Tasmanian
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A boulder-filled stream near St Columba Falls, northeast Tasmania.
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Cradle Mountain National Park is located in the state of Tasmania , famous for it’s wilderness and pristine forests
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They everyman needs a shed , well this one not only has character but also has a wonderful view of one of Tasmania’s most picturesque valleys.
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Captured this little fella on the slopes of Ben Lomond, Tasmania, last week!! / Mountain Skink, Niveoscincus orocryptus / Mountain skinks, like all Tasmanian alpine species of skink, give birth to live young. They usually live amongst low subalpine vegetation and will climb onto low bushes and tree trunks to bask. / Description: This long-limbed species usually has a strong black vertebral stripe on a brown background, and a white midlateral stripe along either side of the body. Dark dorsal flecking on the back tends to align lengthwise. On a number of mountain ranges in southern Tasmania Mountain skinks and Southern Snow skinks may interbreed and distinguishing the two can be very difficult. The frontoparietals are fused to form a single shield. Midbody scales in 28-32 parallel rows, scales on the back as long as wide. / Ecology: The ecology of the Mountain skink has not been studied in any depth. Although this species is found in rocky areas, it tends to bask and forage for invertebrates amongst low vegetation. In some areas this species is found alongside the Southern Snow skink, which tends to utilise the rock surfaces far more than the Mountain Skink. In the Hartz Mountains area, a population of snow skinks occurs which appears intermediate between the Mountain Skink and the Southern Snow skink. In the Hartz Mountain population the skinks tend to be more closely associated with dense vegetation than rocks, although both habitats are utilised. / Breeding: Mountain skinks give birth to 3-4 young. / Distribution: Restricted to high altitudes in the south and west, but may occur down to sea level in the South-west and western Tasmania. The species was originally described from Mount Eliza, on the Mount Anne Trail. / Status: Secure / Threats: Global warming could threaten many alpine species. / /
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A selection of old Tasmanian glass bottles captured at the Old Gaiety Theatre, Zeehan, on the West Coast of Tasmania. They don’t make them like they used to!!!
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Captured in The Trowutta State Forest Reserve, Tasmania Tasmania’s Cool Temperate Rainforest / Introduction / Tasmania contains Australia’s largest tracts of cool temperate rainforest, covering around 10% of the State. Cool temperate rainforest is very different from rainforest found in warmer climates. Unlike tropical and warm temperate rainforests, the trees do not have large buttresses, there are no palms, and climbing plants are rare in Tasmania’s rainforest. / Cool temperate rainforest is a verdant,silent, cool, dark and damp place where both the trunks of trees and the forest floor are usually festooned with a luxuriant carpet of mosses and lichens. In autumn and early winter in particular, the rainforest floor is dappled with an array of brightly coloured fungi. / What is a cool temperate rainforest? / Defining Tasmania’s cool temperate rainforest is difficult, partly because it can grow in so many different habitats. However, there are generally three things to look out for: / Tasmania’s rainforest is characterised by three factors: / Most rainforest occurs in areas receiving over 1 200 mm of rain a year, but some isolated patches occur in damp gullies in drier areas; / It is dominated by particular trees, such as myrtle, leatherwood, celery-top pine, sassafras, Huon pine, pencil pine, King Billy pine or deciduous beech maybe important in some areas; and / Species living in rainforest don’t require disturbance, such as fire, to reproduce, and are generally disadvantaged by disturbance, which allows in light-dependant, short-lived competitors. / Ancient connections / Tasmanian rainforest contain some species with an ancestry dating back to the super continent of Gondwana, and have been present in Tasmania for more than 60 million years. They evolved well before the species that dominate what we call “sclerophyll vegetation” (like eucalypts and acacias). Particularly ancient genera with fossil and pollen evidence to support their presence and evolution within Tasmania include Agastachys, Athrotaxis, Anopterus, Archeria, Bellendena, Cenarrhenes, Dicksonia, Eucryphia, Phyllocladus, Microcachrys, Microstrobos, Nothofagus, Orites, Lomatia, Tasmannia, and Telopea. / Different types of Tasmanian rainforest / Tasmanian rainforest grows in many different places and in many different ways. There are four main types: callidendrous (tall park-like rainforest with an open understorey); thamnic (rainforest with a shrubby understorey); implicate (short tangled vegetation); and, montane (woodlands and forest at high altitude). The distribution of these various types is largely controlled by soil fertility and altitude. / Where fire has burnt the vegetation eucalypts may occur as emergents over a rainforest understorey, such forest is referred to as mixed forest. If there is a cover of less than 5% eucalypts over a rainforest understorey then the vegetation is termed rainforest. More eucalypts than this means it is defined as mixed forest.
