Night Heron taking shade where the rainforest meets the sea
in this beautiful tree
fig tree roots, stained with moss and mineral deposits
a fresh sapling begins it's climb
Ropey vines of the wily Calamus Moti
Climbing plant reaching for the light that dapples through the canopy
Lake Eachem was formed around 7000BC, when a volcanic explosion formed a crater in the bedrock, which catches the rain.
Native trees submit to the ghostly figures of the invasive Turbina Corymbosa
Coincidentally, this crater lake was formed around the same time humans made and fired the first clay bowls. Presumably, for catching soup.
Darkly verdant intensity, restless and untamed
elegant and quiet
Robust and determined
Nephila, the Giant Golden Orb Weaver, resident of Mossman Gorge, and keeper of the Rope Bridge.
Snapping turtle in the Barron River
forest meets jungle
Post Leap - Mossman River
This strangler fig is over 500 years old
Happy Fungus
Delicate undergrowth
Majestic roots