Late this afternoon while I was watering the garden Sophie started barking and wouldn't stop. She is not a dog that barks a lot so there is usually something unusual going on. As I was down the side of the house and she was in the back yard I couldn't see what she was barking at so I came around to investigate. She was standing next to the fence bordering our neighbour's backyard and this is what the source of excitement was all about.
An echidna.
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| In this photo he was feeling very shy and had ducked his head under to hide. |
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| Side view of his body. |
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| Coming up for another look to see if I'm still there. |
He was so cute. Every time I moved a little or a leaf would make a noise he would hide his head again. I probably spent about 30 minutes in my hands and knees to take these photos and some film. I took about six short films but this is the best one. Enjoy.
Anne xx
what a great find! It's nice to see some more of your wildlife - I saw these on a BBC nature type documentary recently.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little creature. But I would not want to come close to those sharp quills.
ReplyDeleteAw, he's so sweet - how lovely that he stayed long enough for you to take pics too. Hope Sophie stayed well away though - I recall a late night trip to the vet years ago when our dog nudged a porcupine and got a muzzle full of quills!
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Ahhh!
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
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Such a sweet little thing to find in your garden.
ReplyDeleteI thought you said nothing happens at your place. First a wombat and now an echidna. What next, a bandicoot or a lost lyrebird maybe?
ReplyDeleteoh so sweet. I enjoyed reading from your link. I would have stayed & watched for ages - so lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing creature! I never saw an echidna in person before... she looks very cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the video.