Wallabia bicolor
5 Swamp Wallaby at Acton, ACT
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| Wallabia bicolor | DonFletcher | 10 Oct 2021 | |
| Wallabia bicolor | JonSteinbeck | 10 Oct 2021 |
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Paddling around the eastern end of Springbank Island I caught a glimpse out of the corner my eye of a Swamp Wallaby standing motionless on the discarded pile of cut trees. Its eyes were tracking my progress in the water. I was able to get a few shots while I slowly drifted past but when I paddled backwards to return for better photographs the wallaby had gone.
2 comments
10 Oct 2021
Significant Sighting! This is probably the first Wallaby recorded on an island in Griffin's Lake, which filled almost 60 years ago. I know there was a female EGK on Springbank Island 7-10 years ago.
12 Oct 2021
Hi Don, Many thanks for that information I really appreciate you letting me know. All the best.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.112752-35.290580
- Altitude 559.4m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2021 07:30 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
- Swamp Wallaby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
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