Last week I was in a beautiful part of New South Wales, near a little town called Capertee to the west of the Blue Mountains. I’ve published a few blog posts about some birds in the area. Another group of creatures that caught my eye were the wallabies and kangaroos.

The wallabies in Capertee look quite different from those in my area near Sydney. I’m used to seeing Swamp Wallabies, also called Black Wallabies (here’s a recent post about them). They’re quite dark in colour, whereas the wallabies that I saw further west are a lighter grey-brown overall, with pretty black markings on their faces. They’re called Black-Striped Wallabies:

The Black-striped Wallabies are listed as endangered in New South Wales. Here’s another one:

These wallabies are about 80 centimetres tall (31 inches), whereas Eastern Grey Kangaroos are much larger — up to two metres in height. Here’s one of the kangaroos that I saw on an early morning walk near Capertee:

Capertee and surrounds are absolutely gorgeous. I’d highly recommend a visit!