Hydromys chrysogaster
Rakali or Water Rat at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Hydromys chrysogaster | DonFletcher | 16 Jun 2023 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | CarbonAI | 16 Jun 2023 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | LisaH | 16 Jun 2023 |
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So excited!! I've only recently been able to access the creek again, and today, in beautiful weather, I stood on the bank hoping to see a trout in the crystal clear water (which I'd seen a week ago, no photos of course). I heard a plip, then a plop, then saw a wake of ripples head towards the other side of the stream - and there was a busy rakali, its white tipped tail airborne as it dived. I waited to see if it would emerge from the overhang, but all I saw were ripples. Eventually, quite a way up the creek, I saw it again, snapped a couple of blurred shots, and wandered away - happy.
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Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
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- Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
- Rakali or Water Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1940m Recorded at altitude
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