Thank you!...
I'd like to tell you where I shot it, but I just can't recall the location. My wife and parked the car and took a short hike. This little stream was within 100 meters of the pullout. Most people either go to the coast or up to Cadillac Mountain. Covid was peaking, so I looked for places where most people did not go.
Got out for some seascaping this morning. Been 6+ weeks since the last time i was out shooting. This is at Laguna Beach, CA.
Z7 and 14-24Z F/2.8 @ 16mm
Echidnas and Platypus are the only two egg laying mammals in the world. Their group is called monotremes which include 3 types of Echidna and the Platypus.
This Echidna was on the march looking for a termite mound to get his next meal. Interestingly, he swam across a small lagoon to get to the other side, maybe swimming about 100mts. I was absolutely surprised they could swim so well and it was behaviour I never knew they did. Anyway, he got to the sand between the ocean and the lagoon and then still had to swim again across the small channel of water that connected the lagoon to the sea.
An amazing experience for me to see this behaviour.
He became a little used to me and so I go down on the sand and took this shot, which I am VERY pleased with.
Echidnas and Platypus are the only two egg laying mammals in the world. Their group is called monotremes which include 3 types of Echidna and the Platypus.
This Echidna was on the march looking for a termite mound to get his next meal. Interestingly, he swam across a small lagoon to get to the other side, maybe swimming about 100mts. I was absolutely surprised they could swim so well and it was behaviour I never knew they did. Anyway, he got to the sand between the ocean and the lagoon and then still had to swim again across the small channel of water that connected the lagoon to the sea.
An amazing experience for me to see this behaviour.
He became a little used to me and so I go down on the sand and took this shot, which I am VERY pleased with.
Interesting documentation Lance! The image is superb, as all your's are. And your description of what happened adds so much to it. Thanks
Not sure, but I believe the primates are the only mammals that cannot swim, If anyone knows more about the swimming, please post on this thread. Thanks
