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My favourite tree by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

**Reality_Check** · 10-07-2019, 06:29 AM

Wow! I love it. Thank you for sharing.

reh321 · 10-07-2019, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by RobG

My favourite tree by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

I have a cat who hugs the doorframe like that, reaching about three feet, but it is done in a second. Your model is much better at holding the pose - and you at catching it.

RobG · 10-07-2019, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by Reality_Check

Wow! I love it. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks!

Originally posted by reh321

I have a cat who hugs the doorframe like that, reaching about three feet, but it is done in a second. Your model is much better at holding the pose - and you at catching it.

Yeah, this guy wasn't moving a whole lot.

bladerunner6 · 10-07-2019, 02:42 PM

Good expression and great title.

RobG · 10-07-2019, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by bladerunner6

Good expression and great title.

Thanks!

**foxandcrow** · 10-07-2019, 04:28 PM

Great shot. Looks like he is asleep to me.

RobG · 10-07-2019, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by foxandcrow

Great shot. Looks like he is asleep to me.

His left eye is open a little, but Koalas spend the vast proportion of their time sleeping. Eucalyptus leaves provide very little nutrition, so Koalas minimise their activity when they aren't actually feeding.

**K2 to K50** · 10-07-2019, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by RobG

My favourite tree by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

A quintessentially Australian image, well caught. Good one, Rob. But hey, he looks so sleepy he is making me feel sleepy, and I only just got up!!!

STARHUNTER94 · 10-07-2019, 06:24 PM

Not being from Australia I have no idea: is it hard to find them?

**K2 to K50** · 10-07-2019, 06:42 PM

I don't do as much bush-walking as I would like to, but I don't recall ever seeing one "in the wild".

koala endangered status - Google Search

RobG · 10-07-2019, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

A quintessentially Australian image, well caught. Good one, Rob. But hey, he looks so sleepy he is making me feel sleepy, and I only just got up!!!

Thanks!

Originally posted by STARHUNTER94

Not being from Australia I have no idea: is it hard to find them?

Originally posted by K2 to K50

I don't do as much bush-walking as I would like to, but I don't recall ever seeing one "in the wild".

It's very hard to find them, even in an environment like a few hectares of trees surrounded by a predator-proof fence, as was the case where I photographed this one. You wouldn't think that a relatively large grey furry animal would be hard to spot in trees, but it's actually quite difficult.

I've seen them in the wild many times, but the areas where they are locally abundant are the same areas where people want to build housing estates, and Koala populations always come second in council decisions on land use, unfortunately. When I was a kid, there was a lone male who used to turn up near the car park at West Head just north of Sydney, but I think he was deliberately killed by someone. There was another male who lived in the trees around an apartment complex I lived in on the Gold Coast, but he disappeared when trees nearby were cleared for an industrial estate, along with bandicoots. Koalas are in plague proportions on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and there have been attempts to control the population. On the mainland where they are subject to predation by foxes, most populations are under threat, but land clearing in coastal areas is by far the biggest threat to Koalas, along with chlamydia. The disease makes Koalas go blind, and obviously a tree-climbing animal can't exist without any vision at all. It's very sad that city councils see rates as being far more important than the survival of an iconic Australian marsupial.

The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast councils are the worst in this regard.

Last healthy koala colony in Sydney under threat from development, potential chlamydia infection - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Most of the region where Koalas once lived corresponds to the region where most humans now live.

STARHUNTER94 · 10-09-2019, 06:56 PM

That's crazy and sad. They are beautiful animals and hopefully we get better at living together in that regard.

RobG · 10-09-2019, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by STARHUNTER94

That's crazy and sad. They are beautiful animals and hopefully we get better at living together in that regard.

I agree, and I hope so too.

Fenwoodian · 10-09-2019, 08:00 PM

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Thanks for sharing. I am shocked at how long their claws are.

