Eastern rosellas are another of Australia’s many spectacularly plumed birds. There are six species with many more subspecies of these colorful parrots. I actually spotted this one on the grounds of the airport in Tasmania’s capital city of Hobart, just as I was about to return my rental car and fly home. The low angle actually hides some of the color — there’s more green and red behind the blur of grass. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.

I’ve posted a few of these rare white wallabies before. Here’s another one carrying a joey. The white morph isn’t always passed on to the babies. In fact, more often than not, the joey is born without the genetic anomaly. Bruny Island off the coast of Tasmania is one of the best places to see white wallabies. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 350mm) ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.

A common brushtail possum emerges from a bush on one of my night hikes in Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania, Australia. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 340mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/160th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash.

I photographed this Tasmanian pademelon early in the morning before the sun had broken the horizon. I used a bit of flash to add to the faint light of dawn. Pademelons are one of the smallest macropods — the family of marsupials that kangaroos and wallabies also belong to. Photographed on Maria Island, just off the coast of Tasmania. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 260mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/160th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash.

While in Tasmania I photographed two different species of quoll, the eastern and the spotted. The eastern I was able to track down in the wild. This guy, the spotted, was at a breeding center for Tasmanian devils just outside of Cradle Mountain National Park. Spotted quolls are the largest carnivorous marsupials on mainland Australia, and second to the Tasmanian Devil in Tasmania. They are considered a near threatened species due mainly to habitat destruction. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 3600, f/4 at 1/500th of a second.

Bennett’s Wallabies are pretty common throughout Tasmania and I was able to photograph them in quite a few settings. Going through my files, I just came across this one from Cradle Mountain National Park. The dark background and quickly fading light enabled me to capture the contrast of the highlights in the wallaby’s wet fur, giving dimension to the chubby little marsupial. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/60th of a second.

Tasmania is a place of so many different incredible landscapes in its relatively small size. Everything from alpine meadows to rainforests with giant ferns to lichen-covered rocky coastlines. But within all those great landscapes, chances are there’s a wallaby hiding somewhere. This Bennett’s wallaby was enjoying the scenery up on Cradle Mountain National Park in the middle of the island state of Australia. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 95mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/200th of a second.

I photographed these three sugar gliders at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania. Bonorong rescues injured and orphaned animals and rehabilitates them before releasing back into the wild. Like much of the wildlife in Tasmania, sugar gliders are marsupials. They are also nocturnal possums. Their name comes from the fact that they prefer sugary foods like sap and nectar and they are able to glide through the air from tree to tree. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 3200, f/4.5 at 1/100th of a second.

A young Bennett’s wallaby takes a moment to enjoy the scenery in a field near Scottsdale in Tasmania, Australia. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second.