We often have echidna signs around our acre block in the form of their digging holes looking for food.

This last week or so they have been very active during the day wandering through our property and the neighbors to the reserve across the road. They seem quite unconcerned as they amble along their route.

Doing research can be fun. Field work definitely is, but picture analysis? You wouldn't think so. However, Echidnas always put a smile on my face when I analyse my montion sensored camera pics.

I must admit that they left me puzzled one night as I got so many photos of Echidnas, that I am no not sure if this is an Echidna highway or just the same animal walking around in circles, playing a joke on me. Echidnas rule! (even though I work with wallabies).

I found this echidna on my driveway and managed to get some good closeup shots.

I was sitting on the ground with camera as the echidna came towards me.

It came right up to me, sniffed my jeans and continued on its way.

Hanging around in my yard close to Castle Hill Reserve.  

Ambling about the yard in foraging-type behaviour, sticking its nose under rocks etc.  

Stayed around for 10 or 15 minutes, not concerned by my presence.

Ever seen 2 echidnas playing? We watched for ages one night as 2 echidnas took turns at chasing each other. They get right up on their legs and can run fast.

We had a property in the foothills of the Toowoomba Range with resident echidnas in the garden--they are real little bulldozers and can move huge sandstone blocks in their quest for ants - they also drink water from frog ponds.

One of the greatest thrills I've had was when an echidna walked over my foot at the Palms National Park near Cooyar---I was sitting on the buttressed root of a fig tree and he came waddling along the track and straight over my foot--I suspect that their eyesight is not strong or else he was an echidna on a mission.

On the 5th December at dusk I watched an Echidna crossing my private dirt track on my 25 acre property. I touched it before it scurried on, determined to reach the adjoining bushland. I have a few acres of undisturbed bushland with lots of logs on the ground.

A few months ago, we heard the noisy miners and butcher birds giving the alarm calls that we normally associate with the neighbourhood cats.  It lasted for some time, but no cat was in sight.

We went to investigate and there, half buried at the foot of a large tree was an echidna.  Obviously he had come through our urban back yard, and was unusual enough to disturb the locals.

He stayed for a couple of hours then just moved on.  We have never seen him again, but it was an amazing experience to see such a wonderful creature in our Brisbane suburb.

Quite a large specimen. walking along my front verandah!

Not at all concerned about our presence, just sort of ambled around and went back into our back yard.

My backyard lawn area runs into our messy, rocky back slope, ideal cover for small birds and animals.  I spotted it just as I went to bed, echidna was busily digging his way across the back lawn.   Next morning you could see where he had dug around rocks and the old hardwood sleepers surrounding the lawn looking for ants etc. His tracks came on to our back verandah (concrete slab at ground level). Hadn't seen 'our two' for a few weeks so it was good to know they are still with us.