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The mountain rainforests of the Huon Peninsula The forest was both grand and intimate in its details Regent Whistler, ruler of the dawn chorus. <br>This recording actually has them a little distant, they can be a bit overwhelming Moss encrusted roots of pandanus palm Still life with cicada wing Spangled Honeyeater, a reasonably common but endemic species of the Huon rainforests Spangled Honeyeater at its nest Fantail Monrach - this flyctacher looks and behaves remarkably like a fantail The female of the Black Fantail First light begins filtering through the trees Blue-capped Ifrit, a tiny but noisy forest resident In the centre of this image is the trail I followed in the dark each morning to record. <br> I can just pick it! On the forest floor The dense tangle of vegetation A play of morning sunlight Friendly Fantail, closely related to the Australian Grey Fantail A delicate bloom Buff-faced Scrubwren Once again, part of the slippery trail I followed to record each morning Papuan Flycatcher Canopy of the mountain forests. <br>This tree was full of the fruit pigeons you can hear on this recording My only (and blurred) picture of a Blue Grey Robin Much of the birdlife was active high above, making photography of them hopelessly frustrating Lesser Ground Robin on its nest The actual recording location, my microphones tucked in among dense vegetation
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