Koala..

[VK3ZL]

Hi all....A couple of pictures of a Koala who visited us recently....These little guys are in great numbers around this area both along the many creeks and bushland....They grow to about 30 inches high and live in eucalyptus trees....They feed exclusively on eucalyptus leaves...From time to time we get a visit from one wandering to new pastures and they are a delight to watch...This one made a home here for a couple of days before departing back to the bush...

koalas are difficult to spot when they are in the bush, staying up high in Manna Gum trees, their favorite food...They are generally very quiet but big male Koalas make a very loud grunting bellow during mating season...We feel lucky living in an area with such a great diversity of native Australian marsupials....

A couple of pics in our winter garden included for your enjoyment...

Bob..VK3ZL..

[NA4BH]

THAT is just way too fscking cool. Are they mean? Can you pet them? All we get here is possums and raccoons.

[W4GPL]

As the forum lets out a collective.. "awwwwww...."

That is really neat!

[WØTKX]

Marsupials and monotremes are fascinating, Oz has some of the most interesting biodiversity on the planet... like Madagascar, just "out there" and almost alien.

I looove eucalyptus oil, I may be reincarnated as a Koala.

[W4GPL]

Marsupials and monotremes are fascinating, Oz has some of the most interesting biodiversity on the planet... like Madagascar, just "out there" and almost alien.

The animal life not being all that different than the people, eh? ;)

I kid.. love Australia. Love Australians. Nothing amuses me more than a society that is so much like America that despises us so much. It's like a form of self loathing by proxy.

[NQ6U]

All we get here is possums and raccoons.

And skunks, lizards, rats. Cute.

[KG4CGC]

Koalas look so cool on TV. They seem so Zen. They seem so serene.
But beware of the late night talk show guest zoologist koala! It's like feeding a gremlin after midnight!
You have all been warned.

[NA4BH]

My Daughter got to pet one during her trip to Australia. She said their breath stinks.

I could use the eucalyptus to clear my sinuses right now.

[WØTKX]

The animal life not being all that different than the people, eh? ;)

I kid.. love Australia. Love Australians. Nothing amuses me more than a society that is so much like America that despises us so much. It's like a form of self loathing by proxy.

Had the government paperwork prepared for two seasons to teach skiing "down under" in our off season. I regret not taking the chance. New Zealand would be great too.

[kc7jty]

They move slowly don't they Bob? Like an opossum, but not as slow as a sloth.