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Plants growing under Melaleuca uncinata. Flowers are completely underground except for a ring of bracts pushing above the ground and leaf litter under the trees. Tiny flies were observed leaving the flower.

Flowers were gently excavated, bracts eased open. After photos were taken, the bracts were closed, sand and leaf litter repositioned around flower.

Very few of these plants are observed and classed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant).

Unfortunately during 1988 a wildfire burnt the area and the orchids have not been relocated at this location.

I would never say that these guys are common, because I promised a good friend she would see one and then we couldn't spot any, but usually there are a few of these guys hanging around in the weeds. Probably one of my favourite fish of all time. I hope that they receive more protection (along with their habitat) since these are one of the most beautiful fish in the world.

Male and Female Golden Whistler .
Moving through previously burnt area in mixed species group comprising Grey Fantail , Brown Thornbill, Yellow Faced Honeyeater , Silvereye.
Area burnt 19th December 2019

For years, since I first read of disk-winged bats, I've been peering into unfurled leaves of heliconias and prayer plants in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Today I finally scored – Thyroptera tricolor, Spix's Disk-winged Bat! The five species of this genus have tiny suction cups by their thumbs and heels to cling to the inside of these leaves, where they live during the day.

in the absence of a trunk or stone to lean on, a capybara may be an option;
I have observed these two individuals do this twice;

see also
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nelson_wisnik/21258-the-friendly-capybara