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75 images Created 15 Feb 2012

View Tom Dempsey's images of Victoria, Australia: Melbourne, Wilsons Promontory National Park, sea shells in hand, beach waves, trees and orange lichen on boulders reflected in Tidal River, Great Ocean Road, Laughing Kookaburra, Common Brushtail Possum, Koala Conservation Centre, Phillip Island, Rainbow Falls, orange limestone, Cape Otway, Great Otway NP, romantic couple holding hands, Gibson Steps, Port Campbell NP, Twelve Apostles Marine NP sea stacks, orange sunset, campervan, baby kangaroos suckling milk from bottles, emu, emu egg, Mount Stapylton, Grampians NP (Gariwerd), Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Halls Gap, Wonderland, Boroka Lookout, wildlife highway warning signs.

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  • A sea bird reflects in Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leach from decomposing vegetation and turn the water brown. “The Prom” offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory. Renting a camper van is a great way to see Australia with “no worries” about booking a bed. One night in the campground, our camper van rocked us awake in what we though was an earthquake. The rocking soon stopped and the dark shape of a wombat (a marsupial “bear”) wandered off into the night from underneath the van, where he had been licking our tasty sink drain! Around the campground, we were also delighted to see wallabies and the Common Brushtail Possum. Visitors also commonly see echidnas, koalas, bats and sugar-gliders. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Melbourne spreads around the large natural bay of Port Phillip, with the city centre on the estuary of Yarra River, and it claims the world's largest tram network. Melbourne is the capital and most populous city (4 million in 2009) in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. Melbourne was founded in 1835 (47 years after the European settlement of Australia) by settlers from Van Diemen's Land. It was named by governor Richard Bourke in 1837, in honour of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb—the 2nd Viscount Melbourne. During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, Melburnians transformed it into one of the world's largest and wealthiest cities. As the "cultural capital of Australia", Melbourne is the birthplace of Australian film (as well as the world's first feature film), Australian television, and Australian Rules football.
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  • Brightly painted 1890s buildings catch sunset light in old Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne stretches around the large natural bay of Port Phillip, with the city centre on the estuary of Yarra River, and it claims the world's largest tram network. Melbourne is the capital and most populous city (4 million in 2009) in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. Melbourne was founded in 1835 (47 years after the European settlement of Australia) by settlers from Van Diemen's Land. It was named by governor Richard Bourke in 1837, in honour of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb—the 2nd Viscount Melbourne. During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, Melburnians transformed it into one of the world's largest and wealthiest cities. As the "cultural capital of Australia", Melbourne is the birthplace of Australian film (as well as the world's first feature film), Australian television, and Australian Rules football.
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  • A hand holds sea shells from a beach of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
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  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-20009_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a carnivorous bird in the Kingfisher family (Halcyonidae). It is native to eastern mainland Australia and has also been introduced to Tasmania, Flinders Island, and Kangaroo Island. Kookaburra is a loanword "guuguubarra" (from the now extinct Aboriginal language Wiradjuri). Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) include four known species of large terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea, best known for their unmistakable call, like loud echoing, hysterical human laughter. They can be found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savanna, but also in suburban and residential areas near running water and food. Wilson's Promontory National Park (or "the Prom"), in Victoria, Australia, offers magnificent and secluded beaches, cool fern gullies, great views, spectacular rock formations and an abundance of wildlife. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Native to Australia and the largest of the possums, the Common Brushtail Possum is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae. Fur color patterns tend to be silver-gray, brown, black, red, or cream. The bushy tail has a hairless patch underneath and a prehensile tip for gripping branches. It is nocturnal like most possums, and in the wild mainly eats eucalyptus leaves but has been known to eat small mammals such as rats. It is the Australian marsupial most often seen thriving in cities, where they like fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and kitchens. It is a major agricultural and conservation pest in New Zealand where it was introduced in the 1800s. Its scientific name Trichosurus vulpecula is from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", also known as Phalangista vulpine. Photo is from Tidal River Campground, Wilson’s Promontory National Park, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
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  • Trees reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife. Published on the back cover of "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Red and yellow sunset light strikes clouds over Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11242_Tidal-River_sunset.jpg
  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) waves wash onto a fine white sand beach at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11292_Wilsons-Promontory-NP.jpg
  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the warm glow of sunset light in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11219_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Trees reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-20002_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) waves crash onto granite shoreline at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded coastal beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11320_wave-Wilsons-Promontory.jpg
  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-20016_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the warm glow of sunset light in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11220_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11208_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Yellow orange sunset light strikes cloud patterns over Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11226_sunset-cloud-pattern.jpg
  • Orange lichen and rocks reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the warm glow of sunset light in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11228_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Tree trunks make a thicket in Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11270_forest-tangle_Wilsons-Pr...jpg
  • Red and yellow sunset light strikes clouds over Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11241_Tidal-River_sunset.jpg
  • Trees reflect in the tannin-stained water of Tidal River at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Natural tannins leached from decomposing vegetation turn the water brown. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-20004_Tidal-River_Wilsons-Prom...jpg
  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) waves wash onto granite shoreline at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded coastal beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11305_Wilsons-Promontory-NP.jpg
  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) waves crash onto granite shoreline at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded coastal beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11314_crash-Wilsons-Promontory.jpg
  • The Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) washes onto granite shoreline at Wilson’s Promontory National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Drive two hours from Melbourne to reach Wilson’s Promontory, or “the Prom,” which offers natural estuaries, cool fern gullies, magnificent and secluded coastal beaches, striking rock formations, and abundant wildlife.
    04AUS-11311_Wilsons-Promontory-NP.jpg
  • Kangaroo crossing and wombat crossing, orange highway signs, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.
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