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Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands. Out in the bay the East Australian Current is running close to the coastline. It is two to three degrees Celsius warmer than normal, which adds to the intensity of rain and persistent thunderstorms.

At the wetlands weeds have overgrown the areas of free water at an incredible pace. Salvinia has covered H cell, norm...


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Lake Wivenhoe

Lake Wivenhoe is the largest lake in South East Queensland and provides more than half of the region's drinking water. The shoreline is mainly pasture with occasional scrub and trees. The lake attracts a variety of water and other bird species. The pictures below were taken at Hamon Cove Recreation Cove on the western side of the lake.

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The evening light in Byron Bay can be magical. The old sewerage works at Tallow Beach is a good place to take advantage of the light and also see some interesting birds. The photos below were taken there just before sunset a few weeks ago.

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Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne in Queensland is an elevated area just north of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs. The Ravensbourne National Park is considered the best remaining example of the rainforest that originally covered this part of the Great Dividing Range. Ferns, elkhorns and fungi cover the forest floor amongst tall trees and Bangalow palms. A three day stay in the area result...


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The Western Downs in Queensland is a fertile flat agricultural district to the west of Brisbane. It covers an area of 38,000 square kilometers, an area just smaller than Switzerland, and is part of the Darling Downs region. The black vertosols (cracking clay soils) support farming aided by water from the great artesian basin. The Condamine River flows through the are...


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