Driving along an open road on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, we rounded a bend, to see this young kangaroo calmly sitting in the middle of the road. Stopping hurriedly I managed to get a shot off before I had to shoo him off the road as we could hear oncoming traffic. I am not certain if this is a young Eastern Grey or some species of wallaby. Either way a beneficial encounter for us both.



Safely off the side of the road







and a parting glimpse

[Mike L]

I like the last couple of shots most.

99.9% sure it's not an Eastern Grey. Might be a Tammar wallaby.

[Rodney9]

Very Nice

[eaglem]

A great capture of a young native.

[gifthorse]

File this under Things That Make You Go "Awwwwww!"

[GeoJerry]

Nice catch! How tall was he? Looks small judging by the surface of the road.
We drove around Australia for two weeks and never saw a single kangaroo.

[Bruce Clark]

Nice catch! How tall was he? Looks small judging by the surface of the road.
We drove around Australia for two weeks and never saw a single kangaroo.

Thanks, It was quite small. Estimate 3-4 feet from nose to tail and about a foot high. in prone position. We never saw it up on its back legs. Next time you are over this way,I can help you find some.

File this under Things That Make You Go "Awwwwww!"

I am saving that category for the Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby. which I will post shortly.

A great capture of a young native.

Thankyou. Spotted it just in time a few minutes after, a car went by at top speed, Would have got him for sure.

Very Nice

Thanks

I like the last couple of shots most.

99.9% sure it's not an Eastern Grey. Might be a Tammar wallaby.

Thank you. The last is best in my humble opinion. I think you might be right. I was leaning that way but my reference described them as about rabbit sized. This one was quite bigger than that but it has all the right markings So I shall accept your suggestion.