Treetop boomers 
Think 'kangaroo' and the image that comes to mind is a big red boomer bounding effortlessly across the dusty interior. But in Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea, you have to look up to see kangaroos.
 

Swimming with seaweed 
Battling kelp in the swash zone might be the only interaction you have this summer with Australia’s rich seaweed flora. The next time you get caught in the spiny grasp of a piece of wave-tossed kelp, before you fling it away it’s worth considering the vital role seaweed plays as a nursery and home for a myriad of Australia’s marine organisms.
 

Sensitive New Age Cassowaries 
Male cassowaries are the SNAGs of the bird world. In far north Queensland these giant birds can be found guarding their brood of stripy offspring and teaching them how to survive in the big bad world. Lately though, even the adult cassowaries need a bit of help surviving.
 

Beautiful Beetles 
Beetles are out and about at this time of year and this summer beetle guide includes information and pictures to identify and get to know them better.
 

Lightning Storms in the Top End 
At this time of the year, people living in the Top End of Australia say they go a bit 'troppo' or crazy, as the heat and humidity builds towards the wet season. When the storms finally break, tropical northern Australia will be treated to some of the most spectacular lightning shows in the world.
 

Pythons join the Rat Race 
Across Australia's north the first heavy rains of the oncoming wet season are triggering a unique migration of predator and prey. With sun-baked floodplains now filling with water, thousands of native rats are leaving their shelter among cracks and crevices to make a necessary journey to higher ground. Following them, are huge and hungry water pythons with little else but rat on their menu.