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Nation Geographic deems them "The happiest animal on Earth".
The quokka (Setonix brachyurus), the only member of the genus Setonix, is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.
Quokkas are found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, particularly Rottnest Island, just off Perth, and also Bald Island near Albany
So, Rottnest feels kind of cozy right now. This little cove was begging for a personal visit. The water was still quite cold but a swim is mandatory here. BTW, Perth is barely visible just to the left of the lighthouse.
The traditional owners of Rottnest Island are the Whadjuk Noongar people. The name for Rottnest Island in the Noongar language is Wadjemup, which means ‘place across the water where the spirits are’. During the last ice age, approximately 6,000-7,000 years ago, Wadjemup was connected to the mainland.
This is where the boats are moored .
In Summer they don't move, park and stay there for weeks.
All the toilet waste is dumped into the sea, if you stand on the jetty you can see toilet paper in the water.
This happens anywhere there are boats and ships the toilet waste is dumped into the sea.
The Greens don't say anything about this.
Driving along the coast road on Rottnest Island is one paradise treat after another. Soft white sands, clear colourful ocean colours, and astounding rock formations. We were only able to cover 5 of the bays on electric bikes - you would need a lot more time to explore the whole island and the 30 odd bays and coves. And who has time to explore the coast when quokkas keep popping up and disrupting the journey - which happened to us - a lot - hence 5 bays.
Spent 3 days on beautiful Rottnest Island, seeing a wedding and exploration. First sunset was a good one indeed.
A chaxge of pace as eased restrictions start today; a get away to Rottnest Island, or Rotto as the locals call it. The indigenous Noongar people call it Wadjemup.
Rottnest Island is a sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, a remnant of Pleistocene dune ridges. It lies 18 Km off the coast from Fremantle in Western Australia.
The island is well known for its population of Quokkas, a small native marsupial found in very few other locations. Quokkas are well habituated to humans, I took this shot of one under an outdoors dining table where it was picking up food that fell from above. Nobody would ever give a Quokka something to eat 😊.
The island is also home to colonies of Australian sea lions and southern fur seals. Rottnest was separated from the mainland around 7,000 years ago, when sea levels rose. Human artefacts have been found on the island dating back at least 30,000 years.
What better spot to capture the epic grandeur of the magnificent Rottnest Island than Salmon Bay on a beautiful Friday morning
Rottnest Island (known as Wadjemup to the local Noongar people, and otherwise colloquially known as Rotto) is an island off the coast of Western Australia, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, Rottnest is an A-class reserve, the highest level of protection afforded to public land.
Rottnest Island, von den Aborigines der Noongar Wadjemup genannt, ist eine kleine Insel in der Nähe von Perth vor der Küste des australischen Bundesstaates Western Australia. Sie liegt 18 Kilometer westlich von Fremantle. Rottnest Island ist elf Kilometer lang und 4,5 Kilometer breit. Auf der Insel leben 114 Einwohner (Volkszählung 2011). Hauptort ist Thomson Bay an der Ostküste.
(Wikipedia)
Nina with a Quokka on Rottnest island today. The Dutch explorers of the 17th century thought these little marsupials were rats and named the island “rats nest” hence Rottnest island. Photo not taken by me, I am home.
Rottnest Island in the morning produces stunning blues from the right angle. I found a rock and framed a lighthouse.
# 17 on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Dalla Costa Occidentale della Sardegna alla West Coast dell'Australia, sull'Oceano Indiano.
From West Coast of Sardinia to West Coast of Australia
No doubt trying to get a little shut eye and get away from the cell phone freaks on the island. At this point, I was full into lying down on the ground to get camera even with their eyes, a position Joanne always rolled her eyes after looking at the state of my clothes - not to mention lying down on the ground with brown snakes roaming about freely is probably not the best idea I came up with on that trip.
Quokkas are found on the tiny island of Rottnest just off the coast of Perth Australia. Noted for their smiling faces and friendly habit they are labelled the happiest animals on Earth.
I must say the combination of this extremely fast and sharp Tamron lens together with the A9 quick focus helped assure a string of perfect shots - even if all the poses were not right on. In this case you could not bribe the model for different poses since there was a $5000 fine for touching or feeding them - so patience was the word. Since they are essentially nocturnal sometimes you had to wait a bit - or move on. On occasion I was tempted to utter a discrete but loud "Ah-Hum" but I respected their sleep at all times.
Bathurst Lighthouse was built in 1900 after the disastrous shipwreck of the City of York in which 12 lives were lost. You can see the rocky protrusions approaching the shore which signals the perils of sailing too close to shore. More Quokkas to follow. You're not done with them yet :)
Note this appears to be a pristine beach with just a few visitors when in fact it was packed with beach tents, bathers, balls, strollers and floats. The wonders of yelling out 'SHARKS!!!" followed by "SNAKES!" followed by "TSUNAMI!" Then a bit of photoshop cleanup and there you go - pristine beach.
Sony ILCE-9
E 20mm F2.8 F050
ƒ/8.0 20.0 mm 1/400 ISO 100
We went to Rottnest Island yesterday with the family. Home to a resident and very tame population of Quokkas, there are also some good birds there.
Discovery Parks glamping tents are set around the famous Bathurst Lighthouse and northern beaches of Rottnest.
A smiling face greets me underneath a fir tree. More detailed resolution on this one. They do sleep most of the day but do waken to greet passerby who spot them. This one was already awake - I did not disturb the sleeping Quokkas. Between 3-5 they began to stir and wander around for niblets of food.
This will be your daily quokka update page for a bit while we recover from our 15km trek on Rottnest Island. (No bike, no bus, just legs.)
Sony ILCE-7RM4
SAMYANG AF 75mm F1.8
ƒ/2.2 75.0 mm 1/250 ISO 125