Sunrise over the Ord River flood plain from Telegraph Hill, Parry Lagoons, East Kimberley

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The yellow-flowering shrub is a Kapok Bush (Cochlospermum fraseri), native to north-west Australia and an important tree in Indigenous culture. The flowers are edible and are said to signify the time that freshwater crocodiles lay their Parry Lagoons near Wyndham is a RAMSAR-listed wetland on the Old River flood plain in the East Kimberley providing important habitat for migrating birds

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Size: 4504px × 3378px
Location: Telegraph Hill, Parry Lagoons, East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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