a fine Summer ...  by koalagardens

a fine Summer ...

I thought Summer looked pretty good a couple of days back, but he decided he could look even better today. Thank you so much for the many awesome comments and questions on my photos here at my happy place :)
Great shot of Summer. I just love it when they are alert and give that eye contact.
June 6th, 2019  
Nice eye to eye contact
June 6th, 2019  
A superb capture, Summer does look so alert & bright eyed & so healthy..
June 6th, 2019  
Such a cute shot with those little eyes giving you the look.
June 6th, 2019  
He's beautiful. How lucky that all of your koalas look so healthy.
June 6th, 2019  
@robz at the moment they are very healthy. you will notice when you see Krissy he has an ear tag as he contracted chlamydia late last year just as he was turning a year old and I caught him and we treated him. sadly his old mum didn't make it - she has left a big hole as matriarch of the colony.

You will notice Bullet has a big wedge out of his ear as he ripped his ear tag out - he is healthy but was bitten by a dog earlier last year and again I caught him and he very nearly didn't make it due to the stress of being in the Currumbin wildlife hospital for 2 months.

so yes, when I see them healthy, I am really celebrating as I sadly know too well how much disease we are battling due to the loss of their habitat.
June 6th, 2019  
Would you mind if I asked where your property is? I was just interested after reading your mention of the Currumbin wildlife hospital. We spend half of our time on the Gold Coast on a 7 acre Land for Wildlife property which borders the Nerang State Forest (now officially and ridiculously labelled a N.P.) We've been there 25 years and the decline in wildlife and native vegetation has been terrible and very sad to observe.
June 6th, 2019  
@robz I don't mind at all - I'm at a place called Tuckurimba which is about 15 mins south of Lismore in NSW. About 1.5 hours drive up to the GC. We have a koala care centre to rescue and rehab koalas, but we are not a hospital so have to use Currumbin. I didn't realise you have a Land for Wildlife property - that is so exciting! The GC is in a really bad way so far as environmental devastation, it must be breaking your heart.
June 6th, 2019  
@koalagardens I do know where you are - Google showed it clearly and we've driven through the general area. Am I right in thinking that your forested areas are dispersed throughout agricultural and pastoral blocks? That's what has happened on the Coast - but it's massive residential developments instead - with continual fragmentation and the introduction on numerous cats and dogs. It is depressing when we stop and think back to what it was like 25 years ago....
June 6th, 2019  
Ooh so bright eyed , and such a beautiful well groomed fur , He looks in A1 condition ! fab and a fav
June 6th, 2019  
he does look so healthy - we got chatting about koalas in Guides last night and I said I was following someone who put up a shot of a koala every day and they went gooey eyed (and we sang Cuddly Koalas) Also someone I know lives with her family in a property in the mountains above Sydney, with koalas locally. She posted yesterday they were wondering what to do with the yard and land, so I linked to your website as a heavy hint
June 6th, 2019  
Great Photo :)
June 6th, 2019  
@shannejw Let's hope they take the hint. Our koalas need so much TLC.
June 6th, 2019  
This is one handsome young koala. He does look really healthy.
June 6th, 2019  
@robz you have it exactly right - land clearing for agriculture and pasture is our big environmental issue here...oh and roads. You will have heard of the shocking destruction to the koala colonies with the Ballina bypass. If you are driving through this way we could organise something fun?
June 6th, 2019  
@shannejw that is so awesome! I'm have a dream of being able to provide a model for how landowners can regenerate habitat as a lifestyle - spot on!
June 6th, 2019  
Just lovely.
June 6th, 2019  
Lovely shot of bright eyed Summer :)
June 6th, 2019  
Perfect capture of that cute face
June 6th, 2019  
He’s so handsome! I wish for a long, healthy life for him and all the koalas in your colony.
June 6th, 2019  
This is one super looking sparky koala! Delighted to see others tuning into your project/lifestyle. Congratulations!
June 6th, 2019  
Lovely bright eyes, a super capture. Fav!! 😀
June 6th, 2019  
good capture
June 6th, 2019  
He has a happy face!
June 6th, 2019  
Oh, boy - he's in his prime... thanks for sharing.
June 6th, 2019  
Amazing portrait.
June 6th, 2019  
So cute!
June 6th, 2019  
Amazing capture!
June 6th, 2019  
@koalagardens That would be great - thank you for the kind offer. We'll keep it in mind and get back to you next time we're heading your way.We don't travel as much as we used to - there's a big incentive to stay near the GC - in the form of a 1 year old only grandchild... :)
June 6th, 2019  
Another lovely shot, the eyes are light bright buttons:)
June 6th, 2019  
@robz that grandie is a big incentive :) maybe when the joey's are out ....
June 6th, 2019  
@koalagardens That sounds wonderful and if Vinny is just a little older maybe he could come if that wouldn't be a nuisance. You would be an easy drive away from the Clarence Gorge camping area?
June 6th, 2019  
Lovely shot, so healthy and bright eyed
June 6th, 2019  
She kooks lovely. Great shot.
June 6th, 2019  
@robz I'm closer to the GC than there - about 1.5 hours to Tweed, about 3 hours to the Gorge camping :)
But if you were going to go camping there, you could come by here on the way.
I love educating children, but if they are too small it's too much for them - walking a long way on tracks on a hill and koalas often way up high. If you have Vinny with you it might be more of a mini tour, hoping there would be koalas close by :)
June 6th, 2019  
Cute !
June 6th, 2019  
Yes Summer looks as fit as a fiddle I hope he stays that way. Great capture. Fav
June 7th, 2019  
Very cute
June 7th, 2019  
Super capture.
June 7th, 2019  
So wonderful to see him looking so healthy. Fav.
June 7th, 2019  
@koalagardens Ok - that all makes sense - thanks for the info- I'll keep it in mind and see what we can do down the track. Thanks so much for the suggestion. Cheers Rob
June 7th, 2019  
Cute
June 7th, 2019  
So cute! He definitely looks like he's as interested in seeing you as you are in seeing him.
June 9th, 2019  
What a fabulous portrait! Fav.
June 9th, 2019  
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