Wilky writes: "Had a platypus swim with us for about 20 -30 ft." Mate, fantastic. I have seen platypus in the nearby training drain, the mighty Yarra. For a waterway that takes stormwater from roads, and gets a lot of consumer garbage into it, the Yarra supports a surprising range of wildlife. I've seen Nankeen night herons, long necked tortoises, darters, purple swamp hens, azure kingfishers, coots, white-faced herons, king parrots, and platypus, twice. One of the best things about paddling is the wildlife. Peter Treby, Melbourne, Australia. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Peter, All this wild life in the drain, does this mean we can't call it the Upside Down river any more :-) Cheers Wilky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> "snip snip" >I have seen platypus in the nearby training drain, the > mighty Yarra. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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