This batch of photos recorded the birds we saw during our short trip to Tasmania (literally record shots), they are jpeg images taken with EOS 7D and 100-400mm zoom lens. Although we could not find all the 12 endemic species of Tasmania and there were a few rainy days in this trip; the beautiful scenery and our wonderful experiences still made this trip very enjoyable. I must thank Kayi for joining this trip with me; and many of the birds shown here were found by her.
Shy Albatross
Buller’s Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Australasian Gannet
Black-faced Cormorant
Silver Gull
Kelp Gull
Pacific Gull
Crested Tern
Caspian Tern
Fluttering Shearwater
Short-tailed shearwater
Little Penguin
White-faced Heron
Pacific Black Duck
Australian Wood Duck
Chestnut Teal – male
Chestnut Teal – female
Black Swan
Cape Barren Goose
Purple Swamphen
Tasmania Native-hen (endemic)
Pied Oystercatcher
Sooty Oystercatcher
Hooded Plover
Masked Lapwing
Swamp Harrier
House Sparrow
European Gold Finch
European Gold Finch - juvenile
Common Starling
Blackbird
Blackbird - juvenile
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Australian Magpie
Black Currawong (endemic)
Grey Currawong
Forest Raven
Noisy Miner
Little Wattlebird
Yellow-wattlebird (endemic)
Green Rosella (endemic)
Eastern Rosella
Musk Lorikeet
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Strong-billed Honeyeater (endemic)
Black-headed Honeyeater (endemic)
New Holland Honeyeater
Yellow-throated Honeyeater (endemic)
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Brown Thornbill
Tasmania Thornbill (endemic)
Striated Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
Forty-spotted Pardalote (endemic)
Silvereye
Golden Whistler - immature
Olive Whistler
Flame Robin –male
Flame Robin – female
Dusky Robin (endemic)
Scarlet Robin – male
Scarlet Robin – juvenile
Grey Fantail
Satin Flycatcher
White-fronted Chat
Tasmania Scrubwren (endemic)
Superb Fairy-wren - male
Superb Fairy-wren - female
Dusky Woodswallow
Tree Martin
Welcome Swallow
Laughing Kookaburra
Thanks for viewing.
[ Last edited by cywong at 5/07/2011 21:34 ] Author: Andiona Time: 3/07/2011 12:38
Kayi and you are wonderful twins of HKBWS who are always willing to share adorable birds photos with us. Many thanks Author: Ficedula Time: 4/07/2011 20:49
Dear CY
Thanks for sharing the great photos from Tasmania; the seabird shots are especially impressive! Please do check the identification of two of the birds, however. The bird identified as a Scaly Thrush looks to me like a juvenile Common Blackbird, whilst the European Greenfinch appears to be a juvenile European Goldfinch.
I lived in Tasmania for 22 years; it's a wonderful place for birds and the scenery is unlike that anywhere else in Australia.
David Henderson
Perth
Western Australia Author: cywong Time: 5/07/2011 21:41
Thanks all for the kind comments.
I am also grateful to David for correcting my mistakes in bird identification; and I have amended the wrong captions. Author: DanielCKChan Time: 6/07/2011 19:49
Excellent series, Cherry! I want to be there too with my family. Author: Gumbei Time: 7/07/2011 11:18
Thanks CY for sharing the wonderful birds photos. All are superb! Author: cywong Time: 8/07/2011 23:23
Thanks to Daniel and Gumbei!
Tasmania is certainly a good place for a family trip.
Wild animals can be seen very easily;
on the other hand, there are many zoos.
It's fun to visit an oyster farm,
or a fruit farm.
The scenery is magnificent. Author: wleepoin Time: 9/07/2011 10:38
Excellent set of images. Thanks for sharing with us.
Cheers
PWMK Author: cywong Time: 10/07/2011 16:56
Thanks to Peter & Michelle.
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