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10-07-2019, 06:29 AM	#2
Reality_Check Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Nashville Photos: Albums Posts: 394	Wow! I love it. Thank you for sharing.

10-07-2019, 11:54 AM	#3
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,178	Originally posted by RobG My favourite tree by RobGeraghty, on Flickr I have a cat who hugs the doorframe like that, reaching about three feet, but it is done in a second. Your model is much better at holding the pose - and you at catching it.

10-07-2019, 02:34 PM	#4
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by Reality_Check Wow! I love it. Thank you for sharing. Thanks! Originally posted by reh321 I have a cat who hugs the doorframe like that, reaching about three feet, but it is done in a second. Your model is much better at holding the pose - and you at catching it. Yeah, this guy wasn't moving a whole lot.

10-07-2019, 02:42 PM	#5
bladerunner6 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,080	Good expression and great title.

10-07-2019, 03:37 PM	#6
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by bladerunner6 Good expression and great title. Thanks!

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foxandcrow Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,994	Great shot. Looks like he is asleep to me.

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by foxandcrow Great shot. Looks like he is asleep to me. His left eye is open a little, but Koalas spend the vast proportion of their time sleeping. Eucalyptus leaves provide very little nutrition, so Koalas minimise their activity when they aren't actually feeding.

10-07-2019, 06:19 PM	#9
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	Originally posted by RobG My favourite tree by RobGeraghty, on Flickr A quintessentially Australian image, well caught. Good one, Rob. But hey, he looks so sleepy he is making me feel sleepy, and I only just got up!!!

10-07-2019, 06:24 PM	#10
STARHUNTER94 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 771	Not being from Australia I have no idea: is it hard to find them?

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K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	I don't do as much bush-walking as I would like to, but I don't recall ever seeing one "in the wild". koala endangered status - Google Search

10-07-2019, 07:14 PM	#12
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by K2 to K50 A quintessentially Australian image, well caught. Good one, Rob. But hey, he looks so sleepy he is making me feel sleepy, and I only just got up!!! Thanks! Originally posted by STARHUNTER94 Not being from Australia I have no idea: is it hard to find them? Originally posted by K2 to K50 I don't do as much bush-walking as I would like to, but I don't recall ever seeing one "in the wild". It's very hard to find them, even in an environment like a few hectares of trees surrounded by a predator-proof fence, as was the case where I photographed this one. You wouldn't think that a relatively large grey furry animal would be hard to spot in trees, but it's actually quite difficult. I've seen them in the wild many times, but the areas where they are locally abundant are the same areas where people want to build housing estates, and Koala populations always come second in council decisions on land use, unfortunately. When I was a kid, there was a lone male who used to turn up near the car park at West Head just north of Sydney, but I think he was deliberately killed by someone. There was another male who lived in the trees around an apartment complex I lived in on the Gold Coast, but he disappeared when trees nearby were cleared for an industrial estate, along with bandicoots. Koalas are in plague proportions on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and there have been attempts to control the population. On the mainland where they are subject to predation by foxes, most populations are under threat, but land clearing in coastal areas is by far the biggest threat to Koalas, along with chlamydia. The disease makes Koalas go blind, and obviously a tree-climbing animal can't exist without any vision at all. It's very sad that city councils see rates as being far more important than the survival of an iconic Australian marsupial. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast councils are the worst in this regard. Last healthy koala colony in Sydney under threat from development, potential chlamydia infection - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Most of the region where Koalas once lived corresponds to the region where most humans now live.

10-09-2019, 06:56 PM	#13
STARHUNTER94 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 771	That's crazy and sad. They are beautiful animals and hopefully we get better at living together in that regard.

10-09-2019, 07:48 PM	#14
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by STARHUNTER94 That's crazy and sad. They are beautiful animals and hopefully we get better at living together in that regard. I agree, and I hope so too.

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Fenwoodian Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,874	. Thanks for sharing. I am shocked at how long their claws are.