Lasitha Liyana Patabendi, The Curious Sleep Walker (SINGLE SHOT 2023)

It's uncommon to see Koalas walking on the ground as they could sleep up to 20 hours a day and the rest of the time they spend mostly on trees. However, we recently visited the Koala Reserve in Narrandera and we spotted this beautiful fella walking along the river. I was able to capture it on eye level without disturbing its behaviour thanks to the Canon 600mm as it always allows me to keep a safe range with the subject and also to eliminate the background noice. Location- Koala Reserve Narrandera , Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve Gear Canon EOSR5, Canon RF f4 600mm IS Settings ISO- 500 f- 4 Shutter - 1/800 Sec

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