Photos of wildlife we shot during our trips

On our trips, we met unique animals. For example, the cassowary, a flightless bird in Cape Tribulation and white wallabies at Bruny Island. Also, we found a beautiful white swan in our Hanoi bedroom and a huge dragon at Shelly Beach golf course. We were lucky to take great photos of them.

Water-loving creatures

A harbour seal greeted us at the Fisherman Wharf in Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada.

Harbour seals are common at Victoria’s Fisherman’s Wharf on Vancouver Island. This one welcomed us.

Fur Seal at the seal colonies in Kaikoura, New Zealand.

While travelling the South Island of New Zealand, we visited Kaikoura which has a number of seal colonies. This beauty is a New Zealand Fur Seal.

We went on a three-hour Wilderness Cruise in a small boat to see the rugged coastline and wildlife of Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. We saw a lot of seals sun bathing and dormitory.

During our Tasmania trips, we took a three-hour wilderness cruise on Bruny Island to explore the rough coastline and wildlife. The seals are sunbathing and snoozing.

The Mill Bay Boardwalk in Narooma, NSW, is not very long, but it has nice views and if you are lucky, you can see seals and stingrays. They are all waiting for the angler to throw the scraps into the water.

At the beginning of the Mill Bay Boardwalk in Narooma, NSW, Australia is a boat ramp where the fisherman clean their catch. The hungry birds and seals fight over fish scraps.

Stingray glides over the ground on the boardwalk.

As we walked along the boardwalk, we were excited to spot a stingray gliding gracefully beneath us. Taking a good photo, however, was to be a challenge.

A Cormorant hunting expedition at Lake Tuggerah, NSW, Australia

Whale Shark Tour from, Coral Bay, Western Australia. Unfortunately, we did not see any whale sharks, it was too late in the season. We did see a few humpback whales.

During our trip to Western Australia, we joined a whale shark snorkelling tour from Coral Bay. Unfortunately, we didn’t spot any—it was too late in the season. Thankfully, though, we were lucky enough to see some humpback whales on the way back.

While in Kakadu, did a Guluyambi Cultural Cruise along the East Alligator River. It was a great cruise. Then, on the riverbank, we saw this big crocodile.

While visiting Kakadu National Park, NT, Australia, we took the Guluyambi Cultural Cruise along the East Alligator River. We were lucky to spot this big crocodile on the riverbank.

Earthbound creatures

Our fans, Kangaroos, are watching our game of golf at Tuross Head, NSW, Australia.

While playing golf on the South Coast of NSW, Australia, we had plenty of fans following us.

A smart ‘Willie Wagtail’ uses one of the Agile Wallabies as a perch while catching insects in Katherine, NT, Australia.

Grooming Rock Wallabies in the Granite Gorge near Marabee, North Queensland.

While travelling in North Queensland, Australia, we visited Granite Gorge Nature Park near Mareeba. We loved watching the cute rock wallabies as they groomed each other.

We had a short but wonderful holiday at Magnetic Island,QLD, Australia. We had a nice Cottage where we could watch Rock wallabies and cockatoos feeding side by side.

There is a unique colony of white wallabies on Bruny Island, Tasmania. The best spot to see them is in Adventure Bay.

There is a unique colony of white wallabies on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. We stayed in Adventure Bay, a great spot to see them.

Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia, Koala mother and child

We were very lucky to see Koalas at the Forts Walk in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia. Unfortunately, the populations have been declining due to habitat loss, climate change, and bushfires.

Holiday at Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia, taken photos of cute sleeping koala mother and child

Of course, young Koalas enjoy sleeping on their mother’s back. Magnetic Island, Queensland

Koalas love their sleep, Magnetic Island, Queensland.

The cute Koalas love to sleep up in the trees during the day, Magnetic Island, Queensland.

Tasmanian devil at the Devils @ Cradle Sanctuary, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia

During our Tasmania trip, we went to Devils @ Cradle Sanctuary in Cradle Mountain. We found the nice sleepy devil there.

Hiking at Cockle Creek, Tasmania. Australia seeing a rare spotted quall.

In Cockle Creek, Tasmania, Australia, we were lucky to see a spotted-tailed quoll – tiger quoll.

