Aerials of the Bribie Island bridge and Pumicestone Passage, Queensland.

A series of aerial (drone) images of the Bribie Island bridge and Pumicestone Passage, Queensland.

Bribie Island 2AM 0563-0565 stitch ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM-000535 ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM-000537 ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM-000538 ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM 0541-0556 stitch ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM 0557-0558 stitch ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM-000560 ©Andrew McInnes

 

Bribie Island 2AM-000561 ©Andrew McInnes

 

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‘Mackerel sky’ spectacle over Pumicestone Passage and Happy Valley, Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

A series of aerial images capturing the sunset progression of a stunning winter ‘mackerel sky’ over Pumicestone Passage and Happy Valley, Caloundra.

Happy Valley 2AM 0183-0185 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

 

Happy Valley 2AM-000186 ©Andrew McInnes.

 

Happy Valley 2AM 0205-0207 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

 

Happy Valley 2AM 0208-0210 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

 

Happy Valley 2AM 0222-0224 stitch ©Andrew McInnes.

 

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Black Swans and Fishermen greet a golden dawn – Pumicestone Passage, Caloundra, QLD.

A pair of Black Swans (Cygnus stratus) greet the dawn over Bribie Island and Pumicestone Passage, as seen from Golden Beach, Caloundra.

Golden Beach 2AM-003674 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Oh to be boating (and fishing) on a tranquil summer morning such as this.

Pumicestone Passage 2AM-008338 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Surf Rescue Boards and a Surf Boat on Australia Day at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Colour abounded on a glorious Australia Day morning at the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-004067 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008518 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008523 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-008523 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Aerial images around Caloundra, plus Trichodesmium sp. – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

These aerial (drone) scenes include Kings Beach, Wickham Headland, Shelly Beach, Moffat Headland, Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island, the Glasshouse Mountains (in the background), and Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Kings Beach 2AM 0424-0425 panorama stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

The sea-sawdust slicks on the water surface in the following images is likely Trichodesmium sp. – a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), and is also called whale food, sea scum and, incorrectly, whale sperm. Found in nutrient-poor tropical and subtropical ocean waters, Trichodesmium are ‘nitrogen fixers’- they can take nitrogen gas from the air and ‘fix’ it in a form that can be transferred through the food chain. This function is very important as Nitrogen is essential to life and while there is an abundance of it in the air (air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen), most plants and animals can’t make use of it in that form.

Wickham Point 2AM 0434-0437 panorama stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Trichodesmium 2AM-000408

Trichodesmium 2AM-000408 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Trichodesmium 2AM-000419

Trichodesmium 2AM-000419 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Trichodesmium 2AM-000422

Trichodesmium 2AM-000422 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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