Helpful Posts: To the beach of course....
The Giant White-tailed rat is Australia's largest rodent; this one had a body length of about 40cm. What it was doing out in broad daylight I will never know. I hope the poor thing hadn't been poisoned, making it desperate for water - even seawater.
I know this one is OOF... But back-lit it was a PITA to get enough dynamic range to drag out any detail. I should have wound the ISO up.
There was a plague of these things up at Tinneroo Dam last year and they ruined a lot of car and caravan electrics and water pipes by burnishing their teeth on them. Years ago my sister lived by Black Mountain and had to use 2½" poly water pipes to stop them getting chewed (the rats can't open their jaws wide enough to get a grip).
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11th April 2016, 08:59 AM #1
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Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
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11th April 2016, 09:03 AM #2
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Re: Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
Nice enough captures, I would have been tempted to get its attention so that it turned around.
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11th April 2016, 09:07 AM #3
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Re: Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
I really wanted to get the other side of it but barely had time to get the 75-300mm lens out before it scuttled off.
Originally Posted by Shadowman
Nice enough captures, I would have been tempted to get its attention so that it turned around.
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12th April 2016, 05:22 AM #4
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Re: Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
YIKES!!!
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12th April 2016, 07:06 AM #5
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Re: Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
Please don't tell me how you cook them.
You were sad it scuttled off! Said like a photographer not a chef...
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12th April 2016, 09:59 AM #6
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Re: Where do White-tailed Rats go for their Easter holidays?
Um... my restaurant has been closed down for some reason... Originally Posted by pnodrog
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