Readers’ wildlife photos

December 8, 2025 • 8:15 am

We have a bunch of kangaroo photos from Scott Ritchie of Cairns, Australia. Scott’s captions are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them. (His Facebook page is here.)

My last report from my Melbourne to Sydney trip. From Depot Beach New South Wales. It was epic. We stayed in a national park cabin that looked out over the ocean. And at 5 o’clock our front lawn became the bar for Eastern Grey Kangaroos [Macropus giganteus]. And in the morning, you could take pictures of the kangaroos watching the sunrise. What could be better for a boy from Iowa?

We had a ringside seat for roos. Would have been over a dozen here, not including joeys in the pouch:

The boys like a bit of rough and tumble:

They are smart to avoid those claws:
..just barely:

Squaring off:

I missed the kick shot. A sudden loud thump. Then the fight was over. One kick!:

I don’t know how this is going work!:

But somehow it does:

White-faced Heron [Egretta novaehollandiae] loves a roo too:

Cute:

Hanging loose:

Just in time for smoko:

I love pan pipes:

It’s a tight fit:

Come on big fella. I’m already familied up:

 

Sunrise at Depot Beach:

Roo at sunrise:

Great way to start the day:

Isn’t it lovely?

11 thoughts on “Readers’ wildlife photos”

  2. This was the smile I needed this morning! Great captions, too. 🙂 Thank you for sharing these fun pictures.

    1. Per google AI:

      Kangaroos keep their pouches clean by the mother meticulously licking the inside with her long tongue, removing urine, feces, and shed fur, using her snout to maneuver around the joey. The pouch is a self-cleaning nursery, with the mother removing waste and even temporarily ejecting older joeys to clean thoroughly, preventing bacteria and infections in the warm, moist environment.

  6. I am amazed at the size of the joey getting into the pouch! It must be very difficult for mom to get around.

    Also, I don’t think the little guy is playing pan pipes; that looks like an Irish tin whistle to me.

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