Dolerite Columns rise up to 980 feet from the sea in Cape Raoul Tasmania.
Dolphins fish,
and fly,
off the eastern coast.
Echidna encountered on the trail. Echidnas, like platypus, are the world’s only egg laying mammals or monotremes.
He buries his face in the ground to hide from us!
Endangered Tasmanian Devil stares at the camera lens at Bonorong Wildlife Rescue, Hospital & Sanctuary, in Brighton Tasmania.
Tasmanian Devils are carnivorous marsupials once endemic in Australia, but now wild only in Tasmania.
Sleepy wombat at Bonorong. Wombats are herbivorous marsupials native to Australia and Tasmania. They are one of the rarest land mammals in the world.
Cheers to you from stunning Tasmania and her wild creatures~
For more about Bonorong and the work they do, check out: https://www.bonorong.com.au/
Spectacular place with unique wildlife. Thanks for the great photos, Cindy!
You are most welcome Audrey & I am happy you enjoyed the creatures.
I have enjoyed seeing these photographs and am particularly pleased to see what a Tasmanian Devil looks like.
They are devilishly cute little guys <3
Fantastic photos!
Thank you sincerely Jim.
Absolutely superb! You take me to the most amazing places, Cindy. Thank you so much 🙂 🙂
Awww, thank you so much! You are an awesome travel companion Jo <3
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You really had a great time down here Cindy, I don’t think you missed anything 😂
And were you lucky enough to hear the Tasmanian Devil? If you hear one of those things in the middle of the night you won’t get to sleep for a very long time after it, it raises your hair somewhat 🤣
But I don’t see a shot of a Tasmanian Tiger, they say its extinct but it was only in the mid 1930’s that the last one was seen. With your luck it would bounce out onto the track in front of you 😂 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋
I confess to fantasizing about seeing a tassie-tiger on a trail! Don’t tell anyone. I wish some were there, lurking in the highlands, avoiding humans. It would be so wonderful!
The reserve is a great place to see Tassie’s wildlife. Your photographs are gorgeous. I am glad you had a nice trip. Lucky to capture those dolphins and seal in mid plunge!
I was impressed with wildlife rescue operations both in Tasmania and mainland Australia. There are a lot of people in Australia dedicated to helping wildlife. It is heartening <3
Absolutely, they are called the Greenies by those who don’t like locking up areas of land from development. I am glad we have them, or all our animals would be extinct.
God Bless Greenies & Snowflakes <3
What beautiful animals. I love seeing dolphins playing in the ocean.
There is something about seeing them, so utterly free and wild, that is stirring to the heart and soul.
Thank you for sharing the close-up pics of the cute little devils. Love all the amazing shots, my dear friend. There’s no wombater than you! LOL! ♡ღ‿ღ♡ʕっ˘ڡ˘ςʔ♡ღ‿ღ♡
Laughing…..You always make me chuckle! Thank you my friend and be safe ღ‿ღ
Thank you! ♡(.◜ω◝.)♡
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Cindy, great post this morning, I love it all. Your photos are wonderful.
My favourites are the playing Dolphins and the sleeping Wombat. All a great treat though. 💕.
Miriam
I am so glad you enjoyed them Miriam and thank you for letting me know!
You have caught the movement of the dolphins so well. I didn’t know there were any Tasmanian Devils left.
It is horrible to think of such iconic and unique wildlife disappearing in the wild.
Yes.
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Simply amazing!! Thanks for sharing. xo
Thank you more for appreciating the critters Darlene <3
Such beautiful creatures. That echidna is one I have never heard of before.
I had to go back to our lodge and google it to find out what it was! So much fun.
Wow, you were able to see devils! I saw only two when I was there, and they had been fatally hit on the highways. There’s an exhibit here in the Auckland zoo, but they are so reclusive that I’ve never been able to see them in spite of many tries. And those dolerite columns, so amazing. Do you know what variety the dolphins were? Tasmania really offers a view of another world. Beautiful post, Cindy.
I don’t know the type of dolphin. There are 14 or so varieties in the waters around Tasmania. I suspect they were bottlenose, which are the most common, but I am not certain. Maybe someone who knows will read this and tell us!
