I’ve got a bit of a backlog of observations to upload, but I can’t not upload this one!

After a VERY long kayak trip from Balloch to Inchconachan, I spent about an hour and a half looking for the wild wallabies that live on the island. They were released in the 1940s and have had a stable population ever since, and I’d always wanted to see them (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wallabies-of-inchconnachan).

Well, with less than ten minutes before I would have had to reluctantly start the trip back, I saw one! It was bounding through the ferns higher up the island, along one of the tracks they seem to have. I followed it for a while, more listening to the telltale ‘bouncing through undergrowth’ sound than seeing it (they’re fast), and finally was able to get this photo. Well worth the trip!

Observación y registro hecho por Eissenhower Castillo, campesino guardian quien habita y protege la Reserva Forestal Protectora Cerro del Quininí.

"Gracias a la UNAL aprendimos a querer y valorar toda la biodiversidad de la reserva del Cerro Quínini." Eissenhower Castillo

Finca Tijiki, Vereda La Vuelta, Tibacuy

Se encontraba tomando el sol en la carretera, justo al lado de un arroyo que atraviesa tal carretera. Se mostró muy tranquila, sin asustarse, ni siquiera con la presencia de perros que pasaron cerca a ella sin que los atacase. Se desplazó muy lentamente hasta el borde del barranco a pesar de mi presencia, y con un palo la ayudé a trepar para que no la mataran. Desapareció camuflandose en el entorno.

This snake had been captured locally in a populated area the day before and was being released in this nearby protected area. It was described to us as a "False Cottonmouth" by Wally, a local conservationist. It is venomous, but its bite is not a serious threat to humans.