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Tasmanian birds, from the centre out: Wedge-tailed eagle / Hooded plover / Azure kingfisher / Superb blue wren / Green rosella Made with Adobe Illustrator.
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This is a pic (best viewed large) of the waves on the East Coast of Tasmania (near Freycinet I think). The rocks seemed really solid but the waves were moving them around and making holes in them. An example of the destructive nature of the waves in this southern clime. All we had to do was drive a little ways from our accomodation and there it was free for anyone to see. / Taken with Sony Cybershot 4.1compact camera.
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This is a collection of photo’s I took in Oldina Forest Reserve, Wynyard. Tasmania. It’s great to take a walk through the forest with my daughter and our dogs. At the same time we are hunting for new species for our fungi photo collection. The colours in this forest during autumn are spectacular. This calender is made for those who enjoy these special species in the bush. Number three of the fungi calender series. / All calenders have different images. Thank you for taking the time for looking at the Fungi calender. Cheers Esther Visit the Fungi Gallery
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Lake Lilla 1.2km return – 30 minutes walk – Starts from Dove Lake car park. Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/200sec / Aperture: F4.0 / ISO: 80
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Boardwalk Some of the interesting twists and turns of the boardwalk along Ronny Creek. Dove Lake to Ronny Creek via Lake Lilla – 3kms – 1 hour walk. Ronny Creek, Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/200sec / Aperture: F4.0 / ISO: 80
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania. A Late afternoon shot at the famous Russell Falls – Not sure if I have done it justice! Russell Falls is easily the best known and most popular waterfall in Tasmania. Comprising of two impressive rectangular walls of water, it’s no wonder that it’s the centrepiece of the Mt Field National Park – The state’s first national park. Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/30sec / Aperture: F2.8 / ISO: 200
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery View to Lake Pedder #1 from Red Knoll Lookout We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to drive through the beautiful mountain scenery to Lake Pedder, stopping at Red Knoll Lookout with spectacular views over the Western Arthur Range, Mt Anne, Lake Pedder and the Frankland Range. Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia. View_to_Lake_Pedder_#2_from_Red_Knoll_Lookout View_to_Lake_Pedder_#3_from_Red_Knoll_Lookout For more information on Lake Pedder – Click_Here Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/800sec / Aperture: F4.0 / ISO: 80
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery View to Lake Pedder #2 from Red Knoll Lookout We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to drive through the beautiful mountain scenery to Lake Pedder, stopping at Red Knoll Lookout with spectacular views over the Western Arthur Range, Mt Anne, Lake Pedder and the Frankland Range. Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia. View_to_Lake_Pedder_#1_from_Red_Knoll_Lookout View_to_Lake_Pedder_#3_from_Red_Knoll_Lookout For more information on Lake Pedder – Click_Here Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/1000sec / Aperture: F4.0 / ISO: 80
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Green Rosella The Green Rosella or Tasmanian Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is endemic to Tasmania. At 36 cm (14 in), it is the largest of the Rosellas. The male and female are similar in plumage, being predominantly green and yellow in colour with blue cheeks. Its diet is composed of seeds, fruit, berries and flowers, as well as insects and insect larvae. Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/60sec / Aperture: F4.8 / ISO: 200
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The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) cannot be mistaken for any other marsupial. Its spine-chilling screeches, black colour, and reputed bad-temper, led the early European settlers to call it The Devil. Although only the size of a small dog, it can sound and look incredibly fierce. History / Devils once occurred on mainland Australia, with fossils having been found widely. But it is believed the devil became extinct on the mainland some 400 years ago – before European settlement. Devils probably became extinct there due to increasing aridity and the spread of the dingo, which was prevented by Bass Strait from entering Tasmania. Today the devil is a Tasmanian icon. But it hasn’t always held this status. Tasmanian devils were considered a nuisance by early European settlers of Hobart Town, who complained of raids on poultry yards. In 1930 the Van Diemen’s Land Co. introduced a bounty scheme to remove devils, as well as Tasmanian tigers and wild dogs, from their northwest properties: 2/6 (25 cents) for male devils and 3/6 (35 cents) for females. For more than a century, devils were trapped and poisoned. They became very rare, seemingly headed for extinction. But the population gradually increased after they were protected by law in June 1941. Description / The