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RESEARCH DIRECTOR (MEN’S & SPECIALIST) Justin StoneJanuary. February 13Spiky visitor by Tamara Montgomery
I live on a rural property, 23km outside of Mungindi, QLD. I took this photo of a young
echidna as it passed near my house. It curled into a ball when I approached, so I just lay
on my stomach and patiently waited for it to keep going on its way, which it did happily.
Cloudy cliff s by Ben Blanche
I captured this image early in the morning on the Overland Track in Cradle Mountain-
Lake St Clair National Park, TAS. Fog was rolling down the buttongrass of Pelion Plains,
beneath the imposing dolerite cliff s of Mt Oakleigh.
Pup of the sea by Jacqueline McGhie
About a two-hour drive north of Perth is a town called Jurien Bay. Out on the nearby
islands, the Australian sea lion can be found hauling out. I was enjoying a snorkel when
this pup came to investigate; I managed a couple of snaps before exiting the water.
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