We went for a longer walk than normal with the dogs, taking a route we haven't followed for quite a while. Jack proved his worth as an echidna hunter again, alerting us to this one which was digging into an embankment in search of its food, ants.
I wonder how echidnas manage bites like the one I got on Wednesday? Does the ant venom not affect them? Or do they avoid the worst biting ants?
Also spotted on the walk was this blue flower, growing in a weedy roadside:
4 comments:
The colour of the echidna seems quite dark compared to some I have seen. Our native animals are fascinating.
You are a brave woman going out walking AGAIN after your bite from that ant!! Hope your ankle is healing...
hugs, Julierose
So are your going back to collect the seeds from the flax plant for a future crop? Getting from the stem to linen is an interesting process involving many arduous steps!
This is an interesting animal. We know him from the Prague Zoo. Marie
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