the koalas and the lemon tree by koalagardens

the koalas and the lemon tree

OK I promised the story today. This is the other koala in the same lemon tree. You didn't know there were two in the tree!
This is Phoenix. If you have followed me a while you may remember her. The koala yesterday is her daughter Luna who is around 11 months old now.
For an unknown reason they wandered into a chicken pen, and the property owner (my neighbour) did not realise it when she closed the chickens in during the late afternoon... until a little later when she heard the chickens making a lot of fuss when they found a koala mum and daughter who now wanted out.
So I was called in with another rescuer, to find they had climbed into the only tree in the pen, which was a thorny lemon tree.
Not a fun place to get koalas out of, and yes hands were bitten, arms were scratched, and I had many troubles with the net I was trying to assist with.

But the good news is they have had a full health check and passed with flying colours and are now back here this afternoon. Tomorrow I will show more of the story of their release here.
I'm terribly relieved as this is her first joey, and that means these 2 have the potential to produce close to 10 koalas each during their lifetime, so they represent 20 potential koalas. Let's hope they stay wild and free and out of chicken pens!
Silly girls. I hope all worked out well, good on you for suffering the nasty bites and scratches for a good outcome.
July 22nd, 2021  
Oh dear, what a spot of bother they got themselves into! Good thing the chickens made a fuss to alert the property owner...and well done to you for rescuing them out of their predicament
July 22nd, 2021  
What an adventure you all had. So pleased to hear that they are both unharmed, healthy and back in a safe place.
July 22nd, 2021  
Wonderful news that they passed their check and are now safe and free again.
July 22nd, 2021  
That's great news that they are both fine. Thank you for taking care of them!
July 22nd, 2021  
Ha ha !! the grass is always greener on the other side !!! -- until they find otherwise !! I wondered where the yeaterday's lemon had come from !!
July 22nd, 2021  
@beryl it was definitely a huge surprise finding her in there that is for sure
July 22nd, 2021  
Story with the good ending!!!
July 22nd, 2021  
What a story!! So pleased they & the rescuers escaped unharmed..
How wonderful to have Phoenix & Luna at KG. those poor chickens had a surprise...
July 22nd, 2021  
My goodness! Glad you were there to come to the rescue and all is back to normal. =)
July 22nd, 2021  
What an adventure pleased to hear they were rescued.
July 22nd, 2021  
What a story!
July 22nd, 2021  
All's well that ends well
July 22nd, 2021  
Bep
What a story!
July 22nd, 2021  
beautiful
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July 22nd, 2021  
What a great story.
July 22nd, 2021  
Certainly not somewhere one would expect to find koalas.
July 22nd, 2021  
Wonderful close up capture.
July 22nd, 2021  
Nice capture through the leaves and branches
July 22nd, 2021  
Good story, good image...like how close this one is .
July 22nd, 2021  
Love this composition and the story is great.
July 22nd, 2021  
So glad you were able to make the rescue!
July 22nd, 2021  
A super rescue story, pleased they're both okay
July 22nd, 2021  
A true koala adventure! Glad you were there to help them out.
July 22nd, 2021  
What a story! Glad they are ok and glad that you are ok.
July 22nd, 2021  
Great shot
July 22nd, 2021  
Great shot and (sorry) funny story.
July 22nd, 2021  
Great closeup!
July 22nd, 2021  
Oh my! That's quite a tale!! But you know, Eucalyptus and lemon do make a nice combination...haha! So glad to know Phoenix and Luna have returned to a better place! So good to see Phoenix again too. Nice shot!
July 22nd, 2021  
What a story! So glad to see they’re both ok!
July 22nd, 2021  
Love the story. Wondered yesterday about a koala in a lemon tree (though I wasn't thinking of thorns). Must have been quite a challenge for all!
July 22nd, 2021  
I do hope that they continue with their lives and with producing many happy healthy offspring. Hope your arms and hands are healing all right too.
July 23rd, 2021  
Hopefully they learned to avoid chicken pens in the future. Glad to hear they are safe and healthy.
July 23rd, 2021  
Good news for the future. Great shot.
July 23rd, 2021  
Such a sweet face. Great framing.
July 23rd, 2021  
Beautiful :)
July 23rd, 2021  
What a story! Sounds like good news for the future, maybe not so much for the chickens though if they wander in again. Great capture
July 23rd, 2021  
What a story! Fortunately, everything ended well.
July 23rd, 2021  
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