Home again!

I trust you had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year.

*The header photo is a 'Green Rosella Parrot' (Platycercus caledonicus) is a species of parrot native to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands.*  There were a few of them at Port Arthur where I took the photo of this one.   

Home again after 5 weeks away holidaying the southern part of Tasmania. 

Christmas and New Year was spent at the Huonville Caravan park, there for about 3 weeks the longest stay we have had there.

On our way down we called into a rest area called Antill Ponds which is approximately half way between Launceston and Hobart the latter being the Capital City of Tasmania.

Many years ago there was a railway station at Antill Ponds but that's all gone and nothing is there but a little bit further south is this lush green rest area where we stopped for a rest to stretch the legs.

The red marker is Antill Ponds.

The Birds next door!

 It's raining today Sunday but it's only a little rain which I declare is finished now.   Whilst eating Sunday's lunch out the window I noticed 2 birds sitting on the next door's children's playhouse, so I ventured outside with the camera and from underneath the eaves of our house I took these few shots - actually it was 26 photos but I'm rather happy with what I captured seeing as I wasn't using my tripod!

Monday week we are off on over a months holiday down south of the Island for Christmas, New Year and beyond.  I trust there will be new photos of places, things and objects I will bring back with me to show you.

UPDATE ON DOVES

Those doves are Spotted Doves, 

Scientific Name: Streptopelia chinesis

The Spotted Dove is Native to Eastern Australia. Introduced into Australia mid 1800's to the early 1900's.