Marsupial pouch

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted July 11, 2016228 views3 comments

Thought I would post this for those of you who have not had the chance to see the inside of a marsupial pouch. The assignment was to photograph the joey with its head sticking out of the pouch with both wallabies looking at the camera. Never happened! But, I had the chance to watch and photograph the joey nursing on the elongated nipple from outside the pouch. Hope no one is offended.

Canon 80D
1/320 @ F-8 ISO 400
Sigma 18-300 @ 210mm
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3 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 11, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Wow, that's a stretch John. Interesting view of the pouch and the nursing mechanism here. Too bad they didn't cooperate better for the assignment. Nice close up with great detail in both animals.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2016 at 8:35 AM

Never seen the inside like this, John. Very cool.

devil

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on July 25, 2016 at 11:53 AM

THis might not be as "cute" as the assigned pose, but it's far more interesting. Thanks for sharing!

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