Amazing, I specially like more the dolphins as creatures but amazing photos.
I agree with you Charly. Any day involving dolphins is a very good day!
They seem like sharks but cute
They have the most powerful bite relative to body size of any mammal in the world and they shriek and growl like banshees when angry, hence their name….
Amazing photos Cindy.🙂 Thank you for the visual treat.
Ahhh, so kind & happy you enjoyed!
Great photos. How wonderful to see the echidna on a trail. We considered ourselves fortunate to see one behind a fence at Bonorong many years ago. I too would recommend it to anyone visiting Tasmania.
He was quite cute. I watched him for awhile as he busily scratched around. When my husband joined me, it was too much for him, so he buried his head in the ground!
wunderschöne Aufnahmen wieder, liebe Cindy, mache was Schönes an diesem Tag, Klaus
Danke mein sehr freundlicher Freund. Habt ein wunderschönes Wochenende und bleibt sicher!
hab eine gute Woche mit vielen schönen Momenten, Klaus
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Wonderful pictures, Cindy. Thank you. <3
You are most welcome Jane. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Always great to capture dolphins in mid-air – but for me, love those rocks!
Aren’t they just amazing! It was rainy and cloudy, but still they looked magnificent.
When were you in Tasmania?
February.
I greatly enjoyed this short tour of Tasmanian wildlife. The close-up shots in particular are incredible! I’ve never seen a photograph of a Tasmanian Devil before. He doesn’t look particularly happy.
He had incredible energy, and was forever running around. I think he wanted to run into the forest and never look back!
I wish I could have seen that! It must have been quite something.
I know how fierce they can be, all I saw was all this pent up energy and nowhere to vent it.
Sounds intense.
They are! დ
I visited Tasmania via aircraft carrier in 1996. My most vivid memory is of how green it was. The people were wonderful and invited many of us into their homes. Tasmania was actually a back up port call. When we missed our visit to Perth to return to the Persian Gulf, they later sent us to Tasmania instead. I’m so glad they it worked out that way.
Wonderful photos!
How awesome is that! I’m so glad you got to experience Tasmania before you went to the gulf. I am not surprised you were welcomed into homes. Australians are warm and friendly people. I am so glad they made you feel welcome. Thank you for your service Will <3
I love traveling through your lens Cindy!
You are great fun to travel with my friend <3
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Lovely to see you have enjoyed photographing our wonderful wildlife Cindy, coincidentally I used to be based in the army at Brighton army camp where you photographed our Tasmanian Devil.
Beautiful relaxing post Cindy, kind regards and best wishes.
How synchronistic is this! It must have been wonderful to be stationed there. Take good care my friend.
A beautiful place, the Tasmanian devil looks rather cute. 🙂
I thought he was adorable and quite photogenic! 😉
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You are such a thoughtful friend Patricia. Thank you & stay safe <3
Devil or not, that little Tasmanian is precious, and the Echidna and the Wombat
are treasures. What a joyful morning you give us. Thank you!
You just lifted up my morning! Thank you for making me smile <3
Incredible captures, Cindy. The sleeping wombat is so precious! ❤
I can’t believe how cute and sweet wombats are! Tasmanian Devils are adorable too. They do have LOTS of energy!
Thanks for bringing these lovely and rare creatures into my home ( virtually).
hugs, Linda
Hugs back to you Linda and hope you are staying safe and well my friend <3
Cuando vemos tanta belleza en los animales que no conocemos directamente, nos hace soñar despierto lo hermoso que es nuestro mundo que se va destruyendo, estupendas fotos felicitaciones por tan bellas fotos. Un abrazo desde Perú 🇵🇪.
Te expresaste tan elocuentemente. Gracias. Estoy de acuerdo contígo. Somos una especie descuidada.
Thanks for the burst of cuteness to start my day Cindy! I don’t know which critter is more adorable; the wombat, Tasmanian devil, or echidna. Cheers!
Thank you Brad & happy you enjoyed them. Australians have the most unique wildlife on the planet.
Yes. I enjoy all the amazing places and wildlife you share.
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This is truly a treasure box full of your impressions of Tasmania, Cindy. The Echidna does what we humans often do when we are trying to ignore impending danger.
