Wednesday 6 July 2016

Ladybirds Day Out in the Whitsundays

Ladybird joined Laurel and I on our Whitsunday Great Hike and had a wonderful time spotting the different varieties of fungi.





The trail was covered in leaf litter. This giant leaf caught ladybirds attention.

Ladybird relaxing at lunchtime at Little Repulse Creek.



This sign was at the trail head. Ladybird suggests that there should be warning signs for the snakes, wild pigs and leeches.

Evidence of the wild pigs was sadly constant the length of the trail. We heard them rushing away on numerous occasions but thankfully never sighted them in the thick rainforest.

A chat with 2 forest wardens alerted us to this red belly black snake sunning itself beside the track.



Ladybird kept hiding behind and in the amazing flora of this rainforest.










Ladybird agreed with us that the Whitsunday trail is challenging with its steep ridges, but well worth hiking for 9 1/2 hours in this tropical wonderland.

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8 comments:

  1. Looks like Ladybird had a great time! (and you too) Lovely rainforest!

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  2. Love the fun fungus--- and the ladybug. I really do enjoy your images.

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  3. Stunning photos! We visited the area a couple of years ago in appalling weather and took a couple of boat trips. I'd love to visit again and do some walking in the forests. Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Such a shame you weren't greeted by fine weather. Hopefully you will return with better fortune.

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  4. Lovely photos and what a cute ladybird! :)
    I'm so happy we don't have snakes like that.
    Thank you for sharing! xx

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    1. Sarah, had it been summer I doubt I would have taken these photos. Either the snake would have moved away quickly, or we would have been moving in the same way. They are quite venomous.

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  5. Fungi are so interesting to photograph. They have so many different forms. Not sure I'm like the snake as much though!

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  6. Oh boy, it is hard to tell in some cases what is snake and what is tree route!

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