Welcome to the natural jewel of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve comprises 55 hectares of subtropical rainforest overlooking the Glass House Mountains National Landscape. A remnant of…
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(Illustration by Jane Thompson) A rainforest wallaby, the pademelon is an ecological specialist with particular diet and habitat needs. Listed…
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(Illustration by Kay McKee) The southern angle-headed dragon is a rainforest dweller and grows up to 40cm long. It is…
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(Illustration by Kay McKee) The red-bellied black snake is one of Australia’s best-known venomous snakes. It is iridescent black on…
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This is a beautifully plumaged bird with mottling or marbling giving the appearance of rough bark. Like other frogmouths, it freezes motionless when disturbed, relying on camouflage to conceal its…
One of the clearest calls of the dawn chorus is the monotone, piping whistle of this robin. This is one of its many calls. They feed close to the ground,…
One of the clearest calls of the dawn chorus is the monotone, piping whistle of this robin. This is one of its many calls. They feed close to the ground,…
Australia’s most colourful fantail is the charming and charismatic rufous fantail. In this rainforest, it arrives in October as a summer breeding migrant from northern Australia. Here it breeds and…
If you hear a delightfully tuneful whistle, a repeated ‘chewit’ call, throughout spring, you should be able to easily locate the beautiful golden whistler in the mid canopy. His female…
To most eastern-dwelling Australians, this is the sound of the Australian bush. The loud whip crack is one of the most commonly recognised eastern bird calls. Not all Australians, however,…
(Illustration by Moira MacLachlan & Robyn Graham) The black apple is a member of the…
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(Illustration by Jane Thompson) A rainforest wallaby, the pademelon is an ecological specialist with particular diet and habitat needs. Listed…
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(Illustration by Kay McKee) The southern angle-headed dragon is a rainforest dweller and grows up to 40cm long. It is…
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(Illustration by Kay McKee) The red-bellied black snake is one of Australia’s best-known venomous snakes. It is iridescent black on…
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This little crayfish is part of the Euastacus or Spiny crayfish genus. It does not have the long spines normally…
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Observed among leaf litter at night, the great barred frog occurs especially near streams in their preferred habitat of wet…
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Rainforest Gardeners – The brush turkey Alectura lathami The brush turkey belongs to an ancient family of birds known as…
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