Tropical Rainforest Image Gallery

Last Updated: Thu Jul 14 11:51:52 UTC 2016

This web page contains a selection of pictures which I took during a short visit to the Lamington National Park in South-Eastern Queensland, late 1997. Australia is widely perceived to be a continent of desert and scrub, however, what is less appreciated is that we have some truly superb rainforest habitats with many unique types of wildlife.

[20th January, 2007 - 10th anniversary "Director's Cut" upgrade - rescanned, enhanced, recropped, resized and added further images to take advantage of available broadband capability. Original page archived here.]

View of the caldera on the horizon.

Eucalyptus forest at the edge of the rainforest proper - typically a transitional region up to a kilometre or deeper.

View of a waterfall in the Lamington area.

Eucalyptus forest in the foreground, rainforest canopy in the background.

A view down into the rainforest canopy - note the differences between the undergrowth and trees.

Another view down on to the canopy., taken from a walkway in the treetops.

Buttressed root structures above ground are characteristic of larger rainforest trees, a byproduct of shallow root structures.

Under the canopy, looking up, a large tree fern in the centre of the image.

Strangler Figs are common in Lamington National Park.

Yet another view from under the canopy, with a good specimen of the Staghorn visible, as well as a Stinging Tree.

The humble Magpie, This specimen posed for a photo at Pat's Bluff.

An immature King Parrot - it takes seven years for these birds to gain their characteristic orange-red head.

An adult King Parrot with its beautiful plumage.

A pair of Crimson Rosellas. These gregarious birds are very common in Lamington National Park.

Portrait of a Crimson Rosella.

Another Crimson Rosella.

The Author.

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