Picture of the day - March 18, 2007

A Koala At Tower Hill Reserve

Photo courtesy of Andrew Mather. This adorable Koala was photographed by Andrew Mather during a visit to Australia's Tower Hill Reserve. Here is his story behind the image: "The photo was taken at Tower Hill Reserve, just out of Warranmbool at the western end of Victoria's famous Great Ocean Road. The Tower Hill Reserve is located inside the crater of an extinct volcano which was severely over-grazed until the 1950's, when re-vegetation efforts began. There are numerous Koalas, Kangaroos and Emus inhabiting the reserve, many of which frequent the picnic areas and are easily visible. At the moment, the lake is dry due to a very prolonged drought, but when there is water, there are also huge numbers of visiting waterfowl. The picture was taken in the late afternoon on a cloudy day, so the Koalas were just waking up and getting active, as they tend to sleep during the day. The camera was a Canon EOS 400D, with the kit 75-300mm lens. The other details were: Exposure 1/320 sec, f 6.3 at ISO 400." Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"