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    this Female red necked wallaby was seen up the hill behind the house and light rain made it relatively quiet to approach.
    most of the wallabies on here seem relatively laid back and quite a lot of the kangaroos too, but no where near what the wallabies are.
    actually had a bit of a run in with a young female eastern grey kangaroo the other day.
    She was seen to be stuck in some wire and so we ran home and got a blanket and wire cutters.
    so the blanket went over the head and body and I had her pinned down and was holding back legs too whilst
    Shirley's son cut the wire. so after cutting free and inspection of legs revealed no obvious injuries, I got off her and pulled the blanket off.
    in retrospect I guess I should have moved well away and was still kneeling when she stood up and must have assumed that I was the cause
    of all the grief and. was eye to eye with me and trying to get me so she got pushed away and came back for a 2nd try so had little choice but to punch her in the head.
    at that stage she must have realised that she was free and ran off. just lucky it wasnt that ginormous buck I posted the pic of the other day.
    you would have thought she would have showed some gratitude, but nooooooooo.
    anyway back to the wallaby,
    she was grooming and I got lots of decent pix of her,
    then decided to push a tad closer and got this pic.
    reminded me or playing hide and seek.
    d5 600f4 1/800 f4 iso 3200 full frame vertically but top and bottom cropped to make landscape Click image for larger version

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    Stephen Davey. Nikon Shooter

  • #2
    Something different Stephen, and your title really makes the shot. Excellent colour and detail in the fur too. Sounds like a dangerous moment with the kangaroo, good to hear she didn't get you - ungrateful animal .
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    • #3
      thanks mate.. people dont realise how dangerous our roos etc can be. even the rescued girl had 2.5cm claws on the front feet and maybe 75mm on the rear.
      happened just after that old guy killed by one in WA and all my friends saying how lucky etc, but in the scheme of things was nothing. you could probably have thrown the blanket over her or something if she wanted to kick me etc. again, like I said wild animal and I was too close
      Stephen Davey. Nikon Shooter

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      • #4
        Very fitting title Stephen. Lovely portrait and glad you are OK after your minor scuffle with a dangerous beast
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        • #5
          Well done on your rescue, as it might have ended up being dinner for some animal.
          Though I have no idea on what predators are in your area.
          Never had the call to do this myself, so I can only imagine how it would be and how the Roo must have been thinking all you wanted to do was harm it.
          The shot posted and the the title to it works so well and the shot is so good as well.

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          • #6
            I have only seen foxes on here, but could be dogs and cats too. All I know is that dead things encountered during the day are rarely seen the following day. The Eagles are quick to spot dead things during the day also, but not carry a roo off. I did see an eagle recently with something. Maybe I should post a pic and see if anyone can shed any light on it
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            • #7
              Beautiful shot. Great story as well.
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