Kangaroo and joey

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 8, 2011125 views8 comments

Kangaroo Island, just south of Adelaide, Australia, is a great place to see kangaroos, sea lions, New Zealand fur seals, emus, and other exotic species. Also, a great place for lovely landscapes.
Species: Red kangaroo
Location: Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, South Australia
Date: Aug, 2008
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 100-400 at 400
Specs: ISO 400, f6.3

Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/critiques.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM

Ajit, this is wonderful, wonderful pose, colors, clarity, detail. Thank you for sharing this.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 8, 2011 at 5:11 PM

What a wonderful interaction you captured here! The mother (I presume?) really looks to be enjoying the attention she's getting from the joey: a nice reversal of roles. The wet fur adds even more interest to the image.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 8, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Tactile and expressive, I can almost say, "Ahhhhh!" for the comfort of the good scratchin'. Very cute look on the joey's face. Most excellent. And fun to see a species I don't often get a chance to.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 8, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Great interaction you caught here. Love the details in the youngster's face and the claws scratching the neck.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 9, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Hi Ajit,

I like this one! I agree with the previous comments but the thing I like the most is the "all business" look on the face of the joey - like it's determined to do whatever it is doing (scratching, picking off parasites?) well! This one put a smile on my face.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 9, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Great interaction and I really like the closed eye.

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on January 9, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Great interaction/detail captured, Ajit, I can 'feel' the wetness on their fur....

Registered on February 21, 2009, 83 Posts, 428 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 12, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Outstanding capture, Ajit. The interaction we see here with the expressions on the faces and the wonderful detail is very appealing.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments