Woodlands Wetlands

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The Weeping Paperbark Melaleuca leucadendra are just starting to flower.
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The salt flats between the paperbarks and mangrove is awash with rainwater still seeping from the surrounds.
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Anywhere there is running water small juvenile fish are in abundance. The water has little tidal movement at the moment and I wonder because of their size if they are not just waiting for a set of spring tides to set them free.
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As I approached the creek at high tide a Black-ringed Mangrove Sea Snake Hydrelaps darwiniensis was fishing just off the bank.
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