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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Red-necked Wallaby near Stroud, NSW

By contrast to the large Grey Kangaroos I showed you yesterday, here are some of the very pretty, and much smaller Red-necked Wallabies (Macropus Rufogriseus) which I saw last week near Stroud, north of Newcastle.

This is a genuinely "wild" male Red-necked Wallaby which I saw at a property adjacent to "Washpool Creek" (one of many creeks in NSW with that name), near Stroud.
By contrast, these images are of a group of equally wild, but "socialised" Wallabies. These lovely animals have trained my friends Amanda and Steve to cut the grass just outside the fence, and to offer them regular feed.
Here is the buck Red-necked WallabyA Doe, heavy with a joey in her pouch
Another male, keeping his distance
My favourite image of the same doe.
Her joey did poke its head out, briefly.
You can see the entrance to the pouch, visible just under her front paws.
(Click to enlarge)
Life is sweet for these Wallabies.

8 comments:

mick said...

Yes, they look lovely but I am glad they are not around my place! To explain - down in NSW some years ago we had them all around the place and no fences to keep them out. (Not sure what species of wallaby) They would come in overnight and eat off all the new shoots on any plants or shrubs within reach. They particularly had a liking for my climbing rose plants and there were no leaves until they got above wallaby height. I even used to hope they had pricked their noses while eating!!

Gouldiae said...

G'day Denis,
Wow, that pouch looks full doesn't it? Something always stirs within me when I see a mob of macropods bounding across a paddock. It must have been an amazing thing when they were seen for the first time by white settlers. Classic poses when they stop in their flight and turn to look at you.
Regards,
Gouldiae.

Denis Wilson said...

Hi Mick
You keep getting up very early.
You are right about the Wallabies and their taste for roses.
These people have a fence around their garden - for good reason.
Cheers
Denis

Denis Wilson said...

Hi Gouldiae
You are right about the "classic pose" when they stop and turn side on and focus their ears on you.
I had a nice photo of the big Grey doing just that yesterday. as well as the smaller Wallaby today.
Cheers
Denis

mick said...

Hi Denis, I have to respond in kind - You stay up very late! Opposite ends of the clock :-)

Denis Wilson said...

Hi Mick
Touche.
Cheers
Denis

tilcheff said...

Very nice photos of the Wallabies and the Roos, Denis! Thanks for sharing!

Denis Wilson said...

Thanks Nickolay

Tried to"compare and contrast" very different sized creatures.
Thanks
Denis