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Echidna

Photo by AlisonDeale
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Just wandering around in the open, buried itself slightly when we approached but after us sitting quietly for a while, continued its journey

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Short-beaked echidna

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Comments (5)
lori.tas
Well done getting the "beak" in your shot. They're always facing away from me when I photograph them. Very shy little creatures.
MrsPbio
Wow-- what an incredible first spotting! Can't wait to see what you come up with after that! It's a hard one to beat ! ;)
rams4d
Congratulations for your first spot, impressive.
Maria dB
What a nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!
Sergio Monteiro
One of the two australian animals that I want to see since I was young (the other is the platipus...)
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PublishedAugust 12, 2013

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