Australian Flora and Fauna III - Daintree Rainforest

After leaving Lizard Island and the Great Barrier Reef, we flew back to Cairns and then drove north into the Daintree rainforest. The weather was miserable on a few days due to heavy rainfall which closed down several road causeways due to rising water. Nonetheless, we managed to spend time in the rainforest in the Daintree Discovery Centre and to take a very informative and interesting day walk with Prue and a night walk with Ziggy through the ancient rainforest at Cooper's Creek.

Stream in Cooper's Creek

Fan Palms in Cooper's Creek

Rainforest floor in Daintree Discovery Centre

We managed to see several interesting birds, dragons and a frog on our walks. We did not see the elusive but beautiful cassowary in the wild. Instead, we saw a cassowary claw print in the mud.

White-Lipped Tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) on night walk with Cooper's Creek

Cassowary Claw Print in the Mud at Cooper's Creek

Buff-Breasted or Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) in the Daintree Discovery Centre

Golden Orb Spider (Nephila pilipes) in the Daintree Discovery Centre

On our drive back to Cairns for our next flight to Tasmania, we stopped at the Rainforest Wildlife Sanctuary in Port Douglas, Queensland. There, we were able to see a cassowary, among other animals.

Crocodile

Swamp Wallabies

Cassowary

Cassowary Claws

Male Eclectus Parrot