world’s largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, the devil has a thick-set, squat build, with a relatively large, broad head and short, thick tail. The fur is mostly or wholly black, but white markings often occur on the rump and chest. Body size also varies greatly, depending on the diet and habitat. Adult males are usually larger than adult females. Large males weigh up to 12 kg, and stand about 30 cm high at the shoulder. / Distribution / Anecdotal evidence suggests that devil numbers were quite variable over the past century, but were at historic highs in the early 1990s. They were particularly common in forest, woodland and agricultural areas of northern, eastern and central Tasmania. These numbers have dropped since the 1996 identification of Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) – a fatal condition in Tasmanian devils, characterised by cancers around the mouth and head. There has been a 70 per cent decline in spotlighting sightings since the disease emerged. In the north-east of the State, where signs of the Tasmanian devil disease were first reported, there has been a 95 per cent decline (approximately) of average spotlighting sightings from 1993-95 to 2002-05. / Habitat / Despite the decline in numbers since the early 1990s, populations of Tasmanian devils remain widespread in Tasmania from the coast to the mountains. They live in coastal heath, open dry sclerophyll forest, and mixed sclerophyll-rainforest – in fact, almost anywhere they can hide and find shelter by day, and find food at night. Breeding / Devils usually mate in March, and the young are born in April. Gestation is 21 days. More young are born than can be accommodated in the mother’s backward-opening pouch, which has 4 teats. Although four pouch young sometimes survive, the average number is 2 or 3. Each young, firmly attached to a teat, is carried in the pouch for about 4 months. After this time, the young start venturing out of the pouch and are then left in a simple den – often a hollow log. Young are weaned at 5 or 6 months of age, and are thought to have left the mother and be living alone in the bush by late December. They probably start breeding at the end of their second year. Longevity is up to 7-8 years. Diet / The Tasmanian devil is mainly a scavenger and feeds on whatever is available. Powerful jaws and teeth enable it to completely devour its prey – bones, fur and all. Wallabies, and various small mammals and birds, are eaten – either as carrion or prey. Reptiles, amphibians, insects and even sea squirts have been found in the stomachs of wild devils. Carcasses of sheep and cattle provide food in farming areas. Tasmanian devils maintain bush and farm hygiene by cleaning up carcasses. This can help reduce the risk of blowfly strike to sheep by removing food for maggots. Tasmanian devils are famous for their rowdy communal feeding at carcasses – the noise and displays being used to establish dominance amongst the pack. / Behaviour / The Tasmanian devil is nocturnal (active after dark). During the day it usually hides in a den, or dense bush. It roams considerable distances – up to 16 km – along well-defined trails in search of food. It usually ambles slowly with a characteristic gait but can gallop quickly with both hind feet together. Young Tasmanian devils are more agile however and can climb trees. Although not territorial, Tasmanian devils have a home range. The famous gape or yawn of the Tasmanian devil that looks so threatening, can be misleading. This display is performed more from fear and uncertainty than from aggression. Tasmanian devils produce a strong odour when under stress, but when calm and relaxed they are not smelly. The Tasmanian devil makes a variety of fierce noises, from harsh coughs and snarls to high pitched screeches. A sharp sneeze is used as a challenge to other devils, and frequently comes before a fight. Many of these spectacular behaviours are bluff and part of a ritual to minimise harmful fighting when feeding communally at a large carcass. /
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Summer sunset from the summit of Mt. Olympus, Cradle Mountain – Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania
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.......like graceful acrobats or dancers in motion ….
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To adopt a Devil visit www.devilsatcradle.com / Daytours (45 min.) 10.00am4.00pm / Phone 03 64921491 / Cradle Mountain, Tasmania / At the moment there are three baby devils born and still in the mothers pouch. They will be clinging onto their mothers back in about a Months time. A very beautiful park. With specifically designed enclosures that allow you close up encounters with this extraordinairy animal within a natural setting. Absolute worth a visit !! / /
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Images around Tasmania
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And save our wild life. / I see to many animals killed on our Tasmanian roads. Mostly due to speeding. / Tasmania has the highest percentage of road kill in Australia. / So slow down and you also might save your self a speeding ticket !! / / / /
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For A challenge / Canon 350D Featured in FOR THE LOVE OF TEDDY BEARS GROUP, October 2009
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