[Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

[Ingrid & Eric Holzman]

Poor lad.  It could very well be that the Crimson Rosellas were at a place in Oz, but for the life of me I can't remember.  When my husband gets back tonight from his business trip I'll have to ask him.  It's driving me nuts trying to remember.  Can you tell I've reached middle age????

Ingrid
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Brown 
  To: 'Mishmash' 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics


  Pebbly Beach is unique AFAIK.  There is a spot a little south called Murramarang.  They have Kangaroos there in the caravan park.  They are ok but I had a funny incident a while back I took my Cub scout pack to visit in the late afternoon.  One cub got a bit carried away and managed to get between a fairly large Joey and its mum as he tried to pet it.   The Joey took fright and bolted for mum.  Pity the kid was in the way.  He was bowled out like a Pommy cricketer.

   

  Now you have caught my eye.  AFAIK Crimson Rosellas are not found outside Oz unless they are in cages.  I see a lot of them here and I talk to them by whistles.  They whistle back.

   

  Cheers

   

  David

   

  From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid & Eric Holzman
  Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:21 AM
  To: Mishmash
  Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

   

  Pebbly Beach was definitely a gem!  We loved it!  We figured it was unique in terms of how friendly the kangaroos were.  We were on our guard in other areas where we hiked.  We were told to be very aware of the wallaby's as well in terms of their temper.  They are smaller, but they still pack a good punch.

   

  We also got to feed Crimson Rosellas at a place we camped at in New Zealand, I believe.  I'm having a senior moment so can't remember where exactly.  We ran into a number of very interesting things.  Had a Kea (sp?) steal one of my tennis shoes from the vestibule.  I had to chase after the bloody thing and he was not keen on giving it up.  Thankfully, I got it back before he ate it.  We kept our shoes in the tent after that.

   

  Ingrid

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: David Brown 

    To: 'Mishmash' 

    Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:11 PM

    Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

     

    Wow Ingrid, you found one of the gems of the south coast.  Pebbly Beach is a real treasure.  When my daughter was little, we went down there for a day.  She was feeding Grey Kangaroos slices of bread.  As she became gamer she started to hold the slices higher and higher to make them reach up.  One got jack of this and put his hands on her shoulders.  It was a hoot.  They are very familiar with people though.

     

    There used to be a goanna there.  He was huge, like about 2 metres.  When he walked down the path, people stepped aside.  Me too J

     

    Cheers

     

    David

     

    From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid & Eric Holzman
    Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 6:29 AM
    To: Mishmash
    Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

     

    When Eric and I were on our honeymoon in Australia, we camped at Pebbly Beach State Park.  There were kangaroos everywhere.  One night just after we went to sleep in our tent, I heard this strange sound. I unzipped the inside portion of the front door and there, in the vestibule area, was a kangaroo nestling in for the night.  He/She was cleaning him/herself.  The only thing between me and it was a thin sheet of meshlike material.  I wasn't scared.  As a matter of fact, I started laughing so hard I scared it away.  The following morning Eric tried to eat his cornflakes and found the only place high enough to keep the bowl from the kangaroos wanting some, was the top of our rental car.  They were fun and definitely made our trip very enjoyable.  Granted, I'm sure these were very tame and not the norm, but I liken them to deer.  They don't generally attack, to my knowledge, unless probably provoked or protecting their young.

     

    Ingrid


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