This week have must put forward a pet.
Since I don’t have a pet of my own and just recently posted some pics of my beautiful niece Buffy (the Maltese) already… I got to thinking of something more national – an Australian “pet”. Something soft and cuddly and one that we would all like to have as a pet except when threatened they could rip your face off with those claws, when they weren’t too tired 🙂
The Koala
For more Sunday Stills, head over to Eds stills photography blog and find more pets.
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Think it is the ears we all find so attractive, little tufty things, and the snubby noses.
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Yep Claudette, the fluffiness and the nose are my big winners…not those claws 🙂
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Loved your pet! My mother always wanted to have an elephant as a pet. Interesting, but not the wisest thing to have!
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I love elephants too but so less practical if only for the room you would need 🙂 otherwise would have come in very handy with carrying heavy things, transport etc lol
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Oh, yes! And she was so small (but strong) that it would have indeed come in handy!
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LOL love this “pet”. I met a lovely koala in port Macquarie a few years ago. His name was Clancy. They are such cute little fellas but yes can be noisy and vicious if they want to!
I love how you’ve caught them leaning back – it looks like their checking on you.
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They were in a group of trees and it was rest time. Some were just literally hanging in trees and didn’t budge an eyelid. Oh yes I remember that noise especially at mating season, not the most attractive 🙂
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LOL but we love them anyway!
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Oh yes Desley haha 😀
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The Garden Gnome was having lunch with his work crew (temp job a month or so ago) and they heard a noise behind them. There was a koala in a shrub just there. He tried to get a photo on his phone but it wasn’t that great. 🙂
Nice photos you’ve captured there. I love taking photos of the koalas at Currumbin.
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Do you know Sue I’ve never been to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!!! It wasn’t hard to capture them as they didn’t move one iota the whole time, even then I managed to get the tree much sharper than the Koala 😉
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I love Currumbin (although the prices are really steep). I go there to take photos – pure and simple. I love animals and the fact that they can’t run away from me makes it so much simpler. lol
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yes I like the not running away bit an attractive plus as well 🙂
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I had no idea about the claws or the noise–they are just so darn cute! Nice capture.
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Thanks Loisa. Oh sorry to spoil their charm, yes they have this horrible grunt (well the males do) at mating time and where I used to live that’s all you could hear, its a real guttural sound and quite annoying. Yes the claws large! Other than that they are as cute as a button and just very cuddly looking.
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They are so amazing! Love the fact that they sleep for 22 hours…
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Yep and eat most of the other time except mating season of course 😉
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What a life 😉
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I’ve never ever seen a koala in the wild 😦 so you were lucky to capture these guys lazing around. It must be quite a thrill to see them in the wild.
If I want to get some pics of koalas, I go to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary like suzjones does, to take photos of them. My brother and his wife came to visit us from the UK so we took them there recently and they were thrilled with all the animals they saw. Got some good pics of the koalas!
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I must go there sometime. Its funny because I live here you always think there is time enough one day….Glad you got some good pictures. There are a lot of koalas around Currumbin Valley. My friend has one or two in her backyard because there are a lot of trees that they like.
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Aawww, lovely. Oh to be a koala or a sloth in my next life.
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I know doesn’t seem to hard does it 🙂
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So sweet!
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Thanks Sandra they are a bit cute aren’t they 🙂
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Such sweet little creatures. 🙂
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How adorable. I didn’t they could rip your face off with those claws… Great photo, Kaz!
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I can’t stand their cuteness!! Great shots Kaz!
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haha yes sometimes its just too much 😀
Thanks Cybele
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Fantastic captures, Kaz! Such enchanting-looking animals. 🙂
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Thanks Katrina they are unusual and cute +++
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