Peek A Boo!

This wonderful, beautiful, wild and free koala lives on Raymond Island, a tiny island but a known koala sanctuary - in Victoria's Gippsland Lakes, some 280km from Melbourne where I live.

I have just returned from a week's holiday, this afternoon, and I took many photos of this, and other koalas, all living wild and free amongst human habitation - mainly holiday homes, but a number of permanent residents too.

These koalas have no fear of people, and unfortunately no fear of cars - this koala was nearly run over crossing the road, right in front of several cars, but fortunately people drive carefully here!

I was busy photographing parrots, when the birds all flew away - and when I turned around, this koala climbed down a tree right next to me, and ambled slowly RIGHT next to me! It was not at all concerned, which was FANTASTIC!
What a thrill to see this koala wild and free, and very healthy.

Stay tuned for plenty more photos from this week!

Raymond island, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia