Tasmania 3

Okay, there were more photos than I thought so I've divided them into 3, and this is definitely the last Tasmania post - until next time we go, that is.

Another wallaby that's fairly common in Tassie is the Bennett's wallaby.  This is a sub-species of the red-necked wallabies we saw at Potato Point earlier in the holiday, but this one was quite shy and not at all sure if it was safe to stay near the people in the car that had suddenly stopped in front of it.

Tasmanian devils are Tassie's iconic marsupial, but they are in serious trouble at the moment due to a virulent contagious cancer. For once, it isn't man's fault and the authorities are doing all they can to save it - including this quarantine centre where healthy animals are separated from potentially diseased animals in the wild.

This pretty lizard is a White's skink.  We found it and many others near a view-point on the Freycinet peninsula, a particularly wild and relatively untouched part of Tasmania.

This kookaburra not only posed nicely, but allowed me to creep up on him to get a better shot.  Other Australians walking on the same track couldn't understand why I wanted a photo of such a common bird.

This very blue-grey seal was snoozing (and snoring) peacefully on the rocks at Bicheno.  I've not been able to identify it yet as it doesn't seem to be a common one.  More research required.

And last but not least, a gull that I'd not seen before because they are only found around the South coast of Australia - the Pacific Gull.  That's a big bird with a wicked looking beak.