YouTube video, Granite Falls, Morton National Park

[LPM]

Hi All. Recently I came across a YouTube video from the user BMWILD, where he smells something foul and has an uneasy feeling of being watched while bushwalking near Granite Falls in Morton National Park. The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBjtX9aRTv0.

Around 3:16 in the video BMWILD becomes particularly frightened, the hairs on his neck stand up, and he wildly pans his camera across the bush. He doesn't see anything, but some black movement low down caught my eye, so I downloaded the video and looked at the frames. I've attached one here. I've tried to use an 'unblurring' tool to clear up the frame, but the motion of the camera at this time is very strong, so it's hard to do anything to improve the quality.

The pose and face of the figure reminds me a bit of the AYR report from Strickland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAwe44rvK-I): seemingly on its stomach looking out. It could be pareidolia caused by the camera motion across a black tree stump, but I thought I'd share it because it coincides with the intense feeling of being watched.

[Austral]

Thank you LPM. When I zoomed In on that Image it was a "jeezus !" moment to me. I recon that is an amazing find.

[Daggzy B]

yeah my exact first words were "holy sh#t!" could be pareidolia but yes agree, good spotting there.

[Dion]

....could be pareidolia .....

If people are looking at what I am looking at, half the head is missing, more than likely it IS pareidolia.

Thanks for sharing the vid though LPM.

[David]

Hard one I reckon. The circumstances around it make it interesting.