A recent spring arrival

Lol, I'm staying up all night, tonight - will explain later tomorrow or the following morning when I post my next shots. Thought I'd post my daily three now (around 1:00 am), otherwise I might end up missing a day : )

This afternoon, 1 May 2016, I just needed to get out with my camera. The sun was shining and I had a bit of time. Drove down to Fish Creek Park, forgetting that on a Sunday, it would be packed with walkers, cyclists, fishermen, people having a picnic or BBQ - and photographers.

Spotted this lost kid's toy floating in the creek and couldn't resist capturing this unusual spring visitor. Found out later that it is in fact a decoy. Nearby, was a turtle - presumably a Painted Turtle, and one that maybe someone had as a pet and then released it into the wild. It was camouflaged so well, looking like a rock in the water.