reef
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"Then I was quite sure that my gut feeling was right and that it was a western reef heron in front of me," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron - more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia - at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The 39-year-old man died from a critical head injury after he was attacked while spearfishing at Kennedy Shoal, an offshore reef, Queensland police said.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Ikaika points to a couple of surfers, way out past the reef.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - High School
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