Kangaroo kickboxing by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

[SSGGeezer]

You could caption this one "OOF!" This is an amazing capture Rob! Were you shooting continuous High or was it just impeccable timing? Either way it is a very cool image.

[Sailor]

Absolutely delightful, Rob! One of the best photos I've seen in a long time.

Jer

[RobG]

You could caption this one "OOF!" This is an amazing capture Rob! Were you shooting continuous High or was it just impeccable timing? Either way it is a very cool image.

Thanks! The custom setting I use for birds/wildlife does have continuous high, but I don't usually shoot more than two or three frames at a time. I could see him lining up for the kick. There's 19 images of the fighting within one minute, but it's short bursts of one, two or three frames. There's a couple of other shots where three or four kangaroos seem to be involved. In one shot a third kangaroo seems to be playing referee to the two actually play-fighting. They're young males, so it's practice. I don't think I've ever seen them get serious, but if you saw the dominant males you'd know why that doesn't happen often.

Absolutely delightful, Rob! One of the best photos I've seen in a long time.

Thanks Jer!

[ToddK]

Outstanding image Rob! It certainly looks like they can deliver a powerful blow.

[SSGGeezer]

but if you saw the dominant males you'd know why that doesn't happen often.

Had a fishing buddy tell me about the time in a southern US bar, the owners had set up a "boxing ring" with hay bales and you could pay 10 dollars to get in the ring with a Kangaroo wearing boxing gloves.
The rub was this, you had to stay in the ring for a minute or two, and if you could, you won a large chunk of money. 10 seconds and a well trained kangaroo tail and he was flying! He never got punched or kicked according to his story, but went for a short air trip almost immediately! I nearly peed myself when he told me that story as he liked the drink a little so I could see him doing it.

[PJ1]

Great pic, Rob. The one landing the kick looks like he might be slightly smaller than the other, but he certainly got some elevation. I'd say he is a dominant male in the making. Where did you take this? Tidbinbilla?

[pqberger]

What a great shot of a couple of young roos testing out their strength on each other.

[RobG]

Outstanding image Rob! It certainly looks like they can deliver a powerful blow.

Thanks! Kicks are the most dangerous thing from what I understand, but the dominant males have impressive biceps as well.

Had a fishing buddy tell me about the time in a southern US bar, the owners had set up a "boxing ring" with hay bales and you could pay 10 dollars to get in the ring with a Kangaroo wearing boxing gloves.
The rub was this, you had to stay in the ring for a minute or two, and if you could, you won a large chunk of money. 10 seconds and a well trained kangaroo tail and he was flying! He never got punched or kicked according to his story, but went for a short air trip almost immediately! I nearly peed myself when he told me that story as he liked the drink a little so I could see him doing it.

What a great story!

Great pic, Rob. The one landing the kick looks like he might be slightly smaller than the other, but he certainly got some elevation. I'd say he is a dominant male in the making. Where did you take this? Tidbinbilla?

Thanks! It's quite a feat of balance to use the tail as an extra leg like that. These kangaroos have taken up residence in Jerrabomberra Wetlands, which is less than 2km as the crow flies from Parliament House. Mind you, I've seen kangaroos in Lennox Gardens about 500m from Parliament. There tends to be a few Galahs around, too!

What a great shot of a couple of young roos testing out their strength on each other.

Thank you! I had gone to the wetlands to try to photograph birds, but there wasn't much to see. These guys made up for it.

[K2 to K50]

Great shot, Rob! A really classic Aussie shot.

[RobG]

Great shot, Rob! A really classic Aussie shot.

Thanks! Glad I was there with the DFA 150-450

[bobbotron]

Wow, nice capture!!

[Heinrich Lohmann]

That is a very good action shot Rob, thanks for posting it

[RobG]

Wow, nice capture!!

Thank you!

That is a very good action shot Rob, thanks for posting it

Thanks Heinrich!

[DW58]

Maybe not so fun for them but I sure enjoyed seeing it. Thumbs up.