The Rockhampton Zoo was a place we visited and enjoyed. Not a good variety of animals but a pleasant afternoon. A few years ago the park and many animals were destroyed due to a Cyclone that went through the area.
Crocodile and below a Koala which was well hidden from view, just managed to snap at the right time.
When first looking at that croc we thought it was dead, but no it did move it's jaw!
Those are great photos. The first two Roos look like friends having a natter, and the mama looking for the Joey in her pouch is just perfect. Nice to see the koala up close. Whenever I have spotted them in a zoo here they are up so high in the foliage they are nearly invisible.
Thanks Cynthia. Rather a big Joey at that too, well they are all legs anyway. That was about the first time I managed to get a rather decent photo of a koala, like you they are hard to see in a tree.
Great photos of our Aussie icons.............maybe I'd tend to draw the line at the crocodile but they are here and we just sensibly stay at a distance or ELSE! Hope you had a happy Mum's day.........big show here in Terrigal at my sister's place. Colin
Rockhampton park looks like a wonderful place to spend sometime with animals. i am so fond of kangaroos so these shots are my desire ! How sweet to have pocket for their young ones God is great indeed! your lenses are powerful to caught koala so well. Crocodiles are clever as your camera show this too . thank you for such nice sharing my friend,i enjoyed lot
Yes David, most animals there are native, a few monkeys that are not native, and there were a few birds that were not native but they died in the cyclone a few years ago.
I love how the kangaroos seem to be having a really cosy heart to heart in your first photo! The koala must have been playing peekaboo with you! Great photos!
Thanks. It's not always possible to visit a zoo for there are not that many of them in Australia. We have some in a few of our Capital cities but then not all cities have one.
Good shots, I was at a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia USA and most of the animals were inactive and hard to spot.
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam.
DeleteDo know what you mean about animals in the zoo, have struck this myself several times.
Love the koala. And the pouch potato in that poor kangaroos pouch.
ReplyDeleteSeemed to be a rather large Joey but they are all legs.
DeleteFriendly, kangaroos and beautiful koalas. The crocodile, is for see it quite far.
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That crocodile was a good way away from us, we were up high on a boardwalk.
DeleteThose are great photos. The first two Roos look like friends having a natter, and the mama looking for the Joey in her pouch is just perfect. Nice to see the koala up close. Whenever I have spotted them in a zoo here they are up so high in the foliage they are nearly invisible.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cynthia.
DeleteRather a big Joey at that too, well they are all legs anyway.
That was about the first time I managed to get a rather decent photo of a koala, like you they are hard to see in a tree.
Friends having a natter for sure! I love the way the one is touching the other on the shoulder. Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. Was waiting there for an ok shot and got one that I was rather pleased with.
DeleteVery sweet pictures. I would love to visit there.
ReplyDeleteNice surrounds there with the Botanic Gardens next door I'm sure you would love that.
DeleteThe first roo pic looks like they're just two mates hanging out for a chat.
ReplyDeletePriceless really and we have no idea what they are saying, can only imagine.
DeleteWow! What a great surprise. Thanks for these hopping wonders.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, and it's always good to have a few surprises up ones sleeve :)
DeleteLovely pictures, those first two kangaroos look like a pair of gossiping aunties.
ReplyDeleteThey do indeed :) touching of the paw - 'now dear, everything will be alright' :)
DeleteGreat shots of our iconic animals.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane.
DeleteTrust you are both well.
Lovely photos, It's hard to get pictures of koalas that one is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteMerle..............
I had myself on a rather weird angle to take that photo of koala, he was on the move upwards.
DeleteAll great photo's, I especially like your first and last.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks Jan, always interesting when trying to take shots of animals.
DeleteGreat photos of our Aussie icons.............maybe I'd tend to draw
ReplyDeletethe line at the crocodile but they are here and we just sensibly stay
at a distance or ELSE!
Hope you had a happy Mum's day.........big show here in Terrigal at my
sister's place.
Colin
Well that was wonderful you could spend time with your mother on Mother's Day Colin.
DeleteThanks re photos.
I love Kangaroos, and the Koala, great photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob, I had good subjects :)
Deletegreat photos! They look cute:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sussi - they do look ever so cute.
Deletesweet shots
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteRockhampton park looks like a wonderful place to spend sometime with animals.
ReplyDeletei am so fond of kangaroos so these shots are my desire !
How sweet to have pocket for their young ones God is great indeed!
your lenses are powerful to caught koala so well.
Crocodiles are clever as your camera show this too .
thank you for such nice sharing my friend,i enjoyed lot
Pleased you liked them 'baili', there are so many lovely markings on the different varieties of kangaroos, it's amazing.
DeleteI love these pictures, especially the roos. How fun.
ReplyDeleteGood to see them for me also Sandra.
DeleteI notice that the species you feature are all native. Is this zoo devoted to Australian fauna?
ReplyDeleteYes David, most animals there are native, a few monkeys that are not native, and there were a few birds that were not native but they died in the cyclone a few years ago.
DeleteI love how the kangaroos seem to be having a really cosy heart to heart in your first photo!
ReplyDeleteThe koala must have been playing peekaboo with you!
Great photos!
Thanks Christine. The animals were wonderful to see and photograph.
DeleteBeautiful, beautiful shot.. But the baby kangaroo didn't show its face..
ReplyDeleteNo the joey didn't show it's face, they are know doubt too comfortable to come out.
Deleteyou are right..
DeleteBeautifully captured!
ReplyDeleteThanks Wong.
DeleteOlá, visitar um parque animal é sempre uma boa opção, assim é possível apreciar a beleza e os seus movimentos, as fotos são excelentes.
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Thanks. It's not always possible to visit a zoo for there are not that many of them in Australia. We have some in a few of our Capital cities but then not all cities have one.
DeleteWonderful photos...thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Lee :)
DeleteYou see wonderful animals in your county. The kangaroos are so very lovely !!
ReplyDeleteThis was great post.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
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