Australian Wildlife Hoodies

A Koala feeding. Taken at Healesville Sanctuary, in Victoria, Australia in 1990 on Kodachrome slide film - scanned as a digital file..

I took this shot a couple of days before Valentine's Day - so I'm sure the male Rainbow Lorikeet was asking his girl to be his Valentine! From the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia,

Male Eggfly butterflies are quite territorial - this one (with the blue eye spots) is pushing an intruder off HIS plant! Taken at the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

Kanzi, the baby Gorilla, is becoming very attached to his Dad, Otana. He looked very relaxed as he snuggled up! Kanzi and Otana are Western Lowland Gorillas who live at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

The Bush Stone Curlews at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, have been very busy. Dad was rushing around trying to feed this fluffy chick - while Mum was sitting on another egg!

This Superb Parrot lives in the Fighting Extinction Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. He was hiding in the bushes and got quite agitated when I tried to get closer for a clear shot!

The Serval is a small African wild cat, which is very agile. It catches prey bigger cats can't get at. This one is called Morili, and entertains at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia. She very kindly sat still just long enough to get this shot!

The Sumatran Tigers were taking it in turns to exercise in their enclosure at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. This one did what all Tigers enjoy - lying in wait for their prey!

Emus can be quite curious - so when you point a camera at them - they may well come and check you out! This one came to say hello at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

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Hazel, the Koala joey, is about a year old now - including 6 months in the pouch. She's still growing so is always hungry! Hazel lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Purple Swamp hens are a common waterside bird in Victoria, Australia. They can occasionally be seen swimming, but seem to prefer the long grass or reeds at the side of a waterway. I found this one foraging in long grass beside the lake in Jells Park in Victoria, Australia.

A rare sight - a Tasmanian Devil out in the sun! There was a bit of a crowd around his enclosure at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. I think he just came to check us out.

These Lorikeets are different species - but seem happy to share a small container of nectar. On the left a Scaly Breasted, and on the right a Musk Lorikeet. Taken at the World of Parrots, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Mum Prickles, the Koala is keeping her eye on her joey, Dindi. He's a boy - and he's already getting adventurous! Prickles and Dindi live at Healesville sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

A Koala feeding - but sniffing first. Great bouquet! Taken at Healesville Sanctuary, in Victoria, Australia on Kodachrome slide film in 1990. Scanned to digital.

Blue Faced Honey Eater - chasing off a Red Tailed Black Cockatoo that strayed into its territory. World of Parrots, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Dindi, the Koala, had seen the keepers coming with armfuls of fresh gum leaves - so he was waiting patiently to be fed! Dindi lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Just as well Hippos are vegetarians - if they weren't this Swamp Hen would have been in BIG trouble! Taken at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

Koalas sleep for 18 to 20 hours a day - so when they wake up they're not usually ready for a portrait! This is Emily, who is pregnant, and lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

The kangaroo jumping quote design.

A gorgeous little green tree frog clinging to a branch. These little guys are the cutest creatures with their vivid colors and beautiful big brown eyes.

After an hour of entertaining the crowds at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, this Koala decided she'd worked hard enough - and needed a nap!

A Budgerigar nesting in a hollow tree. Yes, they are native to Australia and not just pets. Healesville Sanctuary, World of Parrots in Victoria, Australia

These colourful birds really are the same species - believe it or not! The red and blue one on the left is the female and the green one is the male Eclectus Parrot. They have a nest in this hollow tree in the Great Aviary at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. Think she's scolding him - maybe he didn't do his share of the housework!

Not your usual puppy - this is a pure-bred Australian Dingo! One of two new arrivals at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, she loved to race around and have fun - like any ordinary pup - so getting her to sit still for a portrait was quite a challenge!

The Spoonbills at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia, were feeling frisky. This male was trying hard to catch the attention of a female.

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo hanging on to a dead tree branch in a gale. Shepherds Bush Reserve, Victoria, Australia

The male Cairns Birdwing butterflies are more colourful, but I think this female is still beautiful. Taken at the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

This scene is in the forest near Noojee in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The ground was steep and the forest was dense - untouched by loggers. Tough going!

Floyd, the Galah, is a new resident in the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. He was very curious about his new surroundings.

The Long Nosed Potoroo is an Australian native, related to Kangaroos and Wallabies - not a rodent! A small family of them lives in the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. The parrots and Cockatoos are messy eaters, so the Potoroos do well on dropped treats!

Emily, the Koala, is used to having her photo taken - especially since she became a Mum! Today she decided to give me a profile shot. Emily lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Hazel is the newest addition to the Koala family at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. She loves her grub - as you can see from the look of sheer pleasure on her face!

All flights at the Flight Arena, Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia, are cancelled while the birds homes are being renovated. His keeper, Norm, brought Jess, the Wedge Tailed Eagle out for a bit of "show and tell". Jess' eagle eye spotted the camera and he kept an on me!

This is a rare sight - a pair of Cairns Birdwing butterflies mating! These are amongst Australia's largest and most beautiful butterflies. Taken in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria.