AOI: Black-fronted Dotterels and off-topic

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hi Jude,

 

I haven't noticed a reply from anyone else so here is mine. Yes this image of the water rat is sufficient to identify it as Hydromys chrysogaster, not because of the photo is necessarily detailed, the broad head and two tone colour scheme is distinctive but more that there is nothing else that looks or behaves remotely similar.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----From: jude hopwood [ Sent: Monday, 22 October 2012 6:06 PM      To: COG
Subject: [canberrabirds] AOI: Black-fronted Dotterels and off-topic

Not sure if anyone is interested, but here are the pair, in view from the causeway at Komungla, SE of Goulburn on the Currawang Road at 8am today. Not terribly good images, sorry.  I know it's a bit off topic, but would anyone know if this image of the water rat is sufficient to identify it as Hydromys chrysogaster.  He was foraging in deep water, submerged much of the time.

Jude