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Platybrachys vidua
This creature had me completely fooled! It was in shadow, blended almost perfectly with the bark of the gum tree it was on (I have lightened some of these shots so you can see the detail). All I could see clearly was the 'eyes' - I kept trying to get a shot of the head but it was walking up the tree away from me. It wasn't until I got inside and looked at the shots later that I found the 'eyes' were on its tail and it had been moving up the tree backwards. Totally duped!!!
Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Apr 16, 2012
3 Comments
Oh thats classic, Shanna! I know what you mean when your trying to take the photo as they are walking away from you. So tempted to stop them in their tracks but I just can't do it!
Thanks Ashish. I was very surprised when I realised I had it the wrong way around!
You lucky one who grabbed their facial capture... fantastic learning for everyone.