Greetings Australian wildlife fans! As some of you will know, our lovely Aussie home is a bit of a haven for wildlife and I’ve posted a few pictures up here and there for your entertainment and delectation. Most have been scary and poisonous spiders in some shape form or fashion, so by way of balance I’ve finally managed to grab me some pics of the kangaroos that live around these parts.
I ended up tearing down the wire fences on 2 sides of our property about a week ago as I didn’t see any need for closing out the beautiful bush environnment here and this was what I was rewarded with at 6am this morning….
This is The Lady Roo From The Family Group….
And Here is Her Cute Little Joey!
Awww… aren’t they gorgeous? It’s just so special to have wildlife like this around us and yet only be living ten minutes from the beach at Mooloolaba, in the midst of a relatively dense population. I really do love living here and feel so incredibly lucky to have found this house. We also see Possums, King Parrots, Green Catbirds, Eastern Water Dragons, Blue Headed Honeyeaters, Lorikeets, Whip Birds, Green Tree Snakes, and lots of other interesting wee critters.
See? Its not all about me and scary spiders is it? I’m always being accused of being a mono maniac when it comes to arachnids. Mind you, I got a cracking picture the other day. I’ll be publishing it soon as I simply can’t resist sharing it with all of you. I reckon I’ll have to put up a health warning first though. This one is that good that those of you suffering a nervous disposition might develop heart problems if you see it without first reading a disclaimer 
October 27th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Aww! Lovely, how amazing is that! The best we get treated to is the occasional hedgehog or squirrel, but to find one of those in your garden would be fantastic.
How close did you manage to get to them?
October 27th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Hey Richard. We gave them a fair amount of space as it was the first time we’d seen them in the garden and didn’t want to scare them off. We took our pics from about 20m away.
I know that one other neighbour hand feeds them, so theoretically we can walk up and pat them once they know us. I don’t really believe in doing that with wild animals, but we should be able to get quite close to them once they get to know us!
October 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Do Australians really see them as vermin?
Seems hard to imagine comparing something like those little fella’s with a rat.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I don’t think most Australians see them as vermin at all. However I know some people have issues with them eating up gardens and farmland and have problems with them.
People in our street love the kangaroos so I think in this little corner of Australia they are very much loved!
October 29th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
They are adorable! Can’t wait to see more pictures. It’s amazing that you are so close to them where you live.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Ahh cool, I didn’t realise that you could eventually get up to them once they have got used to you. I guess they are like any animal really, it’s just a case of familiarity!
November 1st, 2009 at 12:56 am
Well okay, maybe vermin is a bit harsh.
More life pests.
Had a friend who went out to australia for a few months and said they were trying to reduce the numbers of them, causing too many problems with the land.
Seems a shame to kill off such a peacefull looking creature.