I wsa rather relieved to see the caption on the Boomslang photo. I was worried that you'd gone in close to take a photo! (Although obviously if you had, everything worked out okay because you've written the story!

Marvellous views from the Peak.

Here the main species in flower is flame tree (Brachychiton). Most of the other rainforest trees are just finishing or are in flower way up in the canopy.