Rainforest wanderer – Birds in the landscape winner

‘The southern cassowary is a keystone species of the , dispersing seeds that help sustain the world’s oldest rainforest. On this day, I noticed one upstream, slowly navigating the creek in search of fallen fruit. I positioned myself on an embankment and waited as it advanced with deliberate steps, pausing to pluck fruit from the water.'

Photograph: Jake Wilton




'The moment was a vivid reminder of the rainforest’s age and its connection to a much older, almost Jurassic world.’

A Southern Cassowary in Daintree rainforest creek.
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