Popular Post chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2023 There's a mama wallaby with her joey in the pouch in our front yard this morning. Look at that little face poking out of the pouch 😊 69 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Awwwwwww! So adorable! 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I'm so happy I got to them in person in the wild this year. I hope to get back to Australia next year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Can I admit I was worried there was going to be a photo of a man-eating sized snake instead of an actually cute creature? 🫣 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 So adorable!!! Incidentally, we are thoroughly enjoying watching "Alone: Australia" just for the sheer fun of seeing what critters they/y'all have over there. So different! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Love this! Thanks for sharing. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Adorable. I was expecting deer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, TheReader said: So adorable!!! Incidentally, we are thoroughly enjoying watching "Alone: Australia" just for the sheer fun of seeing what critters they/y'all have over there. So different! I've just finished watching that! That guy who keeps talking about how tough he is is the second biggest whinger. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Oh my! Thank you so much for sharing. I just can’t imagine having a wallaby in my front yard! So adorable. 💗 The most adorable thing in my (almost) front yard were two young fox kits playing together—chase and rolling around and tumbling together. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said: I've just finished watching that! That guy who keeps talking about how tough he is is the second biggest whinger. 😂 LOL! We find that to be true in most of the Alone seasons. Once, there was a guy who during the "pre-drop off" episode (one & only time we watched the pre-show stuff) was talking about how he was going to bring back a bear rug. Then, drop off. And the *very first night* he heard what he thought was maybe possibly a bear. I don't think he tapped out right then & there that night (I don't know if they can, in the middle of the night), but that was it, he was GONE first thing in the morning. It was hilarious! I do very much love the contrast of environmental difficulties y'all have over there vs. where they usually drop them for the N America ones (generally isolated areas of Canada). Such a different form of a tough place to be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 So cool!! Do they get protective of their joeys, or just bounce away if there is danger around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, wintermom said: So cool!! Do they get protective of their joeys, or just bounce away if there is danger around? They are very timid. They hop away if anyone or anything comes close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Ottakee said: Adorable. I was expecting deer. Deer aren't native here, but we do occasionally see wild deer whose ancestors escaped captivity at some point. Heaps of kangaroos, wallabies, possums, birds, snakes. There are echidnas in our area, but I've never seen a live one unfortunately; only dead ones on the side of the road. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: There are echidnas in our area, but I've never seen a live one unfortunately; only dead ones on the side of the road. If you've got dams, they're a good place to spot them on the worst summer days when all mammals declare truce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, wintermom said: So cool!! Do they get protective of their joeys, or just bounce away if there is danger around? Kangaroos are kind horrible. If they are chased too hard they will throw the Joey and run. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 4 hours ago, TheReader said: So adorable!!! Incidentally, we are thoroughly enjoying watching "Alone: Australia" just for the sheer fun of seeing what critters they/y'all have over there. So different! Should I watch that? I’m getting my Australia content from Miriam Margolyes! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 9 hours ago, KungFuPanda said: Should I watch that? I’m getting my Australia content from Miriam Margolyes! 🤣 I don't know what Miriam Margolyes is! Alone (either the N America version, or the Australia version) is a reality series where they drop 10 individuals on remote pieces of land, in one general area, but far enough from one another & separated by impassible terrain &/or water, that they can't accidentally run into each other. Each of the 10 contestants is very literally alone -- they drop them off with 55 lbs of camera gear, with which they are to film themselves setting up camp, fishing/hunting, etc. They are allowed 10 survival items, in addition to 2 sets of clothing (one to wear, one for back-up/washing), a first aid kit, generally bear spray, etc. So, they get dropped off and must make a shelter, procure food, and survive. Whoever lasts the longest out there, wins (and they have no idea how anyone else is doing). They each have a sat phone to use to "tap out" (call for aid/call to be picked up), and the supervising crew/team does do periodic medical checks throughout and will pull someone if they are losing too much weight, etc. So...should you watch it? It's entertaining, but also can get depressing/slow/kind of a downer when it gets past the point where everyone has their shelter up and the weather starts to turn - the fishing/hunting gets harder, and generally around 30-40 day mark, people start really feeling the impact of being completely alone. But then when it gets down to the final three, and then the winner, it's super fun (as long as you halfway liked whoever wins), because they show up and the person thinks it's a med check day, and so they're checking in, and then from behind comes that person's significant other (or whatever family member they listed to be their pick-up person) who tells them they won. The Australia one is def. fun in a different way, b/c of the different terrain, the different little critters, the accents, etc. But it is a survival competition show, and not everyone's cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 hours ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: Deer aren't native here, but we do occasionally see wild deer whose ancestors escaped captivity at some point. Heaps of kangaroos, wallabies, possums, birds, snakes. There are echidnas in our area, but I've never seen a live one unfortunately; only dead ones on the side of the road. I just thought deer as they are overrunning our area. Nice to watch but destructive and cause lots of car accidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 9 hours ago, TheReader said: I don't know what Miriam Margolyes is! Alone (either the N America version, or the Australia version) is a reality series where they drop 10 individuals on remote pieces of land, in one general area, but far enough from one another & separated by impassible terrain &/or water, that they can't accidentally run into each other. Each of the 10 contestants is very literally alone -- they drop them off with 55 lbs of camera gear, with which they are to film themselves setting up camp, fishing/hunting, etc. They are allowed 10 survival items, in addition to 2 sets of clothing (one to wear, one for back-up/washing), a first aid kit, generally bear spray, etc. So, they get dropped off and must make a shelter, procure food, and survive. Whoever lasts the longest out there, wins (and they have no idea how anyone else is doing). They each have a sat phone to use to "tap out" (call for aid/call to be picked up), and the supervising crew/team does do periodic medical checks throughout and will pull someone if they are losing too much weight, etc. So...should you watch it? It's entertaining, but also can get depressing/slow/kind of a downer when it gets past the point where everyone has their shelter up and the weather starts to turn - the fishing/hunting gets harder, and generally around 30-40 day mark, people start really feeling the impact of being completely alone. But then when it gets down to the final three, and then the winner, it's super fun (as long as you halfway liked whoever wins), because they show up and the person thinks it's a med check day, and so they're checking in, and then from behind comes that person's significant other (or whatever family member they listed to be their pick-up person) who tells them they won. The Australia one is def. fun in a different way, b/c of the different terrain, the different little critters, the accents, etc. But it is a survival competition show, and not everyone's cup of tea. She’s professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies. She married an Australian and became a citizen and has a show where she travels in a van to learn about Australia. It’s called Almost Australian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, KungFuPanda said: She’s professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies. She married an Australian and became a citizen and has a show where she travels in a van to learn about Australia. It’s called Almost Australian. Oh, that sounds super fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, TheReader said: Oh, that sounds super fun! It’s definitely entertaining in a quirky that-lady-has-no-filter way, but you do learn about Australia. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/21/2023 at 12:44 PM, Ausmumof3 said: Kangaroos are kind horrible. If they are chased too hard they will throw the Joey and run. Yikes, I've never seen that. We're in Brisbane suburbia, on the edge of some bushland, and the wallabies and kangaroos cohabit quite peacefully with the humans, thankfully. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: Yikes, I've never seen that. We're in Brisbane suburbia, on the edge of some bushland, and the wallabies and kangaroos cohabit quite peacefully with the humans, thankfully. Yeah. We had a bad experience once where our usually well trained farm dogs lost their minds and chased some poor kangaroo. She threw her joey into a roll of wire 😞 It ended up being a job for fauna rescue sadly. still not sure what got into them that day, they never did it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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