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Raptor Release 21 December 2016

December 22, 2016
The Raptor Refuge have again released a fighting fit young Wedge Tailed Eagle into the wild. Another successful raptor release yesterday, fulfilling the Refuge’s motto of “helping them soar again” out in the bushland and rolling hills of the Southern Midlands near Colebrook. In attendance at the release were Vica Bayley from the Wilderness Society...Read More

Devils@Cradle – Tasmanian Devil Park

November 6, 2016
The Devils@Cradle Wildlife Park up at Cradle Mountain is a great place to visit and learn about Tasmania’s unique “carnivorous marsupials” – the well known Tasmanian Devil and the slightly less well known quoll species. The Tasmanian Devil needs no introduction and spotting one is usually very high on a visitors list of things to...Read More

Tasmanian Masked Owl at the Raptor Refuge

January 27, 2016
This young Tasmanian masked owl is the newest resident at the Raptor Refuge in Tasmania. Named “Montgomery”, the 2 month old is growing daily into his adult form, and these images capture the last of his youthful “fluff” which is giving way to reveal the common colouring of the adult Masked Owl. As many of...Read More

Sea Eagle Release!

July 21, 2015
The Raptor Refuge released a young and fighting fit White Bellied Sea Eagle the other day. After being found a little dazed and confused but with no serious injuries this young eagle only needed a couple of days to regain his strength and be on his way. The Raptor Refuge is a non profit organisation...Read More

Raptor Photography Workshop

June 13, 2015
On Sunday August 2, I will be running a raptor photography workshop at the Raptor Refuge in southern Tasmania. The Raptor Refuge is a working refuge and rehabilitation centre for Tasmania’s magnificent raptors rather than a zoo or wildlife park and is therefore not open to the public on a regular basis. Support Raptor Conservation...Read More

Sea Eagle Release Bruny Island

March 18, 2015
Today I was privileged to photograph a White Bellied Sea Eagle release off Bruny Island. The event was the result of 9 weeks of hard work by Craig Webb, of the Raptor Refuge, who found the injured raptor near Cloudy Bay a couple of months ago. The nature of the 3 year old eagles injuries...Read More

Tasmanian Devil

February 27, 2015
The Tasmanian Devil is without a doubt Tasmania’s most well known critter. Seeing (and photographing) them in the wild is a tough ask as not only are they nocturnal, but their numbers have been massively diminished in the wild due to a terrible cancer-like disease known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) which is fatal...Read More

Raptor Refuge Art & Photography Workshop

January 20, 2015
I will be presenting a workshop over 2 days with wildlife artist Katherine Cooper at the Raptor Refuge on the weekend of April 18 & 19, 2015. The Raptor Refuge is not open to the public so this is a very unique opportunity to spend an extended period of time here, meeting “Raptor Man” Craig...Read More

Raptor Reflections Art & Photography Workshop

December 11, 2014
Wildlife artist Katherine Cooper and I are presenting another edition of our “Raptor Reflections” art and photography workshop at Tasmania’s Raptor Refuge. The workshop is a very unique opportunity to see the inner workings of this working refuge for Tasmania’s endangered raptors. The refuge is not a wildlife park or zoo, and is only accessible...Read More

Tasmanian Raptor Calendar 2015

October 7, 2014
The feedback has been great so far for the 2015 Raptor & Wildlife Refuge Calendar! Cost is just $12.50 plus $4.00 postage Contact me to order! ALSO AVAILABLE: Tasmanian Raptor Refuge Greeting Cards & Postcards To order CONTACT US
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Platypus!

September 30, 2014
One of the trickiest little critters to spot in the wild is the platypus, and last week in the creek above Liffey Falls we found this little guy! Please note – I feel compelled to say that something awful has happened to the sound in uploading to the internet, believe me the original doesn’t sound...Read More
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