More water needed......

[Kobione]

One of our younger male 'roos came up to the bird feeding spot yesterday evening and stood there as if he was trying to impress us:

We think this may be the one that was paddling in the dam the other day, and what he wanted this time was a very long drink! He emptied that drink bowl completely.

Our first job this morning - top up all the drinking spots!

[Ryewolf]

I know this must be everyday stuff for you, but for me it's good to see a different slice of life and something we'd normally only get to see in zoo's. I know Korky will be pleased to see the Roo's as well....

[Kobione]

Thanks Rye - the 'roos are only, over the last few days, starting to come in closer to the house. Because of some significant rain we had early Summer we had really good grass growth and they have bee independently eating, and drinking from the dam. Now, with the excessive heat the natural grass has dried off, so they are coming to see if we have bought their bale of hay yet - no we haven't, but we will be doing so very soon to get them through February. 

[Brian]

Great shot, Dee. Looks like he'll be a dominant male quite soon.

An interesting fact for our Pommy mates, not getting into too much detail.................as can be seen in Kobione's photo above, kangaroo males are rather well endowed! But when the girls are feeling amorous and the fighting starts they can retract these fragile objects into their abdomen to avoid damage. How about that!!!  If you've seen kangaroos fight you'd know why!

[Ryewolf]

Well, that's certainly interesting to know Brian, although not something we Pommies are likely to see in the UK... even at a zoo... We do have wild wallabies in the UK though...

Wallaby in Henley on Thames...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-oxfordshire-41116279/cyclist-films-wallaby-hopping-near-henley-on-thames

 

[Clicker]

At least it had the sense to stay on the left hand side of the  road .. I imagine if it I had met it driving from the other way ...I'd have probably volunteered for a breath test !! 

[Kobione]

It would be a bit unusual for you to meet him Polly - he's actually about 10 feet from our back door, so not unusual for us.

[Guest]

Do you have any trouble from the males being aggressive? I remember seeing a programme about Brolga having one that liked to try to boss him.

[Clicker]

Sorry Dee... I was referring to the Wallaby on the clip Rye posted ... seen in Henley on Thames.... 

[kev7d]

One powerful looking animal. I would not want to get too close?

[Leon]

love it, bloody big RABBIT!!

[Kobione]

Thanks Kev & Leon - not as big s our dominant one - yet!

13 hours ago, Bill said:

Do you have any trouble from the males being aggressive? 

Bill we do have to be careful when walking the dogs on our block. The 'roos are very used to seeing us around, but if the girls came across one unexpectedly when they are in the breeding season there could be a problem. We are lucky that they are used to us, and the girls are used to seeing them, so very little problem. This one, as I said, was only about 10 feet from the back door, David went out a few minutes later and the 'roo had moved away about another 10 feet, and just sat there and watched David - probably thinking 'Ah, they're going to fill the water up again'!

[Korky]

I spotted this, made a mental note to come back and leave a comment and then had one of my (all too frequent) senior moments. Sorry!

What a magnificent beast he is - and I have even more respect for the male 'roos now that I know they can perform the trick described in Brian's comment.

And as a follow-up to Rye's post, a walking buddy of mine assures me there are also wallabies in the Peak District.

Korky

 

[Kobione]

On ‎1‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 20:31, Korky said:

And as a follow-up to Rye's post, a walking buddy of mine assures me there are also wallabies in the Peak District.

Korky

 

Thanks Korky - you're going to have to watch out for them then!! ( Just don't expect them to be a big as this young guy!