We took a quick run out to Lake St Clair today - we had been past previously on a trip from Burnie via Queenstown to Hobart, but today got to spend some time bushwalking through the park.
The road was pretty icy on the way up (about 160km past New Norfolk) and below is an image of the frost on the side of the highway at one stage. This was about 11am in the morning, and it was still 1° outside! We also stopped off briefly at Tarraleah, where there is a Hydro Electric Station, as you can also see in the images below. A quick detour off the highway to visit Lake Binney resulted in our first platypus sighting of the day! We also stopped at Bradys Lake and saw another platypus!
We did the Platypus Bay (how apt) walk (which is divine and incorporates part of the Overland Track) and again, spotted another THREE platypus! Not bad when you consider they are supposed to be pretty elusive. To top off a great day for wildlife, we got to experience close-up a magnificent Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle eating carrion on the side of the road.
We hope you enjoy the images!
The road was pretty icy on the way up (about 160km past New Norfolk) and below is an image of the frost on the side of the highway at one stage. This was about 11am in the morning, and it was still 1° outside! We also stopped off briefly at Tarraleah, where there is a Hydro Electric Station, as you can also see in the images below. A quick detour off the highway to visit Lake Binney resulted in our first platypus sighting of the day! We also stopped at Bradys Lake and saw another platypus!
We did the Platypus Bay (how apt) walk (which is divine and incorporates part of the Overland Track) and again, spotted another THREE platypus! Not bad when you consider they are supposed to be pretty elusive. To top off a great day for wildlife, we got to experience close-up a magnificent Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle eating carrion on the side of the road.
We hope you enjoy the images!
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