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Entering the moss forest, an often dim and atmospheric realmPrevailing conditions of high humidity lead to prolific moss growthEarly morning light breaks through the usually dense canopyA Huon Melidectes, a large and vocal honeyeater species, <br>feeding on a clump of epiphytic moss high in the canopy The mossforest canopy......and forest floor, where rotting vegetation forms a fertile substrate for moss bedsThe forest floor always feels spongey and moist underfootTrue to its name, the Friendly Fantail has a confiding nature Tangle of epiphytic moss-encrusted branchesBlue-capped IfritA blur of bronze as a female Dimporphic Fantail flits offThe dim light is another factor encouraging growth of mosses on the forest floorMale Black FantailMists build up most afternoons and drift through the treesA common species of these upland forests, the Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPhotographing birds in the canopy was extraordinarily difficult. <br>My best view of a feeding Brehms Tiger ParrotNight moisture accumulating on arboreal moss drips steadily, <br>particularly during the morning hours of this recordingOn location - my microphones at the saddle where this recording was made
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