The next day was mainly travelling from El Questro to the Manning gorge campsite. One of the things of interest was the crossing of the Pentecost River
This is the Pentecost River crossing -

A vehicle crossing the river -

A view back over the Cockburn ranges after the river crossing -

We stopped for a short walk at Bindoola Falls. There wasn't much water flowing -

On the flat rock at the top of the falls, there was a Western Ring-tailed Dragon -

At the next river crossing (maybe another branch of the Pentecost) a Great Bowerbird was having a bath -

As it splashed around it displayed its purple plumage on the back of its neck. I knew that the males developed this but I hadn't seen it displayed, so happy to get even the glimpse shown here -

One of the plants - a Rosella bush. A form of hibiscus thought to have been introduced by Sri Lankan traders a few thousand years ago and now considered naturalised. It is edible -
This is the Pentecost River crossing -
A vehicle crossing the river -
A view back over the Cockburn ranges after the river crossing -
We stopped for a short walk at Bindoola Falls. There wasn't much water flowing -
On the flat rock at the top of the falls, there was a Western Ring-tailed Dragon -
At the next river crossing (maybe another branch of the Pentecost) a Great Bowerbird was having a bath -
As it splashed around it displayed its purple plumage on the back of its neck. I knew that the males developed this but I hadn't seen it displayed, so happy to get even the glimpse shown here -
One of the plants - a Rosella bush. A form of hibiscus thought to have been introduced by Sri Lankan traders a few thousand years ago and now considered naturalised. It is edible -

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