It’s the, “If I don’t see them, they don’t see me theory!” 😉
Although the Tasmanian devil caught my attention, I really appreciated your captures of dolphins immensely. Lovely work. And very interesting photos of animals I may never see.
Thank you. Your thoughtful comments made me glad I posted. <3
Sadly, I will likely never be able to go to Australia/Tasmania so I am extra loving all your photos! <3 I have a huge fondness for wombats. 🙂
Aren’t wombats the most amazingly adorable creatures. I wonder if they have any idea how adorable we think they are! <3
Fabulous pix, as always.
Are their access trails to the tops of those rock columns?
Yes you can, and you have to, as there are no roads. It is a 14 km round trip hike. 12 km will give you the view, but 14 gets you right there. You can also view it by boat which is what we did.
The Echidna almost looks cuddly. Almost.
I think they are kinda sweet creatures. People pick them up and move them off of roads. He was scared of us, so he buried his head. What’s not to love!!! 😉
The Tasmanian Devil is adorable, but so is the wombat and the Echidna. Cool to see all those critters and the dolphins playing. Those dolerite cliffs are amazing.
The wombat was so unbelievably cute, and thank you, so was The Tasmanian Devil, who was devilishly cute!! 😉
You made your trip at the right time with fabulous results.
Arrived with the rains and left when covid forced me out….
I look at the wombat and, I know it’s madness yet I find myself almost jealous of its seemingly well-manicured nails.
It’s seemingly naturally well-manicured nails.
Laughing. Completely understandable! Wombats are utterly natural true cuties!!! 😉
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Thanks for sharing those great shots, Cindy!
Thank you for appreciating them my friend & cheers!
Spectacular photos, as always. Love seeing all this wildlife, and so sad that some of it is very much endangered.
Tasmania seems so wild and undeveloped. It is so sad to think of such unique wildlife endangered even there.
Fascinating and beautiful!
Thank you John & hope you are staying safe!
Yup. Isolation r Us.
Good for you both!
Amazing, as always. those faces are so adorable. Your photographs are a wonderful treat. Thank you.
Visa versa to you and your art my friend X2!
The terrain in the first photo is dramatic Cindy and the animals are so unique, thanks for sharing.
Leslie
Thank you more for appreciating Leslie & take good care!
Your blog posts are always a treat, Cindy, and this one is no exception.
Your thoughtfulness makes me glad I posted. Thank you & cheers!
Fabulous photos. Nice the see a devil with a nice healthy nose too!
I thought he was cute which I know I am not supposed to feel! 😉
Why not – they are cute, even if they are fierce!
Cute & fierce! I like it. Like St Vincent Millay’s ‘savage beauty!’
What a treasure trove of critters!
OMG, that Tasmanian Devil is the cutest thing.
Thank you, dear Cindy!
You must miss travelling right now! It’s no fun right now, but I am luckier than many. ❦
Oh I loved all of this! Fabulous shots of the dolphins!
Alison
Tasmania would be a wonderful place to be right now, but so is BC!
Amazing little creatures – such a pity that humans have pushed their numbers so threateningly. Pray that changes.
They certainly have spunk, attitude and energy!!
Tasmanian Devils always remind me of “Taz” from Looney Tunes fame. He was a crazed, ravenous character who was typically more bark than bite. As a child, I was fascinated by the animated cartoon especially when Taz’s wife would appear. She was bigger, meaner, and would club him with a rolling pin whenever he got out of line – lol! It was violent, but funny!
They do have this incredible amount of energy, with a take no prisoners attitude, and an incredibly powerful bite, so I can see where the cartoons got the idea!
That wombat needs a pedicure!! Guess the salons are closed where she is, too. Great photos, Cindy — thank you for sharing them.
Someone else was envious of her long luxury nails! 😉
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to notice them!!
Wow, the dolphin shots! Remarkable! A great wildlife collection, Cindy.
Ahh, thank you Amy <3
So that’s what a Tasmanian devil looks like! He’s a cute little thing–but aren’t they known for powerful jaws? I think I’ll admire him from afar. I sure hope they can get them off the endangered list.
