Daniel Bastaja
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From white-chinned to white-bellied. 😀 This adult White-bellied Sea Eagle (Ichtyophaga leucogaster) was following our boat for a while... no doubt hoping for a handout from all the fish guts we had on board. 😋 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #eagles #seaeagles #raptors #birdsofprey
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
From white-chinned to white-bellied. 😀 This adult White-bellied Sea Eagle (Ichtyophaga leucogaster) was following our boat for a while... no doubt hoping for a handout from all the fish guts we had on board. 😋 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #eagles #seaeagles #raptors #birdsofprey
Another bird from our pelagic trip... White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis). The white chin is so tiny that you can't see it unless the bird is 2 meters away. 😀 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #petrels #seabirds
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Another bird from our pelagic trip... White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis). The white chin is so tiny that you can't see it unless the bird is 2 meters away. 😀 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #petrels #seabirds
Royal Albatross (2 species) along with Wandering Albatross (3 species) make up the great #albatrosses (Diomedea genus). All are the same size. A dark line along the cutting edge of the bill indicates a Royal, no dark line indicates a Wandering. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Royal Albatross (2 species) along with Wandering Albatross (3 species) make up the great #albatrosses (Diomedea genus). All are the same size. A dark line along the cutting edge of the bill indicates a Royal, no dark line indicates a Wandering. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds
Another image of Saturday's Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora), gliding effortlessly over the waves on its 3.5 meter (11.5 ft) wingspan. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Another image of Saturday's Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora), gliding effortlessly over the waves on its 3.5 meter (11.5 ft) wingspan. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
Another Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli). The pale head & neck indicates this is an older bird. The nail on the tip of the upper mandible is pinkish, while in the Southern Giant Petrel it is greenish. This is the main way the two species are separated in the field. #BirdingTasmania #GiantPetrels
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Another Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli). The pale head & neck indicates this is an older bird. The nail on the tip of the upper mandible is pinkish, while in the Southern Giant Petrel it is greenish. This is the main way the two species are separated in the field. #BirdingTasmania #GiantPetrels
One of several Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) we saw yesterday. The dark plumage indicates this is a young bird. Of the #tubenoses , the #GiantPetrels have the longest tubes .. extending almost the entire length of the bill. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #petrels
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
One of several Northern Giant Petrels (Macronectes halli) we saw yesterday. The dark plumage indicates this is a young bird. Of the #tubenoses , the #GiantPetrels have the longest tubes .. extending almost the entire length of the bill. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #petrels
The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross taking flight. Interesting to watch the #albatrosses taking off. They extend their wings and it only takes one or two flaps before the wind lifts them off the water. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross taking flight. Interesting to watch the #albatrosses taking off. They extend their wings and it only takes one or two flaps before the wind lifts them off the water. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds
Another lifer from yesterday .. Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri). #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #albatrosses #seabirds #pelagics
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Another lifer from yesterday .. Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri). #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #albatrosses #seabirds #pelagics
A few more pics from yesterday's pelagic trip from Pirate's Bay #Tasmania This was my life Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #albatrosses
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
A few more pics from yesterday's pelagic trip from Pirate's Bay #Tasmania This was my life Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #albatrosses
Slight road hazard on the Port Arthur Highway yesterday morning. A Southern Elephant Seal decided the asphalt was a good place to flake out. Coming in at a svelt 2 metric tons (4,400 lbs) there's not much anybody can do about it. 😄 #Tasmania #seals #elephantseals #Eaglehawkneck
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Slight road hazard on the Port Arthur Highway yesterday morning. A Southern Elephant Seal decided the asphalt was a good place to flake out. Coming in at a svelt 2 metric tons (4,400 lbs) there's not much anybody can do about it. 😄 #Tasmania #seals #elephantseals #Eaglehawkneck
Tug of war between a Shy Albatross and a Northern Giant Petrel over some chicken skin. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #seabirds #albatrosses #petrels
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Tug of war between a Shy Albatross and a Northern Giant Petrel over some chicken skin. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #seabirds #albatrosses #petrels
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The most abundant albatross on our pelagic was Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) aka White-capped Albatross #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The most abundant albatross on our pelagic was Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) aka White-capped Albatross #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
Pelagic trip today from Pirate's Bay in #Tasmania . Here's one of the six albatross species we saw... Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Pelagic trip today from Pirate's Bay in #Tasmania . Here's one of the six albatross species we saw... Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #seabirds #albatrosses
Now we know what's at the end of the rainbow. A Silver Gull! 😄👍 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #gulls #seegulls #Hobart
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Now we know what's at the end of the rainbow. A Silver Gull! 😄👍 #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #gulls #seegulls #Hobart
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) Love that blue bill! The common name is a bit misleading as it is not related to swallows at all. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #woodswallows
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) Love that blue bill! The common name is a bit misleading as it is not related to swallows at all. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #woodswallows
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) .. the only wattlebird with no wattles. 😄 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #wattlebirds #honeyeaters
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera) .. the only wattlebird with no wattles. 😄 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #wattlebirds #honeyeaters
Another image of Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) .. this one showing its olive-green back and wings. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #honeyeaters
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Another image of Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) .. this one showing its olive-green back and wings. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #honeyeaters
A Tasmanian endemic... Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #honeyeaters
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
A Tasmanian endemic... Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #honeyeaters
Dozens of Shy #Albatrosses (Thalassarche cauta) were visible today from land at the Fossil Bay Lookout on the Tasman Peninsula. The strong wind probably had something to do with it. Here is one that came close enough to shore that I was able to capture an image with my regular camera. #seabirds
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dozens of Shy #Albatrosses (Thalassarche cauta) were visible today from land at the Fossil Bay Lookout on the Tasman Peninsula. The strong wind probably had something to do with it. Here is one that came close enough to shore that I was able to capture an image with my regular camera. #seabirds
Cross a wolf with a racoon and this is what you might get.. a Tasmanian Devil 😀. Carnivorous marsupial but 80% of its diet is carrion. It has one of the strongest bites on the planet when compared to body mass (bite force quotient). It can crunch through bone. #TasmanianDevils #WildTasmania
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Cross a wolf with a racoon and this is what you might get.. a Tasmanian Devil 😀. Carnivorous marsupial but 80% of its diet is carrion. It has one of the strongest bites on the planet when compared to body mass (bite force quotient). It can crunch through bone. #TasmanianDevils #WildTasmania
Being nocturnal, it's hard to see Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the wild. There is an open range zoo in Taranna (Tasmanian Devil Unzoo) that let's you get up close to these amazing creatures. Feeding time is popular! 😀 #WildTasmania #TasmanianDevils #marsupials #Tasmania
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Being nocturnal, it's hard to see Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the wild. There is an open range zoo in Taranna (Tasmanian Devil Unzoo) that let's you get up close to these amazing creatures. Feeding time is popular! 😀 #WildTasmania #TasmanianDevils #marsupials #Tasmania
Very white undertail coverts & weak breast / throat streaking made me think this was a Tasmanian Thornbill, but Merlin insists it's a Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla). The latter species is one of the commonest LBJs in Tasmania. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #Thornbills
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Very white undertail coverts & weak breast / throat streaking made me think this was a Tasmanian Thornbill, but Merlin insists it's a Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla). The latter species is one of the commonest LBJs in Tasmania. #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #Thornbills
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa). The locals call this the vomit bird because its call sounds like somebody tossing their cookies. 🤮 😂 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #wattlebirds #honeyeaters
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa). The locals call this the vomit bird because its call sounds like somebody tossing their cookies. 🤮 😂 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #wattlebirds #honeyeaters