Remember the post about the Cheetah cubs that I had gone to visit in St Louis Zoo? Here it is, at ( Read more... )

The Zoo takes a lot of effort to recreate the kind of natural scenery one would see while sighting an animal in the wild.

Here are some examples:

In the bee-eater section, here is a recreation of the rock face in which bee-eaters lay their eggs:


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This is my tribute to the many photographers on LJ whose work I admire so much that it got me out of my rooted feeling that I would never be good at photography, and whose encouragement keeps me going when I still get discouraged occasionally ( Read more... )

We were so lucky to be able to watch and document this...photos were by KM, at the Insectarium in the St Louis Zoo.

Don't look for crispness...he was following these butterflies as they flitted about and around each other.

( Would you like to see the Dance of Life? )

I was very impressed with Steve Bircher, the Curator for Mammals/Carnivores at the St Louis Zoo. First of all, his very positive attitude to a totally unknown voice asking for permission to see the cheetah cubs when they were not on display; then his remembering to call me back at the time he said he would ( Read more... )

I am sending some pictures of the beautiful butterflies that I snapped in the St Louis Zoo...god, it is SO difficult to get these things on camera ( Read more... )

Today I did my usual walk to the Zoo, and decided to spend time in the Insectarium, specifically, in the butterly area...and I managed to get some ...er...nice pictures (that Tamