Christmas beetle. I saved it from the pool. Just before this,I also saved a black one the same size but it had flown before I could take a photo of it.
Beetle is alive. I believe it is an Atkinson's Chrismas Beetle.
Darebin creek . View from southern road bridge just before northland shopping centre. On northland side. The creek is polluted unfortunately and twice I’ve seen what looks like soapy water released into the creek before it rains on the Ivanhoe side of road(meaning looking towards Ivanhoe . Wood ducks. Sometimes there are ducks but sometimes there is nothing. It depends. But for anyone wanting to go shopping and see wildlife as well it is probably worth coming here ( walking up southern road to oriel road from northland , crossing the road and then walking back and going for a brief walk in the open space before going shopping