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**Des** · 12-04-2017, 05:38 PM - **3 Likes**

Bush rats (rattus fuscipes). A rather endearing indigenous Australian species.

**Des** · 12-15-2017, 03:21 PM - **2 Likes**

Common Brushtail Possum. K-3 + DFA 100 Macro WR.

Unregistered User 8 · 12-16-2017, 05:04 AM - **1 Like**

Furry doesn't have to mean cuddly.

The fur on the Australian Echidna has evolved into quite a good defence. Cuddle one of these little darlin's and you will need a few bandages.

**Des** · 12-16-2017, 02:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by pjv

Furry doesn't have to mean cuddly.

The fur on the Australian Echidna has evolved into quite a good defence. Cuddle one of these little darlin's and you will need a few bandages.

Great get Pete. It's not easy to photograph their furry faces. Most of the time what you see is this.

It's worth emphasizing how remarkable echidnas are. They are not related to hedgehogs or porcupines - the defensive quills are an example of convergent evolution. Echidnas are monotremes (like platypus) - that is, they lay eggs. They don't have a nipple - they feed milk to their young (which are called by the delightful name of "puggles") by secretions through pores. Like platypus, they have low body temperatures for mammals. When you see an echidna, you are looking at the model for the very beginning of mammal evolution.

Unregistered User 8 · 12-16-2017, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by Des

Great get Pete

Thank you Des, much appreciated mate.

Originally posted by Des

It's not easy to photograph their furry faces. Most of the time what you see is this.

Yes, I too had a few like that on the day..

**Des** · 02-16-2018, 01:04 AM - **1 Like**

Time for a bump after 2 quiet months. Another Common Wombat. K-30 + DA-L 55-300.

**Des** · 03-27-2018, 02:42 PM

Another bump. This guy appeared at our place this week, pursuing a girl who was at the top of the tree. K-3 + FA*300 f4.5.

kengoh · 03-28-2018, 12:00 PM - **1 Like**

The weather is so hot until the Panda Bear stick out the tongue!
K1 + DAL 55-300

**CharLac** · 04-27-2018, 11:18 AM

Pentax K-7, DA18-55 WR

While visiting Killarney Provincial Park back in 2013, we one day visited the Georgian Bay coastline. Let me excessively clear, I am not a fan of the snake-kind. So when the kids and I started walking out on a hot spit of rock it was a hair raising realization that the whole area was covered in long meaty Northern Watersnakes sunning themselves on the red rock. That said, being an intrepid photographer I could not resist a few shots.

**jpzk** · 04-27-2018, 11:28 AM - **1 Like**

Late joining in to the party !
And here's a mink, taken by the roadside a little while back:

**CharLac** · 04-27-2018, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by jpzk

Late joining in to the party !
And here's a mink, taken by the roadside a little while back:

Oops...I missed the furry bit

...sorry

**jacamar** · 04-27-2018, 11:47 AM - **1 Like**

I've heard of a furry trout (a taxidermist's creation, said to inhabit the deepest, coldest reaches of Scottish lochs), but never a furry snake! Killarney also has Massasaugas, which are actually poisonous, though quite docile. There are lots of good snake shots in the reptiles thread:

Post photos of snakes and other reptiles here - PentaxForums.com

**jacamar** · 04-27-2018, 01:30 PM - **2 Likes**

South American Grey Fox

normhead · 04-28-2018, 06:53 AM - **3 Likes**

This week in the park....

normhead · 05-11-2018, 04:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Driving back through Algonquin Park tonight, sometimes you have to stop/
This big guy drinking salt water fro, a roadside ditch.

K-3 and DA*60-250

too ISO or 400 ISO, ƒ5.6 AV

This guys seems harmless enough, back to the task at hand.

12-16-2017, 05:04 AM - 1 Like	#33
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Continuing the Aussie theme. Furry doesn't have to mean cuddly. The fur on the Australian Echidna has evolved into quite a good defence. Cuddle one of these little darlin's and you will need a few bandages.

04-27-2018, 11:18 AM	#39
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Coiled menace Pentax K-7, DA18-55 WR While visiting Killarney Provincial Park back in 2013, we one day visited the Georgian Bay coastline. Let me excessively clear, I am not a fan of the snake-kind. So when the kids and I started walking out on a hot spit of rock it was a hair raising realization that the whole area was covered in long meaty Northern Watersnakes sunning themselves on the red rock. That said, being an intrepid photographer I could not resist a few shots. Attached Images

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Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424	Originally posted by pjv Furry doesn't have to mean cuddly. The fur on the Australian Echidna has evolved into quite a good defence. Cuddle one of these little darlin's and you will need a few bandages. Great get Pete. It's not easy to photograph their furry faces. Most of the time what you see is this. It's worth emphasizing how remarkable echidnas are. They are not related to hedgehogs or porcupines - the defensive quills are an example of convergent evolution. Echidnas are monotremes (like platypus) - that is, they lay eggs. They don't have a nipple - they feed milk to their young (which are called by the delightful name of "puggles") by secretions through pores. Like platypus, they have low body temperatures for mammals. When you see an echidna, you are looking at the model for the very beginning of mammal evolution.

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Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by Des Great get Pete Thank you Des, much appreciated mate. Originally posted by Des It's not easy to photograph their furry faces. Most of the time what you see is this. Yes, I too had a few like that on the day..

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