platypus Posted June 7, 2013 Share #1  Posted June 7, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A female Bare-nosed Wombat, (a burrowing marsupial native to Eastern Australia) has taken advantage of the natural deformation of this snow gum and excavated a comfortable and secure home beneath the roots where she will raise her young. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/206304-snow-gum-4/?do=findComment&comment=2341285'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Hi platypus, Take a look here Snow gum #4. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Karl G Posted June 7, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted June 7, 2013 Beautiful toning, and framing with the burrow hole looking very comfortable. These lovely trees standing in the landscape are reminiscent of a pattern seen on the African Savannah's. a lovely picture, Dee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted June 7, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted June 7, 2013 Dee, Â A lovely picture with the tonality, composition, sharpness and the interesting explanation. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted June 7, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted June 7, 2013 Beautiful! Great light and tones to bring out the complex structure of the tree. Sweet story too. Â Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 7, 2013 Share #5 Â Posted June 7, 2013 Dee, Â A wonderful image of a hardy tree with many stories to tell, no doubt. I love that image! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 7, 2013 Share #6  Posted June 7, 2013 Dee - Excellent. You probably already know this but both species of wombat have an armor-like broad bone near the surface of their butts which they use defensively by presenting it to danger. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work out so well when the danger is a quickly approaching car. I’ve had the bittersweet pleasure of holding young ones orphaned by cars killing their mother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share #7  Posted June 8, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) You probably already know this but both species of wombat have an armor-like broad bone near the surface of their butts which they use defensively by presenting it to danger. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work out so well when the danger is a quickly approaching car. I’ve had the bittersweet pleasure of holding young ones orphaned by cars killing their mother.  Hi Stuart, yes...this sort of tragedy occurs nightly on our highways and even on bush roads, drivers just wont slow down and the big timber hauling trucks are the worst. We have successfully raised a couple of orphaned wombats over the years and eventually released them in to the bush again. One of these used to return to visit until she was about five years old, when we think she became distracted by mating and having her own family commitments! Thanks for your comments. Dee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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