Long Neck Turtles Laying Eggs
The Long Neck Turtles have been spotted wandering ashore and across paths, roads and parks recently. Presumably to lay their eggs so keep an eye out for them when you are driving around. For some reason the Willie Wagtails seem to dislike them and take to swooping and attacking them as they travel on the land. One aboriginal theory I heard is that the Willy’s are rushing the turtles back into the water as the turtles may attract other predators that will in turn attack the nests of the Willie Wagtail, ie eagles and crows.
More about the turtles here http://www.turtleoblonganetwork.org.au/about-them.html
Long Neck Turtle