Inspiring Photo: Lost for Words #10654272

Lost for Words

Uploaded: August 21, 2010

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~Animals~ Not often I can't come up with a title, I was lucky that I did not need to crop this shot, just a natural pose. I am a saddened to learn that this Eastern Grey Joey (she looked around 12 months of age) could be amongst the Kangaroos that may be culled at Morisset Hospital because of over-population and fears of safety towards the public. Culls always seem to be somewhat haphazard what with mass panic and hysteria.
We went to the Wildlife Refuge on a Photo shoot with fellow BP'eers Tony and Chris Ebben, John and Margaret Connolly and had a wonderful afternoon amongst good company and the native fauna, beautiful animals, just beautiful wild creatures. ~Pat and Graham
ExposureTime : 1/60.0Sec
FNumber : F5.6
ISOSpeedRatings : 200
FocalLength : 400.00(mm)

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A700

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Graham Robards August 21, 2010

Music by STANLEY MYERS Cavatina theme from the Deer Hunter.

Not for the contest so will self destruct in 24 hours. ~Pat

#1300468

MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 21, 2010

After reading the plight of the Eastern Grey Joey, I think your title is perfect Pat

A wonderful capture
He looks as if he too is aware of his fate #8852968

John Connolly August 21, 2010

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! #8853059

Michelle Alton August 21, 2010

She's too pretty to cull....they all are! #8853437

Chris Ebben August 21, 2010

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=^..^= #8853474

Barbara Waldoch August 21, 2010

Terrific capture, Pat! #8853488

Phillip R. Connolly August 21, 2010

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 #8853586

Karen Kessler August 21, 2010

What a beautiful animal, Pat! It looks like it stopped to pose for you during a delicious (ha!) meal, too! Wonderful colors & pose! #8853770

Barbara Mason August 21, 2010

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 !!! #8853895

Graham Robards August 21, 2010

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.

Animals fear, the same way we fear. Mass panic should be avoided but to is done the cheapest way, a blood bath slaughter.

~Pat #8853976

Brett Dolsen August 22, 2010

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!! #8854022

Laura E. Swan August 22, 2010

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 #8854049

Tiia Vissak August 22, 2010

a cool portrait! #8854071

Joy Rector August 22, 2010

love this shot #8854168

Ellen Hodges August 22, 2010

Very cute expression and capture, Pat!! Hope they can work everything out. #8854298

Graham Robards August 22, 2010

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.

~Pat #8854691

Ann Coates August 22, 2010

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. #8854873

Renata Gusciora August 22, 2010

Cute image,fabulous wildlife capture with great timing and clarity! #8854876

Amanda J. Tanner August 23, 2010

He is so beautiful! A wonderful capture of him Pat! They are such wonderful animals. #8856845

Emile Abbott August 24, 2010

How is the world in the Winter down under. Love it P&G. #8859698

Graham Robards August 26, 2010

LOve it now Emile, sprng is coming and warmth is in the air. Thanks for your kind words. P and G #8863772

Laura E. Swan August 27, 2010

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. #8866219

Graham Robards August 28, 2010

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.
Canberra cull Not all culls are the same, the Roos are shot down.

Not all calls are publicised either, there was one last week at Wagga Wagga.
Mostly those who leave comments underneath the video are the aggressive type who kill the animals so need to stick up for their sick reasons.

xxxxx #8868166

Laura E. Swan August 28, 2010

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! #8868209

Graham Robards August 28, 2010

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
Some nice comments, a lot of folk don't know the meat is not fit
for human consumption. Russia has banned the importing of it until we
have bette hygiene. Australians who respect the coat of arms don't eat Kangaroo, like you guys eating the American Bald Eagle

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.
Nope, in the dead of night . xxx

#8868230

Graham Robards August 28, 2010

The link was broken, try again.

HERE

~PaT
XXX #8868231

Carolyn J. Connolly August 31, 2010

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( #8872828

Susie Peek-Swint September 15, 2010

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! #8901107

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