Australian Wildlife
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As I’ve mentioned before, my favorite thing to do in the countries I visit is to rent a car and just drive. I have found this to be the absolute best way to explore places and find amazing little sites to stumble upon. Although I only rented a car for two days here in Australia, I was still able to explore a little bit. The most exciting thing we saw while driving was two kangaroos hopping through a field and then eventually in front of us on the road. We also saw some bogans in their natural habitat. It was awesome!
But my favorite stop we made was at Blackbutt Reserve. Yes, that’s really the name of this place. I laugh every time. I don’t think I’ll ever grow up. Anyway, it’s a wildlife reserve and although it wasn’t as large and open as I had hoped and expected, we got to see wallabies, koalas, beautiful colorful birds, snakes, and more.
The wallabies were so little and cute! Wallabies are little minature kangaroos – we loved them! They were extremely hard to spot as you can tell in one of the photos. But my favorite animal we saw was by far the koalas. They were so incredibly cute and fluffy. We got so lucky to have stopped by during feeding time so they were awake and snacking on leaves. Adorable!
I’ve always heard that both kangaroos and koalas are not the friendliest, but I don’t think that’s true. Of course they will be mean to you if you’re mean to them first, but I think that’s the case with any animal. The staff that were feeding the koalas were very friendly with the koalas and the koalas were friendly in return.
I also loved seeing all the beautiful colorful birds. They got very up close and personal with everyone visiting Blackbutt. It was awesome to see them so close! I really want to come back to Australia to visit the other parts of the country. Hopefully then I’ll be able to see more animals in their natural habitats!
February 22, 2017 @ 10:40 am
koalaaa
February 22, 2017 @ 10:41 am
I don’t know about koalas but I did see a kangaroo at AquaZoo in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. I… will edit those photos at some point. Ha. They may or may not be on my comatose hard drive that I need to buy a power hub for…
February 22, 2017 @ 9:34 pm
Lol, oh no!! The kangaroos are super cool too but those koalas are just the cutest!
February 22, 2017 @ 1:36 pm
I just had to look up the word bogan and I don’t think it means what you think it means. I got a good laugh out of it, though!
February 23, 2017 @ 11:35 pm
It means redneck!!!! LOL!
February 23, 2017 @ 8:43 pm
Your pics are making me miss Australia! I went there in 2009 and miss it so!
February 23, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
Aww! It really was so cool to see all the wildlife!
February 24, 2017 @ 12:32 am
I would love to see the wildlife in Australia up and close like you did! I think koalas, kangaroos, and wallabies are so adorable. Thanks for sharing your pictures!
February 24, 2017 @ 2:54 pm
It was my favorite part! They were sooo cute!
February 24, 2017 @ 4:49 am
I would absolutely love to see Aussie wildlife up close, maybe not all of it ha – but definitely Koalas – such amazing photos!
February 24, 2017 @ 2:54 pm
Lol! The koalas were the best (of course!) 🙂
February 24, 2017 @ 4:52 am
Those koalas are just too cute 🙂 I did a year abroad in Australia and lived in Brisbane near the koala sanctuary so I got to see lots of different wildlife. I was also luck enough to see both koalas and kangaroos in the wilds. It’s so magical to see them.
February 24, 2017 @ 2:55 pm
Omg that sounds so amazing!!! It really is so different than anything I see here in the US! Really a cool experience.
February 24, 2017 @ 5:12 am
Love your post, so many beautiful photos and those koala bears!!! Cuteness overload! Australia is on my wish list of countries I would love to go to, not sure when that will be, so for now I will enjoy your photos. Thank you for sharing.
February 24, 2017 @ 2:55 pm
Thank you! They were the cutest 🙂 I hope you get to make it over there sometime soon!
February 24, 2017 @ 6:00 am
Australia is on my bucket list and I’d love to go and see the wildlife there x
February 24, 2017 @ 2:55 pm
Yes! That was my favorite!
February 24, 2017 @ 8:55 am
My husband loves driving when we travel and doing it at your own pace is just great. You have some beautiful photos of the animals here. The Austrailian wildlife is wonderful!
February 24, 2017 @ 2:56 pm
It’s totally the way to go! Thank you, it was!
February 24, 2017 @ 11:16 am
oh wow that looks amazing, ive only ever seen animals like this in zoos but would love to see them in the wild.
February 24, 2017 @ 2:56 pm
Yes! Seeing them in the wild is a completely different experience. I loved it!
February 24, 2017 @ 11:24 am
Amazing. I’m off to Australia in 12 months. Can’t wait to see the wildlife. Mostly looking forward to kangaroos. Blackbutt sounds awesome
February 24, 2017 @ 2:56 pm
Oh perfect!! You have to go there! It was so cool 🙂
February 24, 2017 @ 5:36 pm
Great post and some beautiful stunning photos too!
February 25, 2017 @ 7:06 am
Beautiful photos and animals. I would love to visit Australia.
February 27, 2017 @ 4:44 pm
Thanks! It’s a really cool place.
February 25, 2017 @ 11:14 am
The wallabies do see hard to spot, they seem to blend in with their surroundings. Love the photos of all the animals they are amazing. How cute is that koala.
February 27, 2017 @ 4:44 pm
Yeah! They definitely blended in.
February 25, 2017 @ 10:05 pm
Your photos made me smile. My husband and I visited Australia a few years ago and fell in love. Koala bears are the best!
February 27, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
Aren’t they?! Glad the pictures gave you happy memories 🙂
February 26, 2017 @ 5:51 am
So many beautiful photos and I am in awe of those Koalas being so close, wow x
February 27, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
Thank you! Yep, they were right there!
February 26, 2017 @ 11:08 am
Omg what beautiful wildlife you captured!!! Australia is one on my list for sure its a different way of life over there I’d love it!
February 27, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
Thank you! Yes, it’s a very cool place to visit.
February 26, 2017 @ 3:22 pm
Amazing photos. I’d love to go back to Australia. I went in 95 and it was amazing but it will have changed so much in all that time. We did get to see some animals as we went to the zoo but i bet the nature reserve was so much better
February 27, 2017 @ 4:42 pm
Oh my gosh, yes! I’m sure it has changed a lot. The nature reserve was awesome! I highly recommend it.
February 26, 2017 @ 6:29 pm
These are such cute photos! I’ve only ever seen Kangaroo’s and Koala’s in British Zoo’s – I’d love to go to Austailia and see them on home soil! xo
February 27, 2017 @ 4:41 pm
Yes! There is something totally different about seeing them in their natural habitat 🙂
February 27, 2017 @ 3:50 am
Wow, what gorgeous sights! I really would love to visit Australia. It’s definitely on my bucket list.
February 27, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
It really is beautiful! The wildlife and nature aspect of the trip were my favorites.
February 27, 2017 @ 6:15 am
It’s a place I’ve never visited, but the idea of getting up close to Koala’s makes it a dream destination,
February 27, 2017 @ 4:38 pm
It really is such a cool experience! They’re too cute
February 28, 2017 @ 6:04 am
Nice Australian experience! I am looking forward to visit Australia and experience its widlife too!
February 28, 2017 @ 5:34 pm
Yeah, that was definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip!
February 28, 2017 @ 8:36 am
Wow amazing pictures. Australia has amazing variety of species!
February 28, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
Thanks! Yes, definitely.
March 2, 2017 @ 4:37 am
Such gorgeous photos, I definitely want to visit Australia some time!
March 2, 2017 @ 7:10 am
Thanks, girl! It was a very cool trip 🙂