On a recent damp day, as the wallabies grazed past the house fence, one female seemed to have a light stripe across the nose.
They have a whitish stripe on their cheeks, and this can be more distinct on some than others, but I’d never seen a horizontal stripe.
Was it a scar, or did I have a variation on the breed of red-necked wallaby?
After watching for a while as she fed and bent up and down and scratched and twisted about, I fetched the camera to zoom closer and try to determine if it was a scar or no.
Actually, it looked like a band-aid!
Closer still, it was revealed as a dead leaf — a damp dead leaf, pasted firmly across her nose by the rain.
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What a good chuckle I got on this post! Quite a contrast to Blue or Slim or whatever name is of black snake. Really great pics of the
wallabies looking through that wire fence. Thanks! DWG
Glad she tickled your fancy, DWG!
What a funny story! I just love your pictures. Sometimes animals do the funniest things! Was a little worried about the snake though. They scare me too, just like the red backs in my worm farm! Cheers, Laura.
I think we find them funniest when they show unexpected or human-like behaviour. The redbacks would be harder to spot than Slim, Laura– and much easier to be bitten by – do take care!
Hi Sharyn, I think this wallaby appears to be rather pleased with the nose ornament! Very photogenic. Cheers, Trev.
Hi Trev – nice to hear from you again– yes, but she may be a bit cross-eyed admiring it?