Platypus at Bega, NSW
Identification history
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | 11 May 2020 | MatthewHiggins |
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User's notes
A nice close sighting achieved by watching bubble trails to predict where the Platypus might rise. The second (distant!) photo shows a Platypus at far right in front of tree trunk, and a Pacific Black Duck at far left; nice to manage to get two species in the one shot, even if a long way off.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.855124-36.677242
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2020 10:48 AM Recorded on
- MatthewHiggins Recorded by
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MatthewHiggins South Coast NatureMapr Ornithorhynchus anatinus Monotremes Mammals
Species information
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
- Platypus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude