Australian Geographic — May-June 2017

40 Australian Geographic N A PATCH OF rainforest near Mount Glorious, in the D’Aguilar Range, about 30km north-west of Brisbane, ...

May. June 41 Young male riflebirds try hard to perform like their elders, but can’t without specialised adult feathers. This juv ...

42 Australian Geographic from about the size of a rainbow lorikeet to that of a magpie); they are predominantly rainforest birds ...

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44 Australian Geographic Guinea, it is widely distributed in hill forests, but in Aus- tralia the species is confined to the nor ...

exploretnq.com.au Kayaking along the beautiful tropical coastline at Mission Beach, TNQ ...

46 Australian Geographic Caught in the headlights An encounter with a kangaroo left dying on a roadside spurred Doug Gimesy into ...

May. June 47 Just a few hundred metres from Kangaroo Island’s largest national park, speed limits increase to 110km/h and the ki ...

48 Australian Geographic HE NIGHT was crisp. The stars were spar- kling. It was July and my partner, Heather, and I were enjoyin ...

May. June 49 A major threat to the Kangaroo Island echidna (above) is motor vehicle collisions. Yet another koala joey (below) o ...

50 Australian Geographic hand-rearing orphaned joeys for 20 years. She’s also spent much time lobbying for speed restrictions. “ ...

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May. June 55 Ancient geological links connect the steamy rainforest to the colourful reef in Australia’s tropical north. The bes ...

56 Australian Geographic Douglas Creek, on the Atherton Ta b l e l a n d , explodes through a narrow chute to create the spectac ...

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58 Australian Geographic It’s February, the Wet is in full swing and the river is running high and fast. Our raft – one of seven ...

May. June 59 Our novice attempts at paddling seem to have little effect against the force of the white water, but our boat’s gui ...