Tropical rainforest by Rachel

Another amazing day exploring the tropical rainforest and seeing some of the places significant to Cook's journey along the coast, including a trip along the Daintree river to see crocs. When they discovered how old the forest was with plant species dating back to prehistoric times, they stopped chopping it down. Although if you bought land there back in the 60s you can still build... The photo of a tree is one which flowers all the way up its trunk, designed so dinosaurs could eat without knocking the whole thing over to access the canopy. Leaves are BIG. The number and variety of birds here is unbelievable. Cockatoos, many different types of Kingfisher, the bowerbird who builds an elaborate avenue of twigs decorated with stones with no purpose other than to impress the lady birds, etc etc - and I'm not a huge bird fan. I would love to spend more time in the rainforest. It all feels a bit rushed. The first photo is natural art created by the sand bubbler crab.Read more