Daintree Life Revegetation

This insect totally depends on trees. The Prickly Katydid (Phricta spinosa) - also called the Spiny Tree Cricket - is a large, highly camouflaged insect found in the Daintree Rainforest. Adults grow up to 10 cm long and spend days motionless on tree trunks, blending in with moss

While our petrol auger has served us well for many years, we purchased this battery powered unit, and it is going to be a gamechanger. Running on 2 x 18V batteries, it is lighter, quieter, and augers a staggering 170+ holes on one charge. Also, our house is fully off-grid, so we

Adult Cassowary and two chicks visiting our property in Cow Bay (north Queensland) - feeding on rainforest fruits. These amazing animals have turned up each day for three days.

Tuesday was monitoring day for our sample trees. On stage one (Zone A) we have allocated 3 sample areas - each 11 metres in diameter. 20 trees in each circle are identified and tagged. Every six months for two years, and once per year thereafter, each tree will be measured and recorded

We photographed this beautiful Southern Cassowary feeding on fruits of Red-leaf fig and Powderpuff lilly pilly. What made this so special is that we planted both trees about four years ago.