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All the trees are packed with the rather messy nests of the Lesser noddy -
Lesser noddies (Anous tenuirostris). There are over 80,000 breeding pairs on the island -
Bridled tern (Sterna anaethetus) -
Common or brown noddy (Anous stolidus). Distinguished from the Lesser noddy as it nests in the rocks. -
Ghost crab in the mangroves -
Wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus) nest in the rocks as well as making underground burrows. -
Giant millipede (Seychelleptus seychellarum)! Only found in the Seychelles. -
Close-up on the millipede - it's not dangerous! -
View over Cousin Island looking out to Aride Island (on the left) and Praslin (on the right). -
Pair of White or Fairy terns (Gygis alba) -
The White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) starts out like this...... -
....moving on to look like this, before eventually...... -
Seychelles fody (Foudia sechellarum), listed as Near-threatened on the IUCN redlist, but common at the dinner table. -
.....ending up like this! -
Seychelles magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum).