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  • Narawntapu Marsupials

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 19:11 in mammals, national parks reserves, places - narawntapu national park

    Yesterday we took an overseas visitor to Narawntapu National Park. She was quite impressed with the local wildlife, particularly the close encounters with the wombats.(Click to enlarge photos)Wombat Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis This is a Tasmanian s...

  • Slime Moulds

    Posted on Tuesday October 7th, 2008 at 22:05 in places - narawntapu national park, places - romaine park, slime moulds (molds)

    What can I tell you about Slime Moulds? Well they are slimy .....and they look mouldy :-) That's close to the sum of my knowledge of the subject although they are indeed fascinating life forms. For a long time they were considered a form of fungi ...

  • Clematis in Bloom

    Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 00:13 in plants, places - narawntapu national park

    .....Clematis microphyllaWhile at the Narawntapu National Park on Friday there were clematis plants in full bloom all through the scrub behind Bakers Beach. I've included a few shots below. It is Clematis microphylla and it has the most unimaginative...

  • Narawntapu Marsupials

    Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 23:19 in mammals, places - narawntapu national park

    .....Wildlife watching at its easiestThe Narawntapu National park (Formerly Asbestos Range National Park) is located on the north coast between Port Sorrel and the Tamar. The park was declared in 1976. Some have referred to it as the "Serengeti of T...

  • Tasmanian Scrubwren

    Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 02:35 in birds, places - narawntapu national park

    .....Sericornis humilisWell today was extremely dull and wet (typical for a public holiday). In spite of this we took a drive out to Narawntapu National Park and, surprisingly, we managed to stay relatively dry. The low light however, was terrible f...