Into the mangroves once again. There’s no shortage but Streeters Jetty is easy of access and quite productive. The jetty is at the site of Broome’s very first jetty although what stands there now is a recent replacement. It is not faring too well, already showing signs of rotting boards. It certainly doesn’t have an easy life. The walkway is inundated by the highest tides which will happen again in the next few days.
The common mangroves here are Avicennia marina and Rhizophora stylosa and they provide habitat for an amazing menagerie. I’m always impressed by the Flame-backed Fiddler Crabs, Tubuca flammula. I have a friend who thought it would be interesting to find out what a nip from one would be like. Not only interesting, but for me also very entertaining as he danced around trying to shake it off. Don’t try it at home. It’s best left to the experts.
It’s the males that have the enormous dominant claw. Note that one is left handed and the other right. Females are equipped with a pair of small nippers.
A few of the regular avian suspects were ready to pose.
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