I haven't done any faffing for a couple of days so since April was my month to learn some new techniques, Bullet got a little PS filtering.
For those newer to following my project this is a great example of how I identify the koalas each day. You can clearly see the pattern on the end of his nose where he is missing bits of pigmentation. This is perfectly normal and most koalas have some amount of pigment missing even if it's only inside the nostrils. I use this nose pattern to recognise each koala and keep a file of the nose of every koala I have seen (68 individuals now over 4.5 years).
As the property sits inside a natural koala corridor there are often koalas moving through as well as the actual colony members.
Thanks so much for the awesome comments and questions on my photos. Koalas are such an important indicator of ecosystem health that measuring their response to the regeneration work here is intensely interesting and informative.
Great portrait and beautiful capture.
( so farmers recognise there cows also by the patterns of b+w spots.. In former day`s they were drawed . Now they have a yellow badge in the ear.)
@pyrrhula and Bullet used to have a red badge in his ear (after being treated for the dog bite abscess last year), but he ripped it out, so he can also be identified by the piece you can see missing from his left ear :)
Wild animals are rather different as they are not captive of course. Some of the noses I have on record however have very little pigment spotting and I have to combine with head shape, ear placement, eyes and fur colour. These are less reliable as all can change as the animal grows and matures. Thanks for the interesting chatting!
All your koalas have such personality. I think they lend themselves, particularly when you use the filter to make them look more illustrated, to putting words in their mouths. With thought balloons or captions, as in a cartoon.
April 29th, 2019
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( so farmers recognise there cows also by the patterns of b+w spots.. In former day`s they were drawed . Now they have a yellow badge in the ear.)
Wild animals are rather different as they are not captive of course. Some of the noses I have on record however have very little pigment spotting and I have to combine with head shape, ear placement, eyes and fur colour. These are less reliable as all can change as the animal grows and matures. Thanks for the interesting chatting!