20 May 2016

Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog

Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog or Eastern Sedgefrog Litoria fallax.  These tiny frogs only up to 3cm long are happy living in the man-made pond at our accommodation.



19 May 2016

Noosa National Park

Pandanus or Screw-pine Pandanus tectorius




Macaranga Macaranga tanarius


Jacky Lizard Amphibolurus muricatus (not totally sure)


Hell's Gates


Looking south to Granite Bay


The rocky beach at Granite Bay. You can hear the rocks clattering in the surf from above the beach.

15 May 2016

Wild Horse Mountain

So many Glasswings Acraea andromacha.  The wings are like windows.


The Glasshouse Mountains, taken from the littlest Glasshouse Mountain, Wild Horse.  There are eleven peaks in total.

11 Apr 2016

Fishing Gap

Silver Banksia Banksia marginata




On the lower slopes of Mt Domain, so many rusty orange flower buds of Royal Grevillea Grevillea victoriae


Some of the Royal Grevilleas starting to flower



Rough-leaf Currant Bush Coprosma hirtella

30 Mar 2016

Meadow Argus

Meadow Argus Junonia villida


28 Mar 2016

Long Flat - Burnt Hill

After some rain, many little creatures were out in the damp but sunny conditions.  Canary Worm or Canary Flatworm Fletchamia sugdeni.


Female Mountain Grasshopper or Katydid Acripeza reticulata



Some kind of female orange mealy bug, possibly Monophlebulus sp.


Whip Snake or White-lipped Snake Drysdalia coronoides. Very small only about 20cm. 


One of only two Button Everlasting flowers seen on the walk Corinidium scorpioides


Black Sallee flowers are so tiny Eucalyptus stellulata


Just to show I was there...Sam Aboud's Dunny


Walking along the Border on Johnston's Line, facing west. Mt Gudgenby is just right of centre in the distance.


A Border Blaze- R39


Finally, at dusk, resting damselflies decorate the creekside. Unidentified. 

2 Mar 2016

Main Range

Alpine Gentian Chionogentias muelleriana.  One of the last alpine flowers of the summer.



Carpet Heath Pentachondra pumila


Mountain Celery Aciphylla glacialis.  One of only two plants spotted on this late February trip with flowers. Most had finished flowering.


Alpine Spotted Grasshopper Monistria concinna



Australia's highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko 


The second highest peak, Mt Townsend (in the clouds)


The Snowy River


View from Carruthers Peak