HAPPY HANUKA

AND THEN HE MET THE KANGAROOS...

What would be a visit to Australia, even "only" on a business trip, and only to a tiny part of this large continent, without making the acquaintance of that funny animal with the powerful tail and hind legs, and the, proportional, tiny front legs. And, oh yes, a pocket for the babies at the females! How gorgeous!

Now these encounters can sometimes end painful for the human onlooker, but my husband told me that he and the big guy checked each other out, and that there was a mutual feeling of peace. The distance to him was about five meters, and obviously he did not feel any danger for his gang. 

My husband said that he was so excited that goosebumps appeared on his arms! :-)

Photographs by Uri Eshkar.

THE CUTE STUFF...

There are many many different kinds of eucalyptus trees in Australia. And who lives in them? How lucky my husband was to meet them on his outings - the sweet Koala bears.

Photos by Uri Eshkar.

AUSTRALIA...

Where is the head? Where is the tail?
This beauty is about 60 cm long and moving very slowly.
It is called shingleback lizard. 

Photos by Uri Eshkar

AUSTRALIA continued...

He met many strange creatures while hiking in the bush on the weekends. Beautiful ones, odd ones, cute ones, poisonous ones, curious ones, dangerous ones - I will show you some more over the next days.
 

Photos by Uri Eshkar.