No carcasses today, although The Doc did photograph a few including the Bennett’s Wallaby and a Potoroo, at least I think it was. A Potoroo is a kangaroo-like marsupial about the size of a rabbit.
He is a seascape from a beach close to Emita Beach, a beach without a name. Looking this good it should have one. That is lichen growing on the granite. Two pictures stitched together, cropped slightly, some saturation and sharpening. Click on thumbnail to see full size image.
The Doc booked an appointment with the hospital to take out my stitches on Friday. I have about 10 after the operation to remove a skin cancer.
The Doc explored this morning and this afternoon went for a walk, taking landscape and textures photos around Emita Beach and Marshall Bay, including Castle Rock.
He also found a Little Penguin carcass wash up on Emita Beach. It was no older than 48 hours, showing no sign of predation. It appeared it died at sea and washed up on the beach, no signs of rigamortis . Lots of carcasses around Flinders island because of the abundant wildlife, at least was not roadkill.
One of the secluded beaches The Doc visited. Lichen growing on granite creates some awesome colours. Click on picture to see the large version.
Having visited Flinders Island previously, you hit the ground running. An early change of plans however, because it is a public holiday today, so The Doc cannot buy food. So off the pub for lunch. They are generous helpings and The Doc still feels full at 9pm.
When driving around the Island there was a lot of roadkill, especially wombats. Rowena at the car hire firm had mentioned at least 4 juvenile wombats were being looked after. She described them and they sound quite cute.
A quick rest then off to West End for wildlife, quite a few Bennett’s Wallabies and Pademelons. The Doc is still sorting the photos so only a wombat today, roadkill I am afraid, as the live ones tend to avoid people. They tend to give you their behind, often just running into the bush leaving their backsides showing, one today did a similar thing on the road, which increases the chance of becoming roadkill.
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