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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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We are on family holiday in Tasmania, for those who would like to see some of our Australian native animals and birds I will post a few photos here as time and phone networks permit.
We travelled over from Victoria on the Spirit of Tasmania 2, one of two identical drive on/drive off ferries, arriving in Devonport, before heading over to Stanley then back to Wings Wildlife Park at Gunns Plains. Most of the photos taken today are on camera not phone, so will post later, but as a tempter, Emu, Black Swan, Cape Baron Geese and a couple of exotics |
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Tomatovillian™
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Better add that we gave the kids a treat, one on one time with a zoo keeper and hands on time wean 8 month old devil of the Tasmanian variety, darn cute little critter plus time in the Meerkat enclosure, photos on camera so will have to wait.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Can't wait to see them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Love the first views.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SE PA
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I love the geese that look like a widgeon head and bill. I always think it is neat when the migratory birds from different parts of the globe share certain traits with others. Another example, wood ducks and mandarin ducks.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada
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I loved my visit to TAS back in 2010 and your pics bring back so many memories. Looking forward to seeing your other pics.
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Sounds lovely! The Black Swan is the exotic, to me
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Fascinating, thanks for sharing!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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Where we are at Wings Wildlife Park has two camping sections, one powered, where we are, and and an un-powered section on the River Leven. We were told by some campers down in that section that they had seen a platypus last night, so headed down for a look just on dusk and was lucky enough to spot it. Unfortunately to dark for photos
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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What we are sleeping in. A basic camper starting to show it age, but a good introduction for us and a trusty old 80 series landcruiser
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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One of our common birds is the Magpie, here they have not only an orphan black and white, but also an albino. They also have a very fussy Koala and several colour forms of the common Brushtail Possum. Here one of several golds that they have, they also have a silver and browns are common in the campground. One thing I had best note here is that all the native animals here are unable to be returned to the wild for one reason or another.
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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We have the Magpie here as well but never heard of anyone seeing a albino though.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Sweet babies.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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Without doubt the star of any visit to a Tasmanian Zoo is the Tasmanian Devil. Checky fiesty, aggressive little creatures with a 3000 kg bit force, humans are 120 kg in comparison. They are scavengers who are feed whole animals in the park, although for the talks they are only given a wallaby leg. In this pen there are 4, and they all latch on and pull in all directions. They then proceede to have a tug of war followed by chase around the pen. This helps to tenderise the meat for them. Very funny to watch. They leave nothing of the animal they are feeding on. Communal feeding is there normal mode. They are capable of killing live animals, but rarely do so. Here in the park they have sheep and goats as living lawnmowers in some of the devil pens that are not annoyed by the devils. If I can work out how to post a video here shall do so of there feeding
Last edited by Whwoz; March 21, 2019 at 07:13 AM. |
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