During our hikes at Bruny Island in Tasmania, we spotted some nice Echidnas and Wallabies

On every hike we did on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, we saw echidnas. This local subspecies is smaller and darker than its mainland counterparts.

Hiking in the Stirling Ranges, West Australia, I took a good photo of a goanna.

While hiking in the Stirling Ranges, WA, Australia, a Racehorse Goanna crossed our trek.

This creature wanted to swallow me. Its name: is Blue Tongue Lizard. West Australia, near Albany.

Then the monster appeared, ready to swallow me—its name: Blue-tongue Lizard. We met near Albany, Western Australia. Fortunately, it only grows to about 60 cm!

A strange dragon lives at Shelly Beach Golf Club in NSW, Australia.

While playing golf, we came across this bizarre dragon. It lives at the Shelly Beach Golf Club in New South Wales, Australia.

Blacksnake Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia

While hiking in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia, we came across a large snake. At first, I thought it was a black snake—but there are no black snakes in Tasmania. Looking a bit closer, we noticed faint banding along its body. It was a Tiger Snake—its bite can be fatal.

Cane toads outside our tent, at El Questro, Kimberly, Australia.

Exploring the Kimberley in Western Australia was an unforgettable experience. We spent a few days glamping at El Questro’s Emma Gorge Resort—it was fantastic, apart from the many cane toads. Surprisingly, no one seemed to be concerned about the pest.

Piglet in the Waimangu Volcanic Valley, New Zealand.

While exploring the stunning Waimangu Volcanic Valley near Rotorua, New Zealand, a lone wild piglet suddenly crossed our path.

Black bear looking out for Salmon near the Mendenhall Glacier in Juno, Alaska

Unfortunately, we had only a few days in Juneau, Alaska. We visited the Mendenhall Glacier, and as soon as we stepped out of the car, we were greeted by a beautiful black bear looking in the stream for salmon.

We stayed at the Whistlers Camping ground in Jasper, Canada. There were warning signs about the danger of encountering an elk during the rutting season for elk. For that reason, some hiking trails were closed. There was a large Elk at the entrance, that was not aggressive. We didn't have a problem getting out of the motor home and taking a picture.

A calm elk during the rutting season at Whistlers Campground in Jasper, Canada.

Birds

We took a photo of the very rare Cassowary in Cape Tribulation, North Queensland, Australia

We spent a couple of days in Cape Tribulation, North Queensland a truly wonderful place. We were lucky to spot a cassowary. These bird are extremely rare and shy.

During our trip from Te Anau to Milfo r d Sound, we were greeted by a Kea, an endangered mountain parrot in New Zealand.

Osprey at the Yardiee Creek trial, Cape Range National Park, near exmouth, western Australia

An osprey on the Yardie Creek trek, Cape Range National Park, near Exmouth, WA, Australia.

During dusk, the stone-curlew came out of the woods on Magnetic Island, Queensland.

We had a nice Cottage in Magnetic Island, Qld, Australia, with a lot of wildlife around us. At dusk the stone-curlew came out of the woods

Sulphur-crested cockatoo and Rock Wallabies feeding together on Magnetic Island, Queensland.

Sulphur-crested cockatoo and Rock Wallabies feeding together in our backyard on Magnetic Island, Queensland.

At the Cedar Park Rainforest Resort near Kuranda, Qld, Australia, we saw this beautiful Peacock.

A Pacific Gull on a beautiful orange lichen-covered granite boulder in Bicheno, Australia.

In Bicheno in Tasmania, a gull perches on a granite rock.

magpie geese in Hasties Swamp National Park, a paradise for birdwatchers, Atherton Tableland, Queensland Australia

Hasties Swamp National Park, in the Atherton Tableland of Queensland, Australia, is a birdwatcher’s paradise—but we had never seen so many magpie geese gathered in one place before.

Cape Barren Geese at Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia

On one of our Tasmania, Australia, trips, we visited Maria Island, were we saw the impressive Cape Barren geese.

A peaceful pelican in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

A resting pelican in Shark Bay, WA, Australia.

A beautiful white swan in Hanoi, Vietnam

The beautiful white swan, who shared our room with us in Hanoi, Vietnam.

More photos: Lightning strikes and sunsets

More photos: Wildlife who lived with us