them claws

You can clearly see that in fact koala claws do leave little holes in tree bark :)
Takeshi actually came walking past me when I was gardening and I followed him around for a while.
Thank you for the many thoughtful comments on my photos.

[Laurie E Wilson]

This one is fabulous. You should frame it and hang it up!

[sally agnew]

Precious :)

[Elyse Klemchuk]

I loved the video of him bopping along on the ground! Those ears! - He sure is cute! Do koalas use their claws to dig into the tree as they climb?

[Denise Wood]

Adorable :) fav

[Simply Amanda]

Fab!!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a cut pose and capture , like @kchuk I also loved the video -- such a funny gait on the ground ! fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@kchuk oh yes, when you watch the video you can see that and you can see in this photo that one claw is puncturing the bark - then look at the bark beside him and you can make out many little punctures and scratches. They need to actually dig into the tree to support their weight as they leap up the trunk :) such amazing animals these strange but cute critters :)

one way ecologists survey for koalas is by checking trees for the telltale punctures :)

[Carole Sandford]

Beautiful capture!

[Kerri Michaels]

too cute fav

[Rick]

Great capture.

[gloria jones]

Wow...What a great peek-a-boo capture of that cute face :)

[Rachel]

Aw, the most perfect shot!

[Valerie Chesney]

Great face & capture, how wonderful to have him walk close by!

[Karly]

I agree ...wonderful photo - should be framed!

[tony gig]

Brilliant... Fav

[Joanna kate]

Terrific shot

[Islandgirl]

Cute close up!
Wow those are sharp claws!

[Candace]

Fantastic pose!

[carol white]

A wonderful capture. Fav!! 😀

[Mickey Anderson]

Wonderful capture, must be great having them around!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot and interesting explanation.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot. Fav

[Harry J Benson]

good facial portrait

[Richard Sayer]

This is a great character portrait of Takeshi...