Cairns Airport - retired DC3 outside
Young praying mantis, Mossman jungle clearing
Spiny spider (Casteracantha sp.) - entirely harmless to humans, Mossman jungle clearing
Port Douglas, where I stayed, used to be a sleepy fishing village. Now, it's a trendy spot for vacationers.
Captain Cook Highway, north of Port Douglas.
Mossman Gorge entrance, part of the World Heritage tropical rainforests of Queensland. Queensland has obtained the World Heritage status for two of its natural regions, the other one being the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to visit the latter.
Mossman Gorge.
Jungle canopy.
This mound of dead leaves and other organic matter on the tree trunk is soil for the ferns growing in it.
Australian Brush-turkey. Common jungle fowl.
Four-mile beach, Port Douglas.
The kookaburra - a larger version of kingfishers and a bird that I've always wanted to see. One more dream accomplished :)
My wheels in Queensland. A Mitsubishi 3.8L V6. lots of power on tap.
Sugar Cane fields on the way to Daintree.
Daintree River.
Cowboy land, Daintree Village.
Daintree Village touristic spot.
Probably the best-recognized and most brilliant butterfly in Australia, the Ulysses Blue (Papilo ulysses). I saw many of these gorgeous insects, with their shiny blue shimmering wings. I was able to see the other famous Australian butterfly, the Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion). It was a childhood dream to see live specimens of these butterflies in their natural surroundings.
Sugar cane railway, Captain Cook Highway.
Rocky point Beach.
Rocky Point Beach coconut.
Mossman Village Church.
Port Douglas, where I stayed, used to be a sleepy fishing village. Now, it's a trendy spot for vacationers.
Captain Cook Highway, north of Port Douglas.
Mossman Gorge entrance, part of the World Heritage tropical rainforests of Queensland. Queensland has obtained the World Heritage status for two of its natural regions, the other one being the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to visit the latter.
Mossman Gorge.
Jungle canopy.
This mound of dead leaves and other organic matter on the tree trunk is soil for the ferns growing in it.
Australian Brush-turkey. Common jungle fowl.
Four-mile beach, Port Douglas.
The kookaburra - a larger version of kingfishers and a bird that I've always wanted to see. One more dream accomplished :)
My wheels in Queensland. A Mitsubishi 3.8L V6. lots of power on tap.
Sugar Cane fields on the way to Daintree.
Daintree River.
Cowboy land, Daintree Village.
Daintree Village touristic spot.
Probably the best-recognized and most brilliant butterfly in Australia, the Ulysses Blue (Papilo ulysses). I saw many of these gorgeous insects, with their shiny blue shimmering wings. I was able to see the other famous Australian butterfly, the Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion). It was a childhood dream to see live specimens of these butterflies in their natural surroundings.
Sugar cane railway, Captain Cook Highway.
Rocky point Beach.
Rocky Point Beach coconut.
Mossman Village Church.
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