Tag: koala

  • Koalas at Kennet River

    Koalas at Kennet River

    Just like last time we went to Lorne, we again went to Kennet River to see if we could spot some koalas in the wild. And we did! This time, my visitor was from the US and he was suitably impressed with these cute little guys. x desleyjane

  • 3 of the best … Animals .. in Australia

    3 of the best … Animals .. in Australia

    Welcome to the second “3 of the best feature” that I (desleyjane) am honoured to write for PerelinColors – a wonderful blog dedicated to travel photography and advice. If you haven’t already done so, please check it out. For this feature, we want to show you a small part of Australia and we thought that a good…

  • How much can a Koala Bear?

    How much can a Koala Bear?

    Koalas are not bears. How many times have you heard this? I’m not sure if everyone knows this by now, it’s something that gets drummed into us and I’m afraid that visitors to our country are told this over and over again as well (my apologies). People will call koalas bears because they look a…

  • Happy Australia Day

    Happy Australia Day

      January 26th is Australia Day. It marks the anniversary of settlement in 1788 – the arrival of the First Fleet from Britain into Port Jackson in New South Wales. Australia is a relatively young country. I remember visiting places like Salzburg in Europe and feeling such rich history and heritage there. We don’t have…