Kangaroos on australia day

gus

Well its jan 26th...Australia day holiday. We decided to go for a swim & fish at our local dam/lake.

The light was terrible for photography but great to be out in as you dont get sunburnt as much.

The BBQ tables were pre-booked. These are wild Eastern Grey Kangaroos..wild as in they come & go as they please ...not cranky or savage. They let me get about 15 yards from them..even the one 15 year old that wont leave home.

All macropods lick their forearms in hot weather for cooling thus the wet arms.




Thats his legs above his head..














Still on wildlife here....its just that the 3 foot eel is out of shot. I can get a photo of an eel anyday.

gluwater

Nice kangaroos Gus. thanks for explaining about the arm, I thought they looked odd. That last shot is priceless.

Angelo

very nice series of roos Hummy.

3 foot eel, huh? hmmmm and Bob's your Uncle?

gus

Angelo wrote:

very nice series of roos Hummy.

3 foot eel, huh? hmmmm and Bob's your Uncle?

The mongrels will bite you in the shallows.

rahmonster

Nice roos Gus.

I'd say that last one could be considered for the "strong emotions" challenge:D

I HATE HATE HATE eels....eeeeewwwwww yuk yuk yuk...Had some swimming round my legs in the Kunderang when I was kid...might have given me a complex....

Thusie

Gus love the shots and thank for explaining the wet legs, interesting. The last shot is priceless and is certainly a CH57 shot

Rohirrim

Nice series Gus. Love seeing those roo's

jeff lapoint

Humungus wrote:

The mongrels will bite you in the shallows.

cheebus, thats a biggun:uhoh

Part of the wonder of living in Os must be having all these wonderful and exotic creatures about. At least for me, watching people get really freaked out by them could only add to the fun

Great shots 'Gus

DoctorIt

hey thanks for ruining my lunch with those eels.

Don't they have laws over there? Roos that old should be at school, and not hangin' out in mom's pouch, eh?

Tessa HD

I really enjoyed those,
that baby kangaroo must be a mama's boy and doesn't want to leave the nest, or pouch rather.

gus

Tessa HD wrote:

that baby kangaroo must be a mama's boy and doesn't want to leave the nest, or pouch rather.

Tks for looking guys

Tessa roos are masters of drought survival. They can have a joey on the ground...one in the pouch & one as a fertised egg waiting in line. That fertilised egg can wait dormant for several years to wait out a drought.

gus

jeff lapoint wrote:

cheebus, thats a biggun:uhoh

Part of the wonder of living in Os must be having all these wonderful and exotic creatures about. At least for me, watching people get really freaked out by them could only add to the fun

Great shots 'Gus

Mate several years ago they sent 2 divers down in a dam the same as this one (50 miles to the west) to work on the valves/gates from memory. They came straight back up & refused to go back down without a cage...said the eels were the size of a mans leg :uhoh

Angelo

Humungus wrote:

The mongrels will bite you in the shallows.

Yikes!

Tessa HD

amazing, thanks for the facts
Tessa roos are masters of drought survival. They can have a joey on the ground...one in the pouch & one as a fertised egg waiting in line. That fertilised egg can wait dormant for several years to wait out a drought.[/quote]