

Man performing a somersault at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Baby boy

Kids at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Swimming at Nhulunbuy

Kids swimming at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Man on the beach

Man swimming at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Nhulunbuy beach

Swimming at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Cane toad

A cane toad trapped in an outdoor spa bath at Gunyangara, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Waterlogged kookaburra

A Blue-winged kookaburra trapped in an outdoor spa bath at Gunyangara, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009. We were able to rescue it and set it free

Baby coconut

A coconut sapling at Ski Beach (Gunyangara), Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Sheltered cove

Rocks at Ski Beach (Gunyangara), Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Traditional fishing

A local Yolngu man fishing the traditional way with a trident at Ski Beach (Gunyangara), Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

View from Ski Beach

The ocean from Ski Beach (Gunyangara), Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009

Dinghy on the beach

A dinghy at Ski Beach (Gunyangara), Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory in January 2009