I am so privileged to live in their backyard and share their land.
Thank you for the lovely messages of support and concern. It was amazing to have rain here over 24/25th. We actually received a couple of inches, so it was very welcome.
This is not drought-breaking. My water hole is still empty.
However the wildlife will be hydrated and it will have revived many plants as we wait for true rain which is forecast in a couple more months time.
Fires in NSW have been reduced to 90 this morning, so we hope for them to be less in intensity as well as the final days of the year wind down.
Firstly, happy to hear of your rain. We've had our droughts and fires here in Southern California too, so I know how that feels. Hope that the drought will break soon.
AS for today's photo, I think it is my favorite of all the many fine ones of yours that I have enjoyed. How did you get to take this one so closeup? I know that for many shots they are far away, up in the trees. Lovely detail and composition A very, very favorite.
@mbrutus how nice to see you here, thanks for the comment :)
This was just one of those lucky moments where I came along and she was sleeping on a branch that was beside the path I ride and only about 10 metres from the ground, so I was rather closer to her than I am to most koalas I'm photographing.
@kchuk thank you Elyse. the rain last week was so amazing, and it has been a little cooler since then. it feels like every day that passes we are a day closer to the real rain starting :)
What a great close up! Glad to hear you had some rain at last.
Wishing you all the best with your wonderful work and hope that the new year brings more favourable conditions for the wildlife and their habitat.
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I asked Santa for rain but we weren't so lucky. So glad you have had some rain though. Maybe we will get some soon.
So glad you have had some rain at last, a Christmas gift from nature perhaps?
AS for today's photo, I think it is my favorite of all the many fine ones of yours that I have enjoyed. How did you get to take this one so closeup? I know that for many shots they are far away, up in the trees. Lovely detail and composition A very, very favorite.
This was just one of those lucky moments where I came along and she was sleeping on a branch that was beside the path I ride and only about 10 metres from the ground, so I was rather closer to her than I am to most koalas I'm photographing.
Wishing you all the best with your wonderful work and hope that the new year brings more favourable conditions for the wildlife and their habitat.