Yesteryear - kangaroo feeding time

Hello dear friends,

Today I am participating in a challenge organised by Kim Klassen with her 'Texture Tuesday' friends.

The photo below is a copy from a slide taken of my sister in law as a child, about 40 years ago. As you can see she is feeding a kangaroo (probably bread).
This is in a country area some distance from Melbourne.

Kangaroos, are really only found in rural areas .
They spend most of the day resting in the shade, and tend to come out in the cool of the morning or at dusk to feed.
I am not entirely sure what time of day this photo was taken, possibly late afternoon.

The car in the photo, a Dodge, was, I believe a recent purchase at the time.

On the above photo,  I have -

• used Kims' Texture, 'yesteryear' on Soft Light blend mode at 100% opacity
• used a second texture layer of 'yesteryear' on Multiply blend mode at 85%
• added a warming filter at 85%
• selectively put a little color back in the kangaroo
• eliminated a large stick and a partial face in the front of the car.

The original photo taken from a slide.

And just for fun, I thought I would tell you a few lesser known facts about the Australian Kangaroo  - 

There are 47 varieties of kangaroo ranging in size from a kg (1lb) to 85kg approx (300lb).

 - They usually have one young annually. The joey remains in the pouch for nine months and continues to suckle until 12 - 17 months of age. Kangaroos can have up to 3 babies at one time. One becoming mature and just out of the pouch, another developing in the pouch and one embryo in pause mode. There are 4 teats in the pouch and each provides different milk for the different stages of development. ( The embryo will remain dormant until the previous young has left the pouch)

Isn't that an amazing feat of nature!!

 - Kangaroos are herbivores, they need little water to survive and some species are capable of going for months without drinking at all. (if grass is available)

 - The kangaroo can hop at speed up to 60kmh (40mph) 

- The kangaroo, in combination with the emu were chosen as symbols of Australia ( they are on our Coat of Arms) to represent the country's progress because they are always moving forward and never move backwards.

And on that note, I too will move forward, and finish this post and move on with my day....

Please click on the Texture Tuesday picture logo on my blog side bar to see more lovely texture photos.
( they will be posted from Tuesday through to Sunday)

Hope you all have a good day,

Cheers,