I came across this wombat along the Bluff Hill Road near Arthur River. The area is part of the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area. The Tasmanian wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) is a subspecies of the Common wombat. Wile mainland wombats can reach up to 1.2 m in length, the Tasmanian wombat averages 85cm.
This rather light coloured Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterusseen) was at Rocky Cape National Park. These are summer migrants in Tasmania. They often catch insects on the wing however, sometimes, as in this case, they will find a convenient perch and look for insects on the ground.
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The elusive Little grassbird (Megalurus gramineus) is more often heard than seen. If you do see one, you will usually just see a small brown blur darting across the top of the reed beds. I was happy to get some shots of this one as it foraged out in the open along the edge of the reeds. This was taken at the Tamar Wetlands near Launceston in Tasmania. I was tempted to put some music on to hide the traffic noises. However if you listen carefully you can just hear the birds repeated, drawn out, whistling call.
( Little Grassbird - Click the play button)
St Josephs Falls
I also visited St Josephs Falls recently. Here is a small video for your viewing pleasure.
( St. Joseph's Falls - Click the play button)
Cactus in Flower
This is one of the few cacti that seem to thrive outdoors in Tasmania. It takes the full brunt of our winter rains which would cause many species to rot away, We were away for a couple of days and upon returning home it was flowering away in our driveway. The sun was just going down and a I grabbed a few shots. The next day the flowers had shriveled up. There are other buds on it so we have more to look forward to. I believe this is Echinopsis schickendantzii but feel free to correct me.
(Cactus: Echinopsis schickendantzii - Click the play button)
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