Young male - was calling.
First koala seen up here for well over a year (when the resident female became very sick and was euthanised). Happy day 🤗
Apologies for the poor photos. This was in the predawn light and I've adjusted the brightness and contrast. He (the one on the left) was grunting, she was wailing. We think there was a mating. And out towards the end of the branch both of them almost fell to the ground. Lucky they have strong arms and claws.
Acrobatic Koala near Nuns Beach.
We have koalas moving through periodically. This grunty boy came through earlier this year and sought out a young female who was already here. He approached via another tree, but she hit him, very hard, when he got close. So they sat in the tree separated ignoring each other.
Crossed road successfully despite 100km/hr traffic, but the sat on side. Would not move away despite people trying to move it on. Seems to be good weight, but blind in both eyes. Captured without a struggle and taken to Beaudesert Vet who called a Wildlufe cadet.