@30pics4jackiesdiamond honestly the idea of me climbing a tree is so hilarious! No I was coming down the gully track on the quad bike, so I had some height as the tree was downhill from me, and he was sitting on a branch junction only about 10 metres up the tree. So I was able to get this great portrait style capture :)
@onewing he doesn't have an obvious scent gland yet, so I would guess he is around 18 months or so old. While I agree he looks young in the face, they can be deceiving, so I combine that with the scent gland. Think of it as like reaching puberty - if you see a lad who isn't yet shaving, you won't know exactly how old he is, but you will know he is likely still in his teens :)
Such a stunning portrait of Ash, what a looker he is. I wonder what the female Koalas will think of him. Do they actually have partners, or is is a one night stand ?
@ludwigsdiana no partners, the girls are sought by all the males who will fight over them and the territory. Then the male that wins has to fight the female for the right to mate her too. Hard life!
( using the old rules of landscape painting.)
Ian