Yes, these ‘roos reside a long way east of Australia’s great “treeless” plain, but they are definitely not Eastern greys.
All of the ‘roos in Deep Creek Conservation Park are Western greys.
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At least one member of each of the two then visibly-present mammal species had a good look at each other.
Deep Creek Conservation Park’s stringybark forest is rich in both flora and fauna…and in other living things.
Humans aside, Deep Creek has at least eleven mammal species, but most human visitors see only the one you are now looking at: Macropus filiginosus, the western grey kangaroo.
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The featured image was taken at 4.19 pm on 20 June 2023.
We were standing on a rocky headland, adjacent to (and southeast of) Blowhole Beach; the photo looks south-southwest, across Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island.
With sunset less than an hour away, there was not enough time to “explore” the actual Blowhole Beach, but we were able to potter around the rocky shores immediately east of it, before heading to the 4WD track – our safer uphill option, should darkness fall before we had “conquered” Cobbler Hill.
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Hmmmmmmmm…
Look!… flying, up there, in the sky….is it a pig, or a pie?
Pelican Yoga wishes you all a happy new year, regardless!
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Both photos from same morning and location as previous post, but taken 8 minutes later…with self and ‘roos both on the brrrrrrisk outside of Goondooloo Cottage.
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In South Australia’s Deep Creek Conservation Park, those who hire Goondooloo Cottage can expect to see Western grey kangaroos, just outside the walls and windows.
This is especially likely in the first and final hours of daylight.
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Deep Creek Conservation Park is circa 110 kilometres south of Adelaide – 90 minutes driving time, almost all of it on good roads.
One of South Australia’s better kept “secrets” includes SA’s best remaining (tiny) remnant of a once relatively common but now very rare type of forest, spectacular coastline, lovely bushland, wildflowers, many birds, and lots of ‘roos,
And that’s not all…
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Recently, in a “to cull, to tweak, or to let it be?” mission, I waded through nearly 10,000 images.
I suddenly realised that most of my “single species” wildlife photos involve either a single animal, a pair, or a group/flock/herd of more than four individuals.
Three, I think, is the rarest single-species group size…or number of individuals a photographer can “isolate”, successfully.
This little celebration of “companies of three” will range over three continents and at least one island….
It begins in one of my favourite parts of the island continent.
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West Cape Howe National Park includes Torbay Head, the West Australian mainland’s southernmost point.
Near Torbay Head, Shelley Beach is WA’s southernmost 2WD-accessible strand.
The hill above it is WA’s prime location for hang gliding/ parasailing.
Kangaroos like it there, too.
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Around one hour’s easy drive south from Pemberton, via Northcliffe, you meet the Southern Ocean at Windy Harbour.
To the east, hulking over its sheltered bay and its little collection of shacks and camping ground/caravan park, is Point D’Entrecasteaux.
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