
Are definitely the best.

The most interesting folks stop by.

Whats for lunch?

It’s an awkward question for me because I hadn’t planned on wallabies stopping by.

The good news is, they aren’t picky guests!

Cheers to you from Australia’s friendly wallabies~
I LOVE them! Your pics are incredible.
Wolfie wants to cuddle up with those wallabies! So endearing!!🥰
Wolfie is a most discerning wolf-child 🦘
Naturally 🙃🐺
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You are very kind & much appreciated. Thank you 🦘
You’re welcome!
<3
It almost looks like something was chewing on the ears of those Wallabies. Are they ever cute Cindy.
Leslie xoxo
Something definitely was. The female’s ears had definitely been chewed and it must have been painful.
Ouch!
Yes. It must have been awful.
Hi Cindy, the comment on the ear bits missing intrigued me so I went for hunt and the only thing I could find was that they do get a fungal disease around the ears ( Swamp Wallaby Ear Disease ) that can be enough to have ‘bits’ missing. It was only found in 2017 so not much information is around on it.
Thank you! You solved the mystery. I also researched but couldn’t find anything so your link is much appreciated. Poor wallabies. It sounds like a terrible parasite and the drought probably made their immune systems weaker and thus more vulnerable.
True, a lot of the animals have gone through so much down here. But thankfully it has rained over a lot of the fire grounds and should begin to re-heal nature in all its forms 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋 🦘 🐬 🐳 🌺 🌹 🌈
Yes, I came with the rains and watched it become an Emerald Oz! <3
Wow Cindy, you do get about!! Amazing pics as always 😍
Happy you enjoyed Liz & lovely to hear from you! 🦘
Wow ..so pretty images 🌹⚘
Much appreciated. Thank you very much 🦘
welcome dear 🌹
Thank you so much! 🦘
So adorable! I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of those feet though!😱
Kangaroo feet are even more lethal. I took photos of them. 🦘
I hope those fires are under control or out by now. Makes me sad for all those poor animals. Good to see that some are left!
The fires are out and the rains have come but they lost more than 20% of their wilderness and many millions of animals.
It was heartbreaking to see that in the news every day.
It’s a pure joy to see these wonderful wallabies, Cindy, and your picnic. Thanks for bringing us Down Under, Sheila.
Awww, thanks. I love traveling with you Sheila <3 🦘
What is wrong with the ears of this animal on the forth picture? They are looking pretty friendly and peaceful.
Something chewed her ears. I felt sorry for her. They are peaceful, quiet and somewhat timid. Lovely creatures.
I see. 🙂
What adorable faces!
Aren’t they wonderful! So impressive and at first very timid and apprehensive.
Really wonderful.
Thank you. Australia creatures are exactly that!
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Oh wow! These pictures are incredible and what interesting and cute creatures!
So happy you enjoyed them & cheers my friend 🦘
Lovely! 😍
Grazie mille 🦘
They are adorable – oh, those eyes!
Incredibly sweet little souls aren’t they 🦘
What adorable picnic guests.
Honestly, Oz has the best picnic crashers on the planet! 🦘
Absolutely WONDERFUL. What beautiful photographs. Thank you for making me smile a lot.
Awwww, your comment just made me smile, a lot!! 🦘
Wonderful!!! Those critters are adorable. Thanks for the pics!
Happy you enjoyed them Resa & cheers my friend 🦘
Cheers!!!
So what did they get from you? I’d have no idea what they ate or if they were herbivores or included insects (which would not be on my picnic menu).
They are herbivores and eat mainly grasses. They like fruit too. No insects on the menu! 🦘
They’re so cute, Cindy, great pictures of the cuties 😸Pawkisses for a Happy Wednesday🐾😽💞
Happy Wednesday to you and thank you 🦘
What a delight to see these interesting looking animals.
They are most polite picnic partners! 🦘
These kangaroos are healthy. Great shot Cindy. 🙂
Hi there my friend & thank you 🦘
What lovely picnic guests! <3
They are the best! 🦘
What lovely picnic guests! <3
They were so quiet and polite. No excessive chatter which was delightful 🦘
They are so cute and adorable. 🙂
I <3 my friends who <3 🦘🦘!
Enjoy your picnic together!
Thanks my friend & cheers! 🦘
Friendly folk for a luncheon Cindy. It is a very comfortable energy to be among them and they accept your presence like that, makes you feel a part of nature not separate 😀 🦘
Exactly. I loved them looking directly in my eyes and I love how their trust of me grew throughout the afternoon 🦘
You meet the nicest folks on your adventures. Thanks for the introduction – I felt I was there with you.
You were Rebecca. I saved you a seat <3
How cute! What is the difference between a wallabie & a kangaroo?
Wallabies are marsupials like kangaroos but they are much smaller. They also have a more colorful coat. Kangaroos are more beige in color. Both are wonderful creatures and seeing them is a treat <3
Thank you!
<3
They seem friendly and definitely curious! Gorgeous shots, Cindy, I hope they enjoyed the picnic!
Thanks Teri. They definitely seemed to enjoy themselves. <3
You lucky lady. Such enchanting picnic guests. They are adorable.
They are adorable and lots of fun to watch 🦘
Gorgeous pictures!
Thank you Sheree & cheers! 🦘
Pleasure Cindy
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Tie me kangaroo down, sport.
😉 I am now a firm devotee of Kangaroo courts…
😂😂😂
Adorable… <3
Grazie mille Bette 🦘
So many of them died during the fires. I appreciate you posting the pictures.
That is so sad. Australia’s wildlife is so precious and unique.
So adorable. Great shots too.
Happy you enjoyed them & thank you! 🦘
My dad was from Melbourne, and we still have a lot of rellies there. We go over quite often. In fact, we will be there in August. hopefully we see some wallabies and roos while we are there too. My Aunt’s husband sold 700+ acres of land to Yarrambat. On the golf course there, there are hundreds of roos, just hanging out, watching all the golfers stroll by. My husband got to play with quite a few of them on the course one time.
It’s amazing how many animal species, and that includes humans, have similar types of faces.
Exactly. We are more alike than many humans want to admit.
They are THE cutest things! If I weren’t opposed to keeping wildlife as pets, I would want one as a pet! 😀
They are exceptionally sweet! 🦘🦘
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I will leave you tonight with more magical images from Cindy Knoke from #Australia and some very inquisitive wallabies…beautiful…
Awwww, thank you Sally for your thoughtfulness & cheers to you my friend <3 🦘
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That is so very cool! They are adorable
Happy you like them 🦘
You probably find the drought and lack of green grass sends the native animals closer to urban or tourist areas too.
Never pat a wallaby, kangaroo or other such animals as they have a habit of smelling (eating?) animal droppings and you never know what lice/fleas/ticks are on them 🙂
I saw the ticks on their ears. Petting wild animals of any sort is a really bad idea for the animal and the human. I remember seeing someone pick up a three toed sloth in The Amazon. It covered the person with lice. I don’t like it when people try and feed wild birds by hand. We can infect the birds.
It is hard to tell how big they are. They do not seem to be that big and tall. I am wonder you can touch or pat them or not. They are so cute that make you want to pat them. I am guessing that is not recommended or a good idea. Just curious to ask.
Yes, they certainly are adorable they eventually got close enough to touch, but I didn’t touch them. They are wild animals and I don’t even try and touch wild animals or birds, although birds sometimes land on you in Australia. I won’t touch them. We have different microbes that can harm them and wild creatures need to be respected in order for everyone to be kept safe. Good question and I am glad you asked it. It bugs me when I see people coaxing wild birds to eat out of their hands.
Love those pictures!
Happy you do & thank you!
They look so close! Were you and they freely about one another? What pleasant guests they appear to be.
Yes, they are free and wild and they came up to our picnic table, closer and closer as the day wore on. I could have touched them, but didn’t. I think people previously had fed them or they got crumbs from the picnic tables, like birds who congregate around picnic tables.
What a great experience!
Australia is wonderful for wildlife experiences like this 🦘
They look quite inquisitive. They must not be afraid of humans?
They were quite apprehensive, startled and bolted at quick movements, but steadily, over the course of the afternoon, they relaxed more and more, and came closer.
That must have been an enjoyable process to watch.
Yes. It was lovely. 🦘
🙂
I’d almost like to caress them (what of course I would not do) they look quite cute 😀
Smart person. They are adorable, but they are also wild, which is how they should be treated <3
Ahh…a quantum leap. They just wallaby friends! LOL! Awesome shots, my dear friend!
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Great photo essay on the ‘aussie picnics’, Cindy! The photos were definitely a delight to see.
Aww, you make me happy I posted Peter. Thank you & cheers!
So sweet.🙂
I <3 my friends who <3 🦘🦘
Animals as beautiful as your images Cindy I can see every hair…Amazing shots 🙂
Awww, very kind & most appreciated Carol. Thank you!
My pleasure, Cindy.. X
<3
One of them has really crewed up ears. Is that from ticks, or fighting other wallabies, I wonder?
Chewed up – that should read
I honestly don’t know and wish someone would inform us. Here is what I suspect, but take it with a huge grain of salt as I could be way off the mark, some of the notches look similar to identification notches you might see in agriculture and there is some literature about biologists tagging and notching wild kangaroos and wallabies in their ears. You can see a very precise V notch in the male’s ear. The female’s ear is really mutilated. Was she notched and then did birds go after her injury? I wish a knowledgeable Australian would tell us….
das hast du wieder toll gemacht, liebe Cindy, nun noch ein Hinweis von mir, man sollte schon informiert werden, aber lass dich von den Medien nicht zu sehr verunsichern, Klaus
Danke mein Freund. Die Dinge sind im Moment ein bisschen beängstigend. Ich schätze Ihre Besorgnis sehr. Gut sein.
Words got around Cindy – these wonderful, wild, wily wallabies are in league with the picnic-addicted Rosellas. No outdoor food table is safe! 😀
Thoroughly enjoyed perusing your photographs. I’m quite taken by these marvellous marsupials.
Thanks for airing and sharing 😀
DN
Yep. We are a hot-ticket with the avians and marsupials. They are my kinda-people! 🦘
A typically splendid set
Awww, you are very kind Derrick. Thank you.
Awesome pics Cindy!!
Grazie Gary!
Awww you make me homesick. Seen any emus yet? They’ll grab your lunch right off your plate.
Alison
Laughing…. I did see an emu and I love your home country Alison!
Ich hoffe, dass die Kängurus nicht alle durch die Buschbrände getötet wurden.
Millionen wilder Tiere starben bei den Bränden, aber zum Glück überlebten auch viele. Danke, dass du dich um sie gekümmert hast, Ernst.
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Pictures from Cindy Knoke of some of Australia’s friendly wallabies.
You are a most thoughtful friend Patricia. Thank you <3
What cute lunch mates you have Cindy! Cheers! 🙂
It was strictly an A-Lister picnic Brad. You are always invited! 😉
LOL. I’ve never been on an A-List before. 🙂
You are always on my A-list Brad.
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So cool!!
Grazie!
What cute faces!
Sweet, peaceful eyes.
Cindy, thank you once again for your lovely photographs!
You are more than welcome Charles & cheers to you my friend 🦘
Definitely raises the cuteness factor — thanks for snapping them for us!!
Thank you more for appreciating them Debbie 🦘
They appear curious and seem friendly. Do they typically enjoy human contact?
They were apprehensive and had well activated startle reflexes. They moved closer over the course of the afternoon, but they remained wary. They basically are wild creatures.
What fun, Cindy. 🙂
Happy Weekend (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
I love these adorable animals. They bring new meaning to my rhyming song with children, “Willaby Wallaby.” Thank you, Carol!
Australia has the best names for things. They make you smile. ♡´・ᴗ・`♡
They really do, Cindy. 🙂
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I’m so sorry, Cindy!! Autocorrect wants you to be Carol. Apologies!!
No worries. I like the name Carol <3
Haha! 😍
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed
They’re a dangerous breed, mate
So watch me wallabies feed
Laughing…..Aussie names are definitely the best!
We’ve has everything from Cardinals to bears stop by to visit our picnics but never anything that brought a “to go” pouch.
Laughing…..And then there are the egg laying mammals. I just took tons of photos of an echidna!
Lovely to see you are still enjoying our beautiful country and meeting some of the locals Cindy.
Cheers.
Cheers back to you! We just got home and I already miss wonderful Oz. We have now spent two months in Australia on two trips and it is nowhere near enough time.
Their poor ears! Especially the one that looked like something had chewed half its ears off. At least the other just had a nick in one ear. If only they could tell their stories of what happened to them.
I want to know too. It looks like tagging and then maybe birds? I don’t know.
Hiya, just re-followed you…not sure when or how i stopped!
Gorgeous pics as always!
I will have to see if I am still following you. This happens to me too. Even people I regularly follow often don’t show up in my reader.
How sweet! (And what great photos!) Is this in an enclosed location, or do they just roam free and come that close to people?
They are fully wild and chose to come to us. There weren’t people around as we came with the rains, that put out the fires, so it has been an amazing experience to be with wild animals by ourselves.
Gazing at your pictures gave me my fill of nature today. How very interesting the animals are. I make do watching birds and squirrels this time of year. Enjoy. Thank you for the post. 🙂
Thank you for such a thoughtful response & have a wonderful weekend Mary Ann~
My pleasure, Cindy. You as well. “”__””
<3 🦜
Aww I love these. I’ve never seen a kangaroos close before. So sweet 💜❤️
They are sweet and quite timid. Happy you enjoyed them & cheers Michele~
oh, I love wallabies. I had the honour of interacting with some of them at a wildlife sanctuary a few years back. They are so gentle and beautiful. xxx
I am glad you had the chance to get to know the wallabies. They are gentle and beautiful 🦘
What a great story – and series of photographs. Although, that one wallaby, with the chewed-up ears, looks like it’s been in a few streetfights…?
Thank you and yes, poor wallaby. A blogger just sent me a link explaining the ears may be caused by a parasite.
These wallabies are so cute! Wonderful to see them this close. What an adventure, Cindy! 💖
They were shy sweet creatures. Happy you enjoyed them & cheers!
I´ll just comment on this post, Cindy you are a great photographer. I have no clue about photography or how you people do it to capture certain things at certain moments, what lenses you use or cameras e.t.c.I just love going back to your blog and watching that photography. Your photography. Thank you.
Awww, Thank you. Stay safe and well my dear friend Charly & love and prayers for your beautiful mother ღ
My mother… Appreciate the comment at 5-30 a.m Spanish time and not able to sleep, including the thinking of mother does not make me sleep. Apreciate the comment very much.
I appreciate you Charly, a lot~
Both the text and the photos put a smile in my heart.
Your kind comment did the same for me ღ