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Near the summit of Black Bluff
Near the summit of Black Bluff
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Mountain flower (Asteraceae)
Flowers on Black Bluff
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I haven't been able to track down these mountain flowers yet. They were quite numerous near the summit of Black Bluff.
Looking down to Paddy's Lake from the slopes of Bl…
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Paddy's Lake - Black Bluff
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A beautiful spot. Unfortunately it was blowing a gale on the day we were there - as you can see by the waves on this small lake!
Above the tree-line on Black Bluff
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Banksia flower
Short-beaked Echidna
Kookaburra - Loongana
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Kookaburra are not native to Tasmania, but have been introduced. It is feared that they will have an adverse effect on Tasmanian lizards and other small creatures.
Superb Fairy-wren
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These wrens are very active and hard to photograph. This is a male - the females are brown.
Galah in Penguin
Another Tasmanian Thornbill
Tree Ferns in Fern Glade near Burnie
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These are the Tasmanian species Dicksonia antarctica - the hardiest tree-fern species, often grown outside in milder parts of the UK.
Short-tailed Shearwater
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Hundres of these birds returned to the top of The Nut under cover of darkness. There was just enough light in the western sky to photograph this one. It is very grainy as it was shot with the camera's maximum 120,000 ISO setting! (Canon R6)
The Australian Admiral - Vanessa itea
Little Penguins - the adults return
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At Burnie, we watched small groups of Little Penguins running up the beach to visit their nests and chicks. The photo is grainy because it is almost total darkness and flash would have scared them.
Little Penguin chicks
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Two chicks have emerged from their burrow after dark - lit by a red lamp that avoids dazzling and scaring them. It is also helps having a camera with over 100,000ASA!
