Rainforest offers enticing shelter from streaming summer rays, but shrouds most of its birds. Spent 10 minutes up Paluma Dam way yesterday begging this Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) to sit still.
During same wander along the dam road, came upon Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa). Didn't seem to like flash, so pumped up ISO. Result: noisy picture of quiet bird.
Unlike this Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris), which 'chooff-chooffs' about the Jourama Falls forest most mornings.
Even quieter most days, Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons). Another of the birds hiding away in the Paluma gloom.
Almost always to be found somewhere in tropical rainforest, Pale-yellow Robin (Tregellasia capito). As often the case, bonus closeup of tree trunk, near Wallaman Falls.
So too with female White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea), also close to the falls. If only more species would take to marching up well-lit trunks, though the treecreeper isn't a rainforest specialist.
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