11 May 2019

Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

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11 May 2019

The Neck, Bruny Island

This morning started with lots of rain, defying the forecast of sunny skies and making the journey here somewhat in the unknown. But lo and behold - the clouds…

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11 May 2019

The Neck, Bruny Island

This road is built on a very narrow stretch of land, where one side has an amazing beach seen here, and the other facing Tasmania. As you can see there is…

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10 May 2019

Tasmanian Wombat (Vombatus ursinus ssp. tasmaniensis)

This Tasmanian wombat (Vombatus ursinus ssp. tasmaniensis) has been injured in a fight, likely with another wombat, over territory. It wandered aimlessly…

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8 May 2019

Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

At first I thought I encountered an albino Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus), but it just a very light-colored variation to the norm…

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8 May 2019

Port Sorell, Tasmania

The river delta in Port Sorell, Tasmania as seen from the air. Humanity has always been inspired by nature, and tried to express their experience of nature…

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8 May 2019

Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

The first time I encountered this Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) I was surprised how small and cute looking they were. I had the misplaced assumption…

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7 May 2019

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Kingfishers are known for fishing, but fish is not big on the laughing kookaburras menu. It will sit perched high like a fence post seen here, and wait for…

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7 May 2019

Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)

The meadows in between the 56 wind turbines of Musselroe Wind Farm at Cape Portland provides food for the cape barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), and…

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7 May 2019

Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)

The green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a Tasmanian endemic, which means it lives nowhere else on Earth. It sounds like this:

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