Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Last day in Tasmania

As promised, at long last is my account of Day 6 of my Tasmania birding tour (a trip taken in November of 2012!).

The evening of Day 5 left me at Mountain Valley Wilderness Reserve where we got to see Tasmanian Devils eat fresh meat left for them on our cabin porches.

In the morning I awoke to the sight of a wild Tasmanian Native Hen family outside:

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Day 3: Tasmania birding tour: Orielton Lagoon, Cradle Mountain

Day 3. Waking up in Hobart with a rainbow out the window:

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Day 2 of Tasmania birding tour: Hobart and Bruny Island

Day Two: Waking in Hobart and taking a drive to the town of Kettering where we took a ferry to Bruny Island for some intense birding.

I took a post-breakfast stroll on the docks across the street from our Hobart hotel.

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