Rock Wallaby

This shy, elusive and threatened species has only a few habitats

left in Australia. I photographed this one in the wild at Warren

Gorge near Quorn in South Australia. Taken at dusk after a lot of

stalking. Luckily this one hopped up onto the sunlit rock and looked

at me. Appreciate any comments

Very cool apture. How big is this guy?

Thanks for the comment Mark. They'r quite small compared to some other wallabies. This one is about 2 to 2.5 feet high and would weigh about 20 pound or so.

Too bad you couldn't get the full tail. Great capture...

Thanks Joan. Actually when I look back at the original photo I did capture the full tail. For some reason I cropped some of it out in the upload. Kind regards, Neil

Well captured mate, I agree that it would look better with the whole tail in frame. Love the dark bacground.

Thanks for looking and commenting Fernando. Regards, Neil

There's enough tail here for me to get the picture. Very well composed, good lighting, sharpness and detail. Very nice! What a beautiful creature. The range of browns/russets is quite lovely.

Thanks D.L. They are my favourite wallaby. Very very few left now; very few habitats left for them; and they are so vulnerable. But there are programs underway to conserve the species. I hope they are successful as it would be ineffably sad to lose these beautiful animals. Kind regards, Neil