Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Michelago, NSW

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Michelago, NSW - 22 Sep 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Michelago, NSW - 22 Sep 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Michelago, NSW - 22 Sep 2018
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 29 Sep 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Tachyglossus aculeatus 29 Sep 2018 Illilanga

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2 comments

   29 Sep 2018
It looks like this one was blowing bubbles from his nose. Did it have a head cold?
Illilanga wrote:
   30 Sep 2018
Yes, snot bubbles. I wondered the same. Maybe they use it to clear the dirt? It was super cute.

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Stizoptera bichenovii (Double-barred Finch) at Michelago, NSW - 20 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
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Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Michelago, NSW - 16 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
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Phyllotocus macleayi (Nectar scarab) at Michelago, NSW - 16 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
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Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Nysius vinitor (Rutherglen bug) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Scrobiger splendidus (Clerid beetle) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Michelago, NSW - 10 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lizard) at Michelago, NSW - 10 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Michelago, NSW - 1 Dec 2019 by Illilanga
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Nov 2019 by Illilanga
Miltinus sp. (genus) (Miltinus mydas fly) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Nov 2019 by Illilanga

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