LIFE ON THE PLATEAU

We got our first big storm a couple of nights ago with 48mm of rain falling in a couple of hours. That's more rain in 2 hours than all of...

I've been reading about Golden-backed Tree-rats since I arrived in the Kimberley in 2013. So excited to finally see one in real life....

Pale Field Rat (Rattus tunneyi). It was once a widespread species found in dense vegetation along creeks. The pale field rat is...

You never know what you'll find after dark. This little guy is a Wolf Spider - completely harmless they tell me. When you go spotlighting...

Baby freshwater crocs seem to be a little less skittish than their mum and dad. Usually a mature freshie will take off in a heartbeat...

Giant Frog (Cyclorana australis).

Northern Snake-necked Turtle looking for dinner....

Microbats roosting under a sandstone overhang...

It's not pretty in a conventional sense but how amazing is this Mud wasp... I’ve seen the nests all over the Kimberley but never watched...

Another pleasant surprise on the drive up. A Northern Brown Bandicoot foraging in the leaf litter.

Super cute Sugar Glider feeding on the blossoms of a Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Had never seen one in the wild until a few...