This is a closer view of the huge mangrove tree that I showed in yesterday's photo. The small mangrove roots tangled in the foreground are what I would typically expect of mangrove trees. The large mangrove tree slightly behind the mangrove thicket amazes me. It seems to defy the laws of nature and the laws of physics for such a huge tree to be supported up in the air by the elevated roots. With a little imagination, this tree looks like an animal such as a dinosaur or alien space creature walking through the forest.
Our boat pulled over to the banks of the estuary not too long after this photo was taken, and we took a little walk through the forest. Tomorrow I will show you the the most common of the animals we encountered. I will have to warn you that not every animal we saw was cute, but do not worry. It was not an insect.
6 comments:
beautiful capture!
It does look like you were transported to another planet!
this looks like it is a walking prehistoric creature
wow, that seems to be a weird construction indeed.
the isolation of these areas makes it very interesting.
Just love mangroves and the amazing life they support. Remember them with such pleasure in Cairns, except when the crocodiles trotted down!
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