This is our platypus pool - well not technically ours, but down the bottom of our property in the neighbouring reserve. We like to think of it as ours though, as other people rarely go down there and to us, it is our "special place".

As you can see by this photo Platypuses are difficult to spot. This one is quite young, about 25cm long.

On the morning these photo's were taken the Platypus gave us quite a show. We had roughly 24 sightings over a 20 minute period.

As we sat quitely he ducked and dived and played in the rushing water from the water fall. A few times he rolled on his side and scatched himself and warmed his back in the sun.

The other Platypuses viewed in this pool are significantly larger, around 50cm in length and are shyer, coming out to play at early morning and late in the afternoon.

The size of this little guy indicates that he is probably last seasons young, as this seasons young wouldn't be emerging from the burrow until about March.