Spike

North Head, New South Wales

Unbothered. Unhurried. Entirely themselves. Spike is a close encounter with one of Australia’s most ancient and extraordinary creatures — the echidna, ambling through dry grass with its magnificent armour of spines catching the light. No drama, no fuss. Just a living relic of prehistory doing what echidnas do best. A photograph that makes you stop and appreciate how wonderfully strange this country is.