Tasmanian Birds 2

Black-faced Cormorant

Short-tailed Shearwater

Giant Northern Petrel

Black-faced Honeyeater

Crested Tern

Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Unsure? but some form of Sandpiper

Tasmanian Birds

Kelp Gull

Pacific Gull

Pied Oystercatcher

Ruddy Turnstone

Australian Gannet

Silver Gull

Crested Tern

Pied Oystercatcher

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Hooded Plover

Australian Shelduck

Hoary Headed Grebe

Welcome Swallow

Musk Duck

Hoary Headed Grebe

Crescent Honeyeater

Black Currawong

Flame Robin

Green Rosella

Kelp Gull

Around Hobart

Last day in Tassie. After walking around Salamanca markets drove up Mt Wellingtonand although in cloud the view of Hobart from 1/2 way was great.

Then off to the historic town of Richmond with its bridge and craft shops.

After lunch in Sorrell and chasing birds on the lagoon we drove out to Eaglehawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsular.

Tasman Arch.

Coastal cliffs.

Then back to Hobart Botanical Gardens for a quick look.

Then a 7.30pm flight home.

Bruny Island

Boat trip today on Bruny Island south of Hobart. Probably the best $100 per head I have spent. Sea Caves and kelp forests.

Spectacular coastal cliffs and sea stacks.

Guide actually judges the swell and takes us through the gap a few times.

Australian Fur Seals.

Amazing how close we can get to these animals.

The guide told us that most of the cruise is in the Tasman Sea and when we head across to the seal colony on the outer rocks/islands that it becomes the Southern ocean. The difference in the swell was noticable.

Bruny Cape. As far south as I have been. The lighthouse is behind us looking out at the Southern Ocean.

The neck joining North and South Bruny Island. This is a penguin colony and although you can see the burrows, they dont return until dusk which is after the last ferry to the mainland, so we couldnt stay.

Mt Field

Russell Falls in Mt Field National Park. Again playing with the ND filter.

The challenge here was to stay dry and keep the lens from clouding with water droplets. You get up close to these falls and there are good volumes of water coming down the falls.

The rainforest at the base of Mt Field where the falls are.

Beautiful Rainforest Creeks.

Then off to the top of Mt Field where there was still snow. Alpine vegetation around Lake Dobson.

Then back down the mountain to walk in to Lady Barron Falls

Then on the way back to New Norfolk and on to Hobart we stopped for lunch at the Salmon Ponds where the breed fish for release into Tassie lakes and rivers.