LIFE ON THE PLATEAU

This is Charlie the Children's Python. Apparently he gets his name from the bad habit of eating small children. ;) Otherwise he's...

Yep, he looks a little intimidating from this angle but thankfully he's completely harmless - this is Harry the Huntsman. Check out...

Out here working on my own the rewards come from the small everyday achievements. Like getting the timber decking oiled. Or dismantling...

This pair of Northern Fantails have been keeping me company since I arrived. I noticed last week they had built a nest a little upstream....

This is a blog post from a couple of years back.... More relevant than ever now that I'm living on the Mitchell Plateau. The photos are a...

Let me introduce Wally the water monitor. Wally rustles around in the Pandanus leaves next to the waterhole and keeps me company most...

Yep, she flows! Pretty amazing to see the creeks, rivers and waterfalls coming back to life after 48mm of rain last week. You've got no...

Sometimes I get the impression there's a little dust in the air.... From full-time photographer, to lodge manager, to tour guide, to...

Yep, more poking around after dark. Check out this little beauty! Also perfectly camouflaged amongst the leaf litter. Long-footed Frog...

Pretty happy with the new shower facilities at work. Got the water switched on yesterday.

Check out the perfect camouflage. If you blur your eyes he practically disappears. Looks like it dropped and regrew its tail at some...

Every morning I pour myself a coffee and I sit by the creek for an hour. Every single day. Now that I’ve been here for 4 weeks, sitting...

Yep, more weird and wonderful critters after dark. Chattering Rock Frog (Littoria staccato). Isn't the natural world amazing - every...

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...

Big black skies, Kimberley sandstone and bushfires on the horizon - a perfect slice of the Kimberley's 'Build-up' on the Mitchell Plateau.

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....

I think if I was God I would play with the clouds all day as well. When nature does its thing there's no need for fancy photography -...

For anyone not familiar with the region my drone video from earlier this year gives a nice overview of the unique colours and the amazing...

Holy shit... 1st place in the Mitchell Plateau Half Marathon! I'd like to thank all the crowds for coming out and for all the support and...

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