To me, one of the most fascinating and wonderful experiences was how much wildlife we saw, and I don’t mean just the birds. Like this Green Rosella, endemic to Tasmania Many people, on coming to Australia from elsewhere, are disappointed. … Continue reading
More from Tasmania’s west coast… The orange colour is lichens on the rocks Those birds are Pied Oystercatchers and the endangered Hooded Plover I guess because of my childhood, I am fond of open spaces and few people, of walking … Continue reading
I am home again. I know, because I had to catch a frog in the kitchen last night and release it outside, because I was woken up by the mosque this morning, because there are bulbuls in the garden and … Continue reading
Bullied birders … pun intended We park the car and the trouble begins…the crowd starts to gather, regarding us with cold stares, in grim silence… They call in reinforcements, using some method of telepathy, because not a word is uttered… … Continue reading
Yesterday, we started the day like this: This was the view from our cottage from door when we woke up And this was the road out… And this was the car To me, the West Australian, snow is alien, somehow … Continue reading
Three helmeted warriors, hiding in the moss in Mt Fields National Park… And here’s a close up of one such warrior And here’s one in her own flower garden. And who are they? Plastic dolls on the forest floor? Nope. … Continue reading
This was Cradle Mtn yesterday. And another view near Dove Lake And then when we stepped outside our cabin door today, there was this… And so Dove Lake and Cradle Mtn looked like this… and this… and my four travelling … Continue reading
This sums up today’s weather: variable. Dove Lake, Cradle Mtn Mother and child Wombats. A first for me – we don’t have wombats in W.A. And a rufous-bellied pademelon. And what have I discovered today? Tasmania can be … Continue reading
Button grass… A hairy drive by night into Strahan in the rain…hunting out our accommodation in the dark…and here is where we landed up. Our cottage The heathland around our cottage The back of our cottage More of the heathland … Continue reading
While we were up there the Australian Airforce “Roulettes” – four daredevils in single engine planes were flying a spectacular display over Hobart to remember the Battle of Britain. A natural rock garden… Yep, that’s snow Bitterly cold, wind incredible, … Continue reading
