Re: PESO - Shingleback
I thought the same when I saw the photo on facebook :-) I wonder if that is nature's way of keeping the little guy from getting nipped in the ass... ann On 9/12/2018 3:22 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's what I thought too. That's the pushmi-pullyu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Dolittle_characters#The_Pushmi-pullyu :-) Igor Daniel J. Matyola Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:09:13 -0700 wrote: Hard to tell which end is the head and which the tail. Excellent image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:50 AM Brian Walters wrote: I haven't PESOed for quite a while... Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. I hope this link works... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg Cheers Brian -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
Thanks for those comments, Igor That was a great day we had with you, Jane & Rob - can't believe it was 8 years ago! We also have turtles that have to be rescued from roads - not often, fortunately although with the current very dry conditions we're experiencing it could be more common this year as they try to find new water holes. Thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Cheers, Brian ++ > On 13 September 2018 at 03:40 Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > That's a very interesting creature. It looks like a young, unopened pine > cone, or rather that from a "cedar pine" (in which pine nuts are found). > Thanks for sharing it with us, Brian! > > > There are some very interesting animals in your "neck of the woods". > We still have very fond memories from the visit to your continent, and > especially from the tours that you and Rob gave to us and the interaction > with all of you (and your wife). > > One of the most vividly remembered encounters was in the stones near > the ocean with yet another lizard (was that a monitor?) that was just > about a meter away from me when I was trying to photograph it. I believe > it was Rob who photographed me photographing that lizard. > Unfortunately, the photographs I took then are on the older computer. I've > shown some of them in my class, but I've never posted them on the web. > > > > We also have armored creatures in our area, what I call "armored rats": > armadillos. Most of the time I see them as a road kill, but I've seen them > a few times crossing the road or running through the front yard. > So, they don't sunbath (or even moonshine) on the road. > > > I feel for you and your efforts of removing these creatures from the > road. > We have turtles that frequently cross the road in our subdivision. We have > two ponds on two sides of the road, and a lot of time water turtles that > live in these ponds cross the road. One of the problems is that often they > have hard time climbing onto the curbstone once they cross the road. And > then they get stuck. Over the years, I've removed plenty of them from the > pavement. > > > But on two occasions, I've helped to small land-dwelling, > what I'd call "prairie"- (or desert-?) type turtles on > the road as well (just within some 100-200 meters from that ponds area). > They are either "Emydidae": desert or ornate box turtles (most likely) > http://www.texasturtles.org/Emydidae.html > or Texas tortoise: > http://www.texasturtles.org/Gopherus_berlandieri.html > > > I've also seen a few places with a massive turtle crossing on a > relatively major, high-speed highway. That's where it also becomes a > potential road hazard. > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > Brian Walters Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:51:02 -0700 wrote: > > I haven't PESOed for quite a while... > > Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures > but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of > country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable > consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they > don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) > > > Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen > before. I > hope this link works... > https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg > > > Cheers > Brian > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
They're very good with machine-guns though. > On 12 Sep 2018, at 20:43, John wrote: > > Appears to be one of the few native Australian species that is neither > poisonous nor venomous. > >> On 9/12/2018 07:49, Brian Walters wrote: >> I haven't PESOed for quite a while... >> Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but >> they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country >> roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I >> often >> stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate >> my >> efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) >> Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen >> before. I >> hope this link works... >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg >> Cheers >> Brian > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
Appears to be one of the few native Australian species that is neither poisonous nor venomous. On 9/12/2018 07:49, Brian Walters wrote: I haven't PESOed for quite a while... Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. I hope this link works... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
That's what I thought too. That's the pushmi-pullyu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Dolittle_characters#The_Pushmi-pullyu :-) Igor Daniel J. Matyola Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:09:13 -0700 wrote: Hard to tell which end is the head and which the tail. Excellent image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:50 AM Brian Walters wrote: I haven't PESOed for quite a while... Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. I hope this link works... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
Hard to tell which end is the head and which the tail. Excellent image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:50 AM Brian Walters wrote: > I haven't PESOed for quite a while... > > Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures > but > they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of > country > roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I > often > stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always > appreciate my > efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) > > Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen > before. I > hope this link works... > https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg > > > Cheers > Brian > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
That's a very interesting creature. It looks like a young, unopened pine cone, or rather that from a "cedar pine" (in which pine nuts are found). Thanks for sharing it with us, Brian! There are some very interesting animals in your "neck of the woods". We still have very fond memories from the visit to your continent, and especially from the tours that you and Rob gave to us and the interaction with all of you (and your wife). One of the most vividly remembered encounters was in the stones near the ocean with yet another lizard (was that a monitor?) that was just about a meter away from me when I was trying to photograph it. I believe it was Rob who photographed me photographing that lizard. Unfortunately, the photographs I took then are on the older computer. I've shown some of them in my class, but I've never posted them on the web. We also have armored creatures in our area, what I call "armored rats": armadillos. Most of the time I see them as a road kill, but I've seen them a few times crossing the road or running through the front yard. So, they don't sunbath (or even moonshine) on the road. I feel for you and your efforts of removing these creatures from the road. We have turtles that frequently cross the road in our subdivision. We have two ponds on two sides of the road, and a lot of time water turtles that live in these ponds cross the road. One of the problems is that often they have hard time climbing onto the curbstone once they cross the road. And then they get stuck. Over the years, I've removed plenty of them from the pavement. But on two occasions, I've helped to small land-dwelling, what I'd call "prairie"- (or desert-?) type turtles on the road as well (just within some 100-200 meters from that ponds area). They are either "Emydidae": desert or ornate box turtles (most likely) http://www.texasturtles.org/Emydidae.html or Texas tortoise: http://www.texasturtles.org/Gopherus_berlandieri.html I've also seen a few places with a massive turtle crossing on a relatively major, high-speed highway. That's where it also becomes a potential road hazard. Cheers, Igor Brian Walters Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:51:02 -0700 wrote: I haven't PESOed for quite a while... Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. I hope this link works... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
Sad but true. Man of our lizards do the same. I've seen the Shinglebacks on those Aus. Border Control programmes. Alan C On 12-Sep-18 01:49 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I haven't PESOed for quite a while... Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I often stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. I hope this link works... https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg Cheers Brian --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Shingleback
Dropbox image finally appeared after several attempts. Not a familiar critter. Your efforts on their behalf are more than generous! J Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2018, at 4:49 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > I haven't PESOed for quite a while... > > Shinglebacks - I love these guys. They are the most endearing creatures but > they have the unfortunate habit of deciding that the warm bitumen of country > roads is a great place to soak up heat - with predictable consequences. I > often > stop and move them off to a safer location but they don't always appreciate my > efforts. One or two have even peed on me :-) > > Not a great photo but maybe a creature many of you wouldn't have seen before. > I > hope this link works... > https://www.dropbox.com/s/0zw37k6rf1cshdc/shingleback.jpg > > > Cheers > Brian > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
