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Graham Robards |
Music by STANLEY MYERS Cavatina theme from the Deer Hunter. Not for the contest so will self destruct in 24 hours. ~Pat
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MELODIE C. ROBERTS |
After reading the plight of the Eastern Grey Joey, I think your title is perfect Pat A wonderful capture
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John Connolly |
I remember this cute little character Pat! This is a wonderful capture, and we all share your thought on the proposed culling! Thanks for your company on an inspirational photo shoot!
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Michelle Alton |
She's too pretty to cull....they all are!
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Chris Ebben |
Just beautiful. I know just how you feel on this one. I'll be getting on to the council & NATF tomorrow & complain!!! So pleased we got together to see this lot, Tony & I had lovely time=^..^=
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Barbara Waldoch |
Terrific capture, Pat!
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Phillip R. Connolly |
A great capture, Pat! Culls are always sad to see take place. The problem at the hospital grounds is that it is a safe haven with pleanty of food and the numbers have grown so much in recent years. Of course, now with the impending development of the site, the numbers would be way to high. Eventually they will all have to go from there, so I just hope they will survive in the nearby bush! I guess the development will have a natural way of pushing them out and back into their habitat. I for one will be very sorry to see them disapear, as it is one of the few areas that you can take people to, to see them wild and in numbers. A great shame! I love your image! Phil
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Karen Kessler |
What a beautiful animal, Pat! It looks like it stopped to pose for you during a delicious (ha!) meal, too! Wonderful colors & pose!
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Barbara Mason |
A lovely image Pat - shame about the culling - I know it happens to wild horses we have in the North Island, it just seems soooo very sad !!!
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Graham Robards |
Hello my friends, Thankyou so much for your kind words. It took me four hours before I could bring myself to look at the shots. I'm afraid I wear my heart on my sleeve. When looking at the jpegs from RAW files I wrote down the number of this one as it jumped out at me, the feeling I felt was right there. As you say Mel, the Joey looks aware of his fate and that's what I wanted to capture. Phil, I didn't know about more development plans for up there. The land is worth a fortune for sure for developing. Chris, I don't think there is any stopping to greed, there must be financial gain somewhere for this to happen. How this place could be declared a Wild Life Refuge in 1902 and now some idiot has proclaimed the animals should die is quite beyond me. Barbara, I saw your wild horses in the North Island, such beautiful creatures. I guess I can understand why they have to cull but I don't like the way it is done.
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Brett Dolsen |
A wonderfull wildlife capture Pat!!I think it would be more appropriate to cull some of the bad decision makers in Australia!!How they get a job in the first place is beyond me! Developers have got a lot to answer for!!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
How about "Stogy Joe" HA! In the USA a STOGY is a cigarette. Love this cutie pie and you shot him at a perfect moment! Great job, Big Sister! Have a great week! -Little Laura xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Tiia Vissak |
a cool portrait!
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Joy Rector |
love this shot
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Ellen Hodges |
Very cute expression and capture, Pat!! Hope they can work everything out.
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Graham Robards |
Thankyou Elen Joy, Lala, Brett and Tiia for visiting the gallery, I wanted you to see the plight of our dear Kangaroo. I'll keep you updated. Not all Australians are cruel. We should do as Brett suggest, cull some of the bad decision makers.
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- Ann Coates Contact Ann Coates Ann Coates's Gallery |
So sad to hear of their impending fate. I would be up in arms too. Humans, not all of us thankfully, think we have the right to decide what lives and what doesn't. Perhaps you should send this photo in to the papers and raise some awareness. It's a beautiful image tinged with sadness.
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Renata Gusciora |
Cute image,fabulous wildlife capture with great timing and clarity!
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- Amanda J. Tanner Contact Amanda J. Tanner Amanda J. Tanner's Gallery |
He is so beautiful! A wonderful capture of him Pat! They are such wonderful animals.
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emile-abbott-photography.com - Emile Abbott Contact Emile Abbott Emile Abbott's Gallery |
How is the world in the Winter down under. Love it P&G.
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Graham Robards |
LOve it now Emile, sprng is coming and warmth is in the air. Thanks for your kind words. P and G
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
OM GOSH! Pat! I missed your meaning here. I have never heard the word "Cull" before. Does this mean Put Down? (Put to sleep?) I just read all of the comments and I think so. :((((((((((( Why dont they just FIX them so they cant have more babies and stop putting them to sleep? I dont understand... :( So sorry I made light of this one. I had no idea.
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Graham Robards |
Hi there dear little sister, I understood and knew you misread it as you were in a hurry packing to go away. Yes Cull means to kill, but not in a kind way, mass panic. Even though darted and then euthenised the animals suffer a lot of stress. Such as this. Not all calls are publicised either, there was one last week at Wagga Wagga. xxxxx
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Terrible. I don't even know what to say. I watched the attached youtube. I feel sick. They need to be stopped from killing them and the animals should be "fixed" so the population will drop if they are so worried about it. Kangaroos are such beautiful animals and have such kind faces and families and have a right to live!
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Graham Robards |
There is worse up there Lala. Kangaroo shooting in Australia isn't really of much concern to the Government, too many greedy people with a finger in the pie that benefit from their death. The shooting is the largest land-based commercial wildlife slaughter in the world so "fixing" them so they can't breed is counter-productive. The public has been told it was tried but didn't work, Here is a link . HERE Maybe folk think when they see Kangaroo on sale at the supermarket there are such things as Kangaroo farms and we raise and kill humanely.
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Graham Robards |
The link was broken, try again.
~PaT
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Carolyn J. Connolly |
Wow, Pat - what a beautiful capture of this sweet joey!! They have the most gorgeous faces!! I looked at the YouTube story for which you posted the url above...and it really is sickening... Oh dear... I don't eat red meat anyway...but, after seeing that clip, there's certainly NO way you'd ever get me to eat kangaroo meat...and as you have stated, it is one of the animals on our coat of arms, along with the emu, so...go figure!! :o(
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Susie Peek-Swint |
Stunning captures Pat .. I love the light and pose of this one ~ great shot. It makes me so sad ~ and mad ~ when I read of culling these beautiful native animals ... here it seems some farmers have now won the right to cull badgers on their land ~ we should learn to live with nature, not against it!
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