Chelodina longicollis

1 Eastern Long-necked Turtle at Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park

Chelodina longicollis at Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park - 23 Feb 2024 08:45 AM
Chelodina longicollis at Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park - 23 Feb 2024 08:45 AM
Chelodina longicollis at Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park - 23 Feb 2024 08:45 AM
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Chelodina longicollis 27 Oct 2024 DMeco
Chelodina longicollis 1 Mar 2024 CarbonAI
Chelodina longicollis 1 Mar 2024 Petesteamer

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Feeding by grabbing at the stems of submerged water tussocks. A large dragonfly emergence was in progress at the time, maybe the turtle was grabbing nymphs clinging to the stems pre-emergence (Supposition).

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