Yes, they have the most powerful jaw power to body mass of any mammal in the world and an attitude to go along with it when angry!
Great post, Cindy – I loved these creatures and their homes!!
Thank you Sheila! Both are truly wonderous.
The columns are truly unique and stunning. Thank you for showing me my first Tasmanian devil. 🙂
I am happy to make the introduction! Cheers to you Jennie დ
Cheers to you, Cindy!
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Your photos are so wonderful! 🙂 The Tasmanian devils don’t look very devilish, do they?
No. They are super cute! But, I do hear they can have quite the attitude….and a bite to back it up!
I adore Wombats and all the wildlife in these pictures, thank you, Cindy. xxx
Wombats are just so adorable it is ridiculous!!! დ
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Des paroles de douceur, qui en fera pour moi et toi des moments de bonheur
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Prenons ensemble le temps et la joie d avoir des matins heureux
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D’avoir eu des rêves plein le cœur
Ce matin pense à aimer et oublier , les blessures du passé
Pense juste la magie de la beauté du jour d’avoir une belle vie pour toujours
Je viens juste te souhaiter une bonne journée par ces quelques lignes
Bisous avec toute mon amitié
Bernard
Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard!
Wonderful photos, Cindy. What an unusual place.
Thanks much my friend & happy you enjoyed!
The column has such interesting rock patterns. Nice collection of wild animals!
Yes. The columns were fascinating to me too, made of dolerite which is igneous rock. I wonder how far they stretch to the sea bottom.
What a wonderful group of beautiful creatures, Cindy. Gorgeous photos. Thanks for this visit to Tasmania. Hugs on the wing.
Hugs back to you Teagan & thank you for your thoughtfulness my friend დ
Such amazing photos, Cindy. How do you get so close?
Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you so much Felicia! I am quiet and still and keep the camera plastered to my face. Animals are curious about the lens. Happy post Mother’s Day to you my friend დ
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness Charles & hope you are staying safe and well my friend დ
Hey Cindy,
Austral-Tasmania has the best critters. Like the woolly mammoth, I wonder if they can de-extinct the thylacine.
Thanks for always stopping by. -AM
Even Los Angeles had wooly mammoths. They still do!! 😉
You know you like sleep when you’re dubbed sleepy wombat 😁
I can relate! Wombats sleep through everything 😉
Really lucky if you ask me 😅
Exactly. დ
Thank you, Cindy, for the info and photographs. It’s true that we learn something new every day – or almost! Although, recently, there has been a certain ‘sameness’ about my apartment…Take care. x
That is the wonder of life, it’s ability to keep on surprising us! Stay safe & well Joy დ
Once again, such gorgeous and fantastic photos <3
I have only seen Dolerite columns like that up here, of the Scottish coast on Staffa Island – breath taking: https://deborahjay.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/imga0025.jpg
Oh yes, they are beautiful and so similar! Thank you for sharing them Deborah დ
We visited Bonorong once while in Tasmania, great place. Good that they have a healthy population of Tasmanian devils since so many of the wild ones are dying off from an infectious disease.
Lovely critters. I’m finding some new birdies looking out my picture window – between the grey weather. I found out where two chipmunks are hiding… one by the back rock near the creek and another right in my front lawn!
Hope you had a nice Mother’s Day. My hubby made me Egg-bread toast and I did get a call from one of my ‘chicks’.
Oh and today I saw the geese had their gosling in tow! I even saw an white egret near a take out place where we were picking up dinner. (Near the pond by our local library.)
((Hugs))
Life is beautiful!!! You just told me so! Love to you sweet lady and stay safe დ დ
They are all such beautiful creatures and it makes me sad that we are continuing to endanger and eliminate them. Thank you for the beautiful photos to remind us.
Thank you more Marlene, for caring about them. Stay well my friend დ
Lucky you, Cindy, to meet so unique and rear animal nowadays. Have you seen some Tasmanian Devils in the wild or only in the Hospital?
Only in the hospital/sanctuary. I was able to get quite close though which was interesting and they weren’t in cages which was also nice. დ
Amazing travel and pictures, beautiful place! So lucky Cindy! 🙂
Thanks very much & happy you enjoyed! Cheers to you & stay safe დ
Tasmania. Now that is a place I must add to my Country Collection. I think That sleepy Wombat stole the show. LOL.
