Kangaroo Paws

On Tuesday it was a beautiful day so I drove up to Oakvale Farm about half an hour from where I live to take some photos.

This week I will be posting photos from Oakvale.

Yesterday I posted a photo of a kangaroo and here is a photo of a kangaroo's paws.

You wouldn't want to argue with this chap would you. Although to be fair he was quite friendly.

[eDorre]

What a neat close shot!

[Dorothy]

Ouch! 😊

[Annie D]

strong claws

[Boxplayer]

Powerful.

[Dawn]

They could certainly do damage

[Susan Wakely]

Not designed for massaging!

[Joan Robillard]

Yikes great shot

[FBailey]

Those are long talons!

[Diana]

Fabulous close up of those talons!

[Renee Salamon]

Great close up - never thought they had such sharp claws

[Peter]

They look really fit for foraging well captured Babs:)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Waw! - must be the hind legs - so strong!

[Valerie Chesney]

Excellent & detailed capture!

[Dione Giorgio]

Yikes, those talons look very dangerous! Super great close up.

[Casablanca]

Fab close up

[Babs]

@beryl No Beryl these are the front paws. They have five toes on the front paws and four on the back but the two long middle toes on the hind legs are fused together.

[Beryl Lloyd]

@onewing Thanks - I had been looking and musing over them for a long time - I am now more amazed that even the front paws appear to be so strong ! - thanks Babs!

[MONTSERRAT]

Waouh superbe gros plan

[Helen Jane]

they look like they could do some serious damage.

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture

[Kathy A]

Goodness, those nails!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This reminds me of the koala paws as well- they look cute too- until you see those claws that grip the bark of the trees. No, I wouldn't want to argue with a roo either! Good shot.

[Pam]

Oh my! Those are some serious nails!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great close up capture.

[Ingrid]

Wow! I didn't realize they had such scary nails!

[Pat Knowles]

Ooh quite long & sharp! I suppose they are on grass mist if the time so they don’t get worn down!

[Judy]

WOW great capture

[Kathy]

This is not a animal that I would want to come across and it'll be striking at me. Those are some serious claws.

[carol white]

Those claws could certainly do some damage

[Sue Cooper]

Ha ha love those paws.

[Rob Z]

Great close up Babs. We have a giant male that occasionally turns up - he's quite scary!

[Jeremy Cross]

Clever shot

[haskar]

Great details.

[Carole Sandford]

Don’t tend to think of them having claws, but I think they could do some damage.

[George]

Brilliant composition

[Pyrrhula]

Wow. Great details and close up of them. Fav.

[KWind]

Super shot!

[Islandgirl]

Great pov!

[Yao RL]

It shows the tension. may be just stretching.

[Shutterbug]

No argument. Nice detail.

[Rick]

Wow, great shot. Those are some big claws.

[Babs]

@edorreandresen @illinilass @annied @boxplayer @Dawn @wakelys @joansmor @fbailey @ludwigsdiana @rensala @pcoulson @happysnaps @sangwann @casablanca @montserrat @helenhall @pdulis @kjarn @olivetreeann @pamalama @mittens @ingrid01 @happypat @tealady81 @randystreat @carolmw @susiemc @jeremyccc @haskar @carole_sandford @gaf005 @pyrrhula @kwind @radiogirl @yaorenliu @shutterbug49 @rickster549 Thanks, sorry for the group reply. I think she needs a manicure.

@robz Not so sure I would fancy a large male kangaroo too close. There were a few males here, but they were quite young, I think.

[Annie D]

@robz @onewing you definitely wouldn't mess with a big male - I had an episode many years ago with a big red male in a wildlife park - it was quite the shock

[Rob Z]

@onewing @annied Hi Babs and Annie - I had Zoe with me the last time we saw him - she wasn't in the least interested in getting any closer - she just slunk off with me! I hope the one at the wildlife park didn't do any serious damage Annie. Scary critters. :)

[Annie D]

@robz the park ranger was there and steered him clear - I didn't know then that scratching their chest is....not good hahaha