Not birds, but spotted while i was out bird watching. Saw these two together in bush at Georges River Reserve in Sydney - can anyone help on a id for them please. Thanks.
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The first one looks like a red-necked wallaby, I don'tknow the second one but it isn't a swamp wallaby.
The first one looks like a Female Wallaroo and the second a young male Wallaroo.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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That makes sense, we get wallaroos here but I didn't realise the females look so different, the males are large and dark. I have never seen a wallaroo with a pale tummy like that but then I never seem to see juveniles around. The females look similar to the red-necked wallabies.
I agree with shorty but there are a few different wallaroo species and I am not sure which one. Just wondering what part of the Georges river this is at because I go birdwatching at the Georges river often.
Thanks greg, shorty and tim - the light coloured one seems to have much shorter tail.
Tim, it was down the fire trail from woolwash road - saw rock warbler, white eared honeyeater and quite close view of spotted pardalotte. Any other places around there you would suggest?
The Euros (also known as Common Wallaroos) at my place in SA are rather similar but with differences. The female Euros are quite pale grey with a distinct, fairly large rufous patch on the neck. The males are larger with a very strong, stocky build. In colour they're much darker than the females & vary from dark brown with a rufous tinge to almost burgundy. I'm wondering if your two are young Euros, WhistlingDuck.
The male wallaroos in eastern NSW are very dark and sleek, usually solitary or with a female. No trace of red in their fur. There was an albino wallaroo on Mt Panorama a couple of years ago, it was quite a celebrity.
http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/2466239/science-confirms-white-wallaroos-on-mount/
They are such great shots with them looking right at the camera like that.
elizabeth
That might the case woko. Yours is a very powerful hefty individual, and the size of its front legs are massive compared to the ones I saw.
Fascinating discovery greg, a beautiful white wallaroo. Shape wise very similar to my two as well.
Thankyou Elizabeth ... they were great starers .... keeping their eyes on me
As coincidence would have it there were two Euros not far from my bedroom curtains this morning. The paler of the two didn't have a rufous neck so I'm thinking it was a young female.
Wierd how those co-incidences happen Woko - im not going to see any outside my bedroom windows, but i would not be surprised if next time i go out into a likely area the first thing i see is a wallaroo!
Happens all the time in all phases of life, WhistlingDuck. Maybe the world is smaller than we think.
At Wills Rd, Long Point down the firetrails I have seen many good birds such as Scarlet Honeyeater's, a Powerful Owl, Rockwarbler's, Brown Cuckoo Dove's, Pacific Baza's, lately Rose Robin's, some Male Golden Whistler's etc. Just last week I saw a Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk carrying something take off from the firetrail. I have also seen some good reptiles around during summer.
Thanks very much tim - sounds a great spot. I will give it a try.
Those are Wallaroo as everyone said.