I think you are right!!! He just naps and grazes. Sounds ideal to me! 😉
I can’t tell you how much I always look forward to these posts Cindy. Your photographs are so vivid I almost feel as though I was there. The Columns and dolphins are breathtaking, but I confess my favorite is that adorable wombat!❤️
Awww, you motivate me! Thank you. The wombat is utterly adorable, I agree with you დ
Beautiful critters and landscape and as always very well photograph!
Thank you John & stay well my friend დ
Fantastic creatures!
Fantastic Beasts! Tasmania’s where you find them!! 😉
When I was a kid, Horniman’s Tea came with ‘wildlife mammals of the world’ cards, and a book to stick them in. They were numbered 1 – 50 and had info in tiny writing on the back. My first was an echidna which I’d never heard of & didn’t know how to pronounce. Now I know what one looks like in real life, not just a rubbish drawing! RH
What an awesome idea for the tea! You were better educated as child than I, as an adult. I photographed and watched him for quite awhile and had no idea what he was! I had to got back to my computer and google him to find out! დ
Wow, what great pictures of those dolphins! And what’s not to love about the sleepy wombat!
Thanks for beautiful photos, Cindy
Thank you Kathy for your kind appreciation & cheers to you my friend დ
Cindy your posts are spectacular. Thanks for the great photos, you’re great😜👊!
Thank you for sharing another wonderful journey, Cindy! I think my behavior is much more likeof a wombat. Lol Be well, stay save and enjoy your weekend. Michael
Laughing, yes the wombat and I are in perfect accord about how to face life. When in doubt sleep! 😉
🙂🙂 Thank you Cindy! Its my behaviour too. 😉 Best wishes, enjoy life and stay save.
Tantalizing Tasmania!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Love your alliteration! დ
Look at those dolphins! What grace and skill.
As for the land critters, your photos make me want to pick up each one of those animals and scratch their ears. Your photos have given them personalities…or perhaps it’s more accurate to say you’ve been able to capture their personalities.
Ahhh, so incredibly kind of you. Thank you & be well დ
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My eyes almost exploded with wonder when I saw these amazing photographs, especially the echidna.
‘Wonderful’ is the only word for them, unless I resort to a simple ‘Wow!’
Ohhhh, so very kind of you! Your thoughtfulness has touched my heart. Thank you Lance & be well my friend დ
Beautiful! I would love to go there someday!
Thank you Pam & I hope you do! დ
Thank you so much, Cindy. 🙂
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Great photos, Cindy. It is fun to see photos of animals that we don’t have here. I loved that Tazmanian Devil! The dolomite columns are absolutely stunning!
Thank you & it is lovely to hear from you დ
magnificent! I love Tasmanian devils! they are absolutely crazy!
They certainly have an abundance of energy!! დ
You have some amazing photographs. Thank you for showing them.
Thank you more for appreciating them დ
Stunning photos, Cindy! The Tasmanian devils are fascinating creatures and so cute to look at. It’s good connecting with you and thank you for following Eugi’s Causerie.
Thank you Eugenia. I look forward to sharing the days ahead with you დ
I’ve never seen a tazmanian devil before I thought they were a cartoon character! Really super photos Cindy that you for improving my general knowledge 🙂
So happy to introduce you two Charlotte. He is quite an unusual critter! დ
Wow! Great pics! Never thought i’d see a sight like those huge pillars. There’s something similar to that in Ireland – and their heritage sights – but not as big as those you took pictures of.
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Cheers to you Edward and thank you 🙏
Wonderful pics,looked we are mobing in a great safari
I am so glad you came with me! Thank you & cheers დ
Cindy, world class photography and snippets on Tasmania’s wildlife make for a unique, one of a kind zoological adventure!
Your kind thoughtfulness is sincerely appreciated Lance. Cheers to you & thank you დ
You’re very welcome, Cindy. And, thanks so much! Cheers.
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Amazing . Loved it.
Amazing!
Thank you Sande. Tasmania is just that! დ
This blog was… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have found something which helped me. Thanks a lot!