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An Amazing Koala Sequence!
******** Please look at the rest of the sequence on my photostream *********
Question: Why Did The Koala Cross The Road?
Answer: To visit the chicken! Well, perhaps to look for more food...who really knows?
I just wish I had more space on my camera memory, as I would have loved to have captured this amazing sequence as a Quicktime movie.
I know there is a lot of shots, but these are all in sequence of about 30 seconds as this large koala descended from a tree RIGHT next to me, then SLOWLY ambled across the road, then checked out several trees before continuing along the road - it was only the approach of a very large and menacing dog that frightened it into a rapid ascent.
This was such a wonderful moment - a completely wild and free koala, completely undisturbed by my presence. I have NEVER seen this behaviour before! Perhaps 10 tens at Warrandyte I have disturbed a koala on the ground, but they immediately run to get away from anyone, and are far more fearful and frightened of people.
This was a truly wonderful experience.
This is the koala I referred to before that disturbed all the parrots in my previous photos!
Raymond Island, Gippsland Lakes, Eastern Victoria, Australia
This wonderful, beautiful, wild and free koala lives on Raymond Island, a tiny island but a known koala sanctuary - in Victoria's Gippsland Lakes, some 280km from Melbourne where I live.
I have just returned from a week's holiday, this afternoon, and I took many photos of this, and other koalas, all living wild and free amongst human habitation - mainly holiday homes, but a number of permanent residents too.
These koalas have no fear of people, and unfortunately no fear of cars - this koala was nearly run over crossing the road, right in front of several cars, but fortunately people drive carefully here!
I was busy photographing parrots, when the birds all flew away - and when I turned around, this koala climbed down a tree right next to me, and ambled slowly RIGHT next to me! It was not at all concerned, which was FANTASTIC!
What a thrill to see this koala wild and free, and very healthy.
Stay tuned for plenty more photos from this week!
Raymond Island, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia
An Amazing Koala Sequence!
******** Please look at the rest of the sequence on my photostream *********
Question: Why Did The Koala Cross The Road?
Answer: To visit the chicken! Well, perhaps to look for more food...who really knows?
I just wish I had more space on my camera memory, as I would have loved to have captured this amazing sequence as a Quicktime movie.
I know there is a lot of shots, but these are all in sequence of about 30 seconds as this large koala descended from a tree RIGHT next to me, then SLOWLY ambled across the road, then checked out several trees before continuing along the road - it was only the approach of a very large and menacing dog that frightened it into a rapid ascent.
This was such a wonderful moment - a completely wild and free koala, completely undisturbed by my presence. I have NEVER seen this behaviour before! Perhaps 10 tens at Warrandyte I have disturbed a koala on the ground, but they immediately run to get away from anyone, and are far more fearful and frightened of people.
This was a truly wonderful experience.
This is the koala I referred to before that disturbed all the parrots in my previous photos!
Raymond Island, Gippsland Lakes, Eastern Victoria, Australia
This wonderful, beautiful, wild and free koala lives on Raymond Island, a tiny island but a known koala sanctuary - in Victoria's Gippsland Lakes, some 280km from Melbourne where I live.
I have just returned from a week's holiday, this afternoon, and I took many photos of this, and other koalas, all living wild and free amongst human habitation - mainly holiday homes, but a number of permanent residents too.
These koalas have no fear of people, and unfortunately no fear of cars - this koala was nearly run over crossing the road, right in front of several cars, but fortunately people drive carefully here!
I was busy photographing parrots, when the birds all flew away - and when I turned around, this koala climbed down a tree right next to me, and ambled slowly RIGHT next to me! It was not at all concerned, which was FANTASTIC!
What a thrill to see this koala wild and free, and very healthy.
Stay tuned for plenty more photos from this week!
Raymond Island, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia