An adult female koala with joey on her back in the fork of a large eucalypt. It's daylight the mother is looking at the photographer while the joey snuggles into her left ear.
"mum, listen up"
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These two, down the local park.
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Koala sleeps in the high branches of a eucalyptus.
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Sleepy marsupial, way up high.
Adult koala high in the fork of a tree.
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One of the markers of ill health in a koala is a "wet bottom".
Reader, I can assure you that today's koala has no such issues 😁
Koala high in a eucalyptus, one arm raised to hold an overhead branch.
Fluffiness restored.
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Sleeping koala high in a eucalypt.
The same koala looking around in response to a human making koala-ish noises, ears up.
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Checking up on the locals with the cyclone inbound.
I gave this one my best koala call. Not sure if it was so good or so bad that it got an immediate response.
Will keep a close eye on her.
Adult koala looks out from amongst a cluster of eucalyptus leaves. Only the top of its head is visible.
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When you've got so much food, you can barely see over it.
Young adult koala looks towards the camera from the fork of a eucalyptus tree.
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I was a little worried cos I thought koala's backside had an issue....
Zoomed in and....
...just a branch ☺️
Bit more alert than yesterday.
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Young adult koala sleeping in the fork of a eucalyptus.
Wide shot of a suburban street scene, featuring mature trees, a tall fence and several vehicles.
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Little guy just having a snooze.
Second photo shows that koalas can persist in some unusual areas, with just a few needs met. Green circle indicates where he/she is hanging out*
*About 500m from the koala I took video of this morning.
Sleeping adult koala in the fork of a tree.
Long shot of the same koala high in a eucalyptus. Daytime, several non eucalypts also in the shot
It's been a long week. As much as a koala can...bear.
Close up and long shot of the chosen tree for perspective. That's the little marsupial high in the fork.
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Young adult koala in close up, displaying their specialised feet. In the fork of a eucalyptus tree
Young adult koala resting in the fork of a eucalyptus tree. An identification tag is visible in its left ear
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"Hey, look at my beautiful feet"
Ok, back to snooze....
Koala in a tree looking directly at camera. Appears to be a healthy adult.
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Haven't seen any #koalas for a bit on my suburban streets, so it's always nice to bump into one.
Koala in the fork of a gumtree.
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We'd like to dedicate tonight's report to our pals in the US.
Young adult koala looks down from a eucalypt
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The evening koala hopes you're having a good Saturday.
