17) A few more animal pics

Had a few more entertaining pics to share from the Currumbin Wildlife sanctuary.

Barking Owl (aka "screaming woman owl"-
this does make some pretty odd noises
when flying...)-














Lorakeet




















Walabee (or is that
a Kangaroo?) w/
Joey
















These guys are big - "growing to 6.2 m (20.3 ft) and weighing 1.5 tonnes" it is said they can lunge 3/5 of their length out of the water for din-din. So for a 5 m critter that is about 10 feet! Yikes!

"any man who tried to wrestle them would have the balls of a lion, the strength of a elephant and be as mad as a cut snake-" (http://www.convictcreations.com/animals/crocodile.htm)





"The saltwater crocodile is the one animal that has the capacity to frighten even Australians. People who would calmly flick a scorpion off their forearm or chuckle fearlessly at a pack of skulking dingoes will quake at the sight of a hungry croc" - Bill Bryson

Finally - every night the lorakeets come roost in these conifers down by the beach. That racket is impressive! So this is NOT a good visual video - just crank your volume up and hold your speakers over your head!