Esther's photos with the keyword: platypus

For the Sunday Challenge: "Let’s put our week into a collage, get at least 3 shots, more is fine less is not! Your collage must contain at least: 1) one shot in black & white 2) one shot using the white balance 3) one shot with selective color Show us a bit of your week." Most nights a week, I spend some time in my computer room. In addition to books, my bookshelf holds a menagerie of odd creatures. They include a wooden toucan from Costa Rica, a rubber echidna key chain and glass and gold platypus and echidna from Australia and an elephant head recorder that looks like it was made by elves in Middle Ear and sounds worse than cheap plastic. All creatures except for the rubber echidna were photographed on a light blue tablecloth. PicMonkey Collage

Platypus - Sydney Aquarium (shot through the smudged glass). "The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals, the male platypus having a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans. The unique features of the platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognisable and iconic symbol of Australia; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of its 20-cent coin. The platypus is the animal emblem of the state of New South Wales." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus AIMG 8064