Australia's beautiful Koala- photos

[ea81slush]

Well we did have the thrill of a visitor for Australia day.

Debbie my wife rushed inside to call out for me to come quick. And there she was- a koala at the top corner of our land.

Grab camera.

She climbed under our gate (from the sheep paddock) and walked along the fenceline to our dam and climbed a small gum tree.

What a thrill..

Koala's dont drink water unless under extreme thrist. They get all their moisture from gum trees. They are timid and get run over because they are blinded by headlights. And regardless of some belief they are not a bear.

 

[Papa Zook]

That must be a rare sight! Are there lot of them in your area?

 

[Nana]

What a wonderful treat!!! Thank you for the pictures I've always thought Koalas were about the cutest creatures on earth.

 

[ea81slush]

They are rare to be walking on the ground. they spend most of their time in trees as they have sharp claws for climbing and they snooze all day. The gum leaves makes them high!!!! (true)

At night they get hit easily. We hit one on our trike 2 years ago. broke its back. Took it to a refuge and they put it down the next day...rear wheel got him, couldnt swerve enough.

They are cute. Some tourist places here that you can cuddle them and get your photo taken. Japanese tourists love that.

I think the Chinese panda in particular the red panda are cute also.

So we see them say one a month on the road at night. If you actually go looking for them you will likely find them but otherwise they are elusive creatures.

 

[rmrc51]

Great photos. I'm an animal lover through & through!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[kwakasix3]

Great photos,Mate. What a thrill to have that visitor.

We go camping occasionally at Sheep Station Creek Camp Ground ( how Ozzie is that ) in the Border Ranges National Park. Between Queensland and New South Wales. The camp is quite isolated and just accessible if taken carefully by normal vehicles.
The camp is surrounded by very tall gum trees. The area is a koala habitat. At night the koalas get very active up in the trees. They grunt and snarl all night, it's a territorial dominance thing.
It sounds like something out of a monster movie. Add to that things moving about in the thick undergrowth and it makes for an interesting night.

We used to host Japanese exchange students and often took them there.
You want to see kangaroos and koalas ? We can do that.
Some took a lot of convincing that they would be safe.
Beautiful creatures, in zoos trained to be friendly but in the bush don't try to touch one.

Those climbing claws can rip you to shreds if they feel threatened.

 

[TNTriker]

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing. I always get excited with we get some special visitors around our house.!

 

[skuuter]

NICE Pics.....my Wife really, really loves Koalas....She has lotsa' "Koala based knick knacks" through the house.....Thanks for sharin' the Pics and the Info.....ThumbUp