Cradle Mountain National Park in the west coast of Tasmania is home to small brown, black or grey wallabies called Pademelons. We were booked to stay at a very comfortable chalet in a remote mountain area. 
After hiking, we returned home at dusk, just when the little creatures come out to feed. Surprisingly, a mom and her joey were feeding right outside our room. When we opened the balcony door to take a picture, they were quite unafraid of us, venturing ever closer. Their noses just reached our deck floor and they just stood there as if to pose for us. Now I know that we are not supposed to feed wild animals, but we could not resist the urge and they could not resist the crackers we offered. After a while, a third wallaby joined them and if we would stop feeding them, they would look at us with pleading brown eyes and actually make hissing noises, just like a dog would beg for food! Hence we had another encounter of the amazing kind. Enjoy the pictures!
After hiking, we returned home at dusk, just when the little creatures come out to feed. Surprisingly, a mom and her joey were feeding right outside our room. When we opened the balcony door to take a picture, they were quite unafraid of us, venturing ever closer. Their noses just reached our deck floor and they just stood there as if to pose for us. Now I know that we are not supposed to feed wild animals, but we could not resist the urge and they could not resist the crackers we offered. After a while, a third wallaby joined them and if we would stop feeding them, they would look at us with pleading brown eyes and actually make hissing noises, just like a dog would beg for food! Hence we had another encounter of the amazing kind. Enjoy the pictures!
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