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.
Hi Trev – nice to hear from you again– yes, but she may be a bit cross-eyed admiring it?
Hi Sharyn, I think this wallaby appears to be rather pleased with the nose ornament! Very photogenic. Cheers, Trev.
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!
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.
Glad she tickled your fancy, DWG!
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