Carlo's Tropical Rainforest Gallery
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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.
Photos and text ¿ 1998 Carlo Kopp; Photographs produced using
a Mamiya 645/1000S.
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| Eucalyptus forest at the edge of
the rainforest proper - typically a transitional region up to a
kilometre or deeper |
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| Eucalyptus forest in the
foreground, rainforest canopy in the background. |
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| A view down into the rainforest
canopy - note the differences between the undergrowth and trees. |
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| Another view
down on to the canopy., taken from a walkway in the treetops |
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| Under the canopy, looking up, a
large tree fern in the centre of the image. |
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| Yet another view from under the
canopy, with a good specimen of the Staghorn visible, as well as a
Stinging Tree. |
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| The humble Magpie, This specimen
posed for a photo at Pat's Bluff. |
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| An immature King Parrot - it
takes seven years for these birds to gain their characteristic
orange-red head. |
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| An adult king parrot with its
beautiful plumage. |
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| A Crimson Rosella. These
gregarious birds are very common in Lamington National Park. |
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| Another crimson rosella. |
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