I was out walking the other day and came across this large male. It was hanging around with a bunch of feral rabbits no female roos nearby. If I get a bit too bit close I get this same look he was about to stand up on his tail and look more impressive, meaning step back. In this case a fence separated us.
I met this big bloke some time ago we were about 50metres apart on the side of the footpath. I must say those claws could do some serious damage to anything too close. I have not seen claws that long before.
This pretty boy was at Winton Wetlands in early November 2025 watching us closely while doing a bird survey. This is a common pose for the male roo, to show off it’s height. The purple weeds are Patersons Curse, colourful but it is a real pest for agriculture and can be poisonous to stock.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo males usually get turfed out of the mob by the dominant male so these above examples are loners. They are pretty big and powerful when they stand upright with big forearm muscles. Sometimes I see old males obiously detached for the mob, sitting quietly not moving very well.
To learn more about Eastern greys follw this link: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/eastern-grey-kangaroo/
This small mob has a dominant male the one lying down in the middle at the back. There will be a few sub-adult males living with these females until they get pushed out.
There are many kangaroos in my part of north east Victoria they move between the public bushland and farm paddocks. Too many can be a problem to farmers, sometimes eating fresh grass like farm animals. A beautiful native species.
Walking Glenrowan and Beyond 
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