Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Isaacs, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Isaacs, ACT - 15 Apr 2020
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Isaacs, ACT - 15 Apr 2020
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Isaacs, ACT - 15 Apr 2020
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 20 May 2020 michaelb
Tachyglossus aculeatus 20 May 2020 roymcd

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This was quite unusual and I'm not sure what was going on. The echidna was happily feeding, but after a while it paused and appeared to rest its beak on a rock (photo 2). It then raised its beak in the air, maybe to sniff my scent, but its eyes were closed, and it held the position for a short yet reasonable length of time. It then repeated the process.

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