Kangaroos are the most iconic mascot of Australia. But how often do you get to see real life kangaroo in Australia, without it being in an enclosure or a zoo for that matter?
Probably not that often.
Unless you're in Canberra!
I've lived in Canberra for more than two years now, but for the life of me, I never knew where to see kangaroos in real life. I mean, I know that in Canberra, they come out at night and occasionally crosses the street. Once, at 3 something AM, I was on my way to my morning job with Aunty Anoi and Uncle Lan in their Tarago when a few roos crossed the street from CSIRO Black Mountain. Uncle Lan didn't get to brake in time and we hit a roo. But the kanga was able to keep on jumping and just disappeared into the dark. Good thing it didn't turn into an accident because kangaroos are very strong.
Once Suzy was coming all the way from Queanbeyan to work and kangaroos leaping across the street. Suzy accidentally hit one but it continued leaping away. However, the cover for Suzy's car light was broken. Mechanics said that it wasn't only the cover but the light itself is damaged and Suzy has to change the whole light thing. So be careful. Hitting kangaroos will hurt your wallet the most.
Anyways, last July, my mom really wanted to see kangaroos cuz, well, coming to Australia, seeing this infamous Australian animal real life is a goal. I first thought of bringing her to Canberra's zoo but looking at the time we have and our budget (especially at our budget), I decided to find another alternative.
It's a good thing we live in Canberra. Uncle Hashim said that in Weston Park, you'd be able to see mobs of kangaroos just jumping away during the evening. And that's where we headed.
Truly Weston Park didn't disappoint.
These were kangaroos hanging about in the evening (near Maghrib time) to come out and graze on their food.
Can we feed them?
Given that these wild kangaroos roam about in a park where humans often come to have picnics and what not, I'd reckon that these kangaroos are used to human presence and would be okay with being fed? Probably. Just always keep in mind that they are still wild animals.
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| There's me in candid shot |
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| Hubby's back |
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| Dad looks good here |
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| Mommy presenting Weston Park kangaroos |
And more pictures of the family:
When's the best time to come?
Like I mentioned earlier, we arrived at the park half an hour before Maghrib (sunset). And that's when they're abundant and actively grazing.
In a distant memory somewhere, I think I did once came to Weston Park somewhere in 2016 with Dzaki, Dzaki's Mom, KD and Nana. (But back then I didn't know it was Weston Park. I tried checking with Dzaki and he just said "I think somewhere behind Campbell". Very helpful, Dzaki *squints eyes*). Anyways, we came some time in the afternoon so all the kangaroos are just lazing about, having their afternoon nap under shades of trees.
Are the kangaroos there all year round?
Yes, I strongly think the kangaroos are there all year round cuz when I visited the park with my family, it was Winter. Meanwhile with Dzaki, it was during Summer if I recall it right. So my guess is that they'r there all year round.
How to get there?
I reckon by car would be the most convenient. We got there riding an Uber and the location we requested was Weston Park. Funny that the map showed the pindrop was somewhere very-very near to the lake. But I would assume that that area is still a part of Weston Park. It's just that on the way towards the centre(maybe?) of the park, you can already see kangaroos at the field on either side of the road. In our case, my husband asked the Uber driver to drop us at the field by the roadside instead when we saw some kangaroos.
Alrighty! That is all for today's post folks! Hope you'll find this post informative and if not, I hope you at least enjoyed seeing the pictures. You could also leave a comment for me in the comment prompt box down below. See ya!
Alina.
