@annied She was on the edge of the Mungo Brush at Myall Lakes and must have been hungry to wander into the picnic area. Looks as though she is feeding babies too. @hermann@gosia
@onewing I thought I saw teats....she looks like a cross breed...her head shape is very different to a pure dingo...there aren't many purebreds left....hope she managed to find something to look after her little ones
I only learnt properly on our walk what U3A meant. Funny to see it here mentioned. University of 3age....that's me!
You would definitely have to watch your picnic!
Awww...I would have been sharing my lunch with this mama Dingo. I am always getting in trouble for feeding the wildlife it seems! I can't help myself though...
@claudiet Yes they are wild dogs indigenous to Australia.
@henrir@merrelyn@loweygrace@ludwigsdiana@craftymeg@carolmw@tonygig@casablanca@seattlite She was very wary but I think hunger made her get close to people. No doubt she was scavenging at the waste bins in the picnic area and hopeful of people sharing their food with her too.
We are encouraged not to feed the dingos because we don't want another Lindy Chamberlain situation.
@happypat Our U3A is great and David and I attend quite a few of the sessions. Our walking group is with U3A too.
Here is a link to where this photo was taken. I thought I would post it in my topics album. http://365project.org/onewing/topics/2018-07-20
@maggiemae Yes they are very dangerous. Do you remember the Lindy Chamberlain case when her 2 month old daughter Azaria was taken by a dingo in 1980? They made a movie of it.
@golftragic This beach is on the edge of a vast area of bushland so we are in her territory. She did look hungry and rather nervous too of people so you can tell just how hungry she must have been.
@megpicatilly@susiemc Thanks They are beautiful animals. Although having said that a hungry dingo can be quite scary because survival instinct kicks in and they need to feed more than be friendly.
@busylady They can be threatening if they are hungry, but a well fed dingo will pass you by without even a thought.
Good shot- yes, I'd be wary of her too. People become too accustomed to thinking that every creature is "tame" if it comes near people. I've seen people get mauled by seagulls when they throw pieces of their sandwiches to them. We've also had people whose homes were raided by bears when the bears came looking for food after being fed several times. Glad this lady was more hesitant than not.
@olivetreeann Yes the seagulls can be quite vicious can't they. I feed a pair of kookaburras that come in our garden and they are quite tame with me but wary of anyone else who is in the garden at the time.
I also put out food for a family of possums because in winter there isn't so many fruits and berries around for them. Not so sure I would feed bears though, that sounds a bit too dangerous for me.
You would definitely have to watch your picnic!
https://365project.org/onewing/topics/2018-07-20
@claudiet Yes they are wild dogs indigenous to Australia.
@henrir @merrelyn @loweygrace @ludwigsdiana @craftymeg @carolmw @tonygig @casablanca @seattlite She was very wary but I think hunger made her get close to people. No doubt she was scavenging at the waste bins in the picnic area and hopeful of people sharing their food with her too.
We are encouraged not to feed the dingos because we don't want another Lindy Chamberlain situation.
@deborah63 She was very wary of people and this is about as close as she got. https://365project.org/onewing/topics/2018-07-20
@angelar No Angela not in our garden. I wouldn't fancy a dingo in our garden.
This was taken at the beach over in the Myall Lakes area of Port Stephens. https://365project.org/onewing/topics/2018-07-20
Here is a link to where this photo was taken. I thought I would post it in my topics album. http://365project.org/onewing/topics/2018-07-20
@busylady They can be threatening if they are hungry, but a well fed dingo will pass you by without even a thought.
I also put out food for a family of possums because in winter there isn't so many fruits and berries around for them. Not so sure I would feed bears though, that sounds a bit too dangerous for me.