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RFI Hobart - Photography sites

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Subject: RFI Hobart - Photography sites
From: Chris Sanderson <>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:38:55 +0800
Hi Peter,

In January I had great views on multiple occasions of Olive Whistler
at the Far South Backpackers at Strathblaine (near Dover and
Southport) on the SE coast.  Also had all 4 robins in the region
(three onsite, and the Pink at Hastings Cave ~20km from there), all
the endemic honeyeaters, Green Rosella, Beutiful Firetail, and Black
Currawong.  They have their own 100 acres of preserved forest, and
they're quite near a bunch of semi-preserved (don't look sideways at
the logged old growth forest) rainforest nearby.  I even had male a
Superb Lyrebird in breeding plumage, although they're a pest down
there.

Other good places photography-wise were Freycinet/Coles Bay area, Port
Arthur near the prison, and Cradle Mtn NP around the main visitor's
centre.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Chris - Broome


On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:14:14 +1100, 
<> wrote:
> 
> Anthea just beat me to the punch! 
> 
> I'm heading to Tasmania next week, and would like to know any good spots for
> photographing the endemics. 
> 
> Is anyone able to suggest  public gardens, schoolyards, reserves etc where
> the endemics can be seen and are use to human activity? 
> 
> Also, are there spots with good lighting (or opens spaces) where some of the
> more rainforest habitat type birds can be seen (scrubtit, pink robin,
> tasmanian scrubwren, olive whistler). 
> 
> Any info would be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> 
> Peter 
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> Brian Fleming <> 
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> 07/02/2005 06:05 PM 
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> 
> We plan to visit Hobart for a few days in early March and hope to fit in
> some birding. We will be staying in Macquarie St.
> We would welcome information on good birding places (of course we'd like
> to see and -with luck- photograph the endemics - admittedly the only one
> we've not seen before was the Yellow Wattlebird)
> Are the Botanic Gardens worth visiting?
> We hope to hire a car but notice that most hire firms ban all travel on
> unmade roads, which doesn't sound helpful.
> 
> We would be very grateful for any advice.
> Anthea Fleming
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