Dandenong Ranges Nature Photography » joey

Mother Kangaroo and Joey

Kathie Thomas — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:17:19 +0000

Especially for my overseas friends – thought you’d like to see what I saw last night while out for a walk. This Eastern grey female and her young one were busy watching cyclists ride on a path nearby and made a great study for me.

But then they got spooked and took off – so now you can see them bounding away.

And yes, it’s very green here as we’re still getting quite a bit of rain – which is good.

Swamp wallaby and baby

Kathie — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:54:33 +0000

Can’t believe I missed a day in posting. I usually have posts ready to go but have been distracted these past couple of days with updating the site and new ideas for it. However, I would love to share with you this image of a swamp wallaby and joey. Wallabies are more thickset than kangaroos and shorter in stature. I think they’re quite cute.

I knew this wallaby was a mother as I’d seen the enlarged pouch before when visiting Sherbrooke Forest but this time was the first time I’d seen her baby. If you look carefully you can see its head has popped out of the pouch and it still has no fur around the head, so it must be quite young. I’m no expert on these animals so will have to do some reading up.

Would have liked to get a clearer and closer shot but she took off when I took a step closer. Maybe next time…

A chatty fellow

Kathie — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:07:21 +0000

Well, he wasn’t really. He was busy chewing on grass and watching me as I came closer. But he does look like he’s talking to me doesn’t he? I chose this as my ‘pic of the day’.

This one stayed right on the edge of the path where I was walking and didn’t move away like most of the others did. I watched it carefully, as it did me, and was able to get a good close up, albeit with my longer lens. I wasn’t going to get that close to him. Mind you, he was close enough for me to reach out and pat him – almost!

A Wallaby and Joey III

Kathie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:46:50 +0000

Now at a slightly safer distance the mother stops to check my progress while her joey hops into the pouch for safety. Another wallaby is feeding nearby. It was early morning and you can see the sunlight outlining them.

A Wallaby and Joey II

Kathie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:44:44 +0000

As they noticed I was getting closer (to try and get clearer shots) mother decided to turn away and move and joey followed.

A wallaby and joey

Kathie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:42:02 +0000

Walking through Lysterfield Lake Park always produces some great photo opportunities. I was not to be disappointed when I was there recently and came across a small group of wallabies and one had a joey with it.