New camera zoom

My previous camera, a canon Powershot SX 30is did some very hard work of the past but finally the adverse conditions it has had to cope with on some of my excursions proved too much and the zoom feature packed up.
As cameras are super-ceded at a rapid rate the Sx30is is well in the past but I love the versatility of the compact zoom for the nature photography which I enjoy so decided to stay with Canon and go for the Powershot SX60hs that has even more features and has RAW capability, wireless and many other features that I probably won't use.

Just to see how it would perform from wide angle to full 65X optical zoom I took  some shots of a Red-necked Wallaby that was enjoying the morning sun just below the verandah.

Wide angle (spot the wallaby)

 

Full 65X zoom

All were hand held and at full zoom that is quite a test for the image stabiliser I have taken quite a few photos since and I am very pleased with the camera, just need more subjects..

Taking the weight off

The female Red-necked Wallaby that is a regular visitor around the house is currently carrying a well developed joey in her pouch. Today she found a pleasant spot out of the wind in the early sun to take the weight off, whilst she enjoyed the warmth.

Wallaby portraits

The female Red-necked Wallaby that spends quite a bit of time around our house has this season's young in the pouch and this afternoon was content to keep on feeding as I took a few close-up photos of her and the youngster.

Together again

The search for mum was successful as both mum and youngster were together again this morning. The youngster was sticking very close,  no adventures today.

It's scary on my own.

Our young wallaby is spending more time outside mum's pouch, but this morning it was looking a bit scared and lonely, with mum not to be seen anywhere nearby. With drizzling rain and being a bit cooler than the past few days it was shivering and hunched down on the rocks. It blends in rather well and must have felt a bit more secure close to the house rather than out in the open. I saw one of the dingos a couple of days ago, so it is a risky time for youngsters to be on their own. The rain stopped and the sun came out which gave it some confidence to move around, have a nibble on some plants and then after about an hour head off to see if mum could be found. Haven't seen it or mum during the day, so guess we will have to see if they both turn up together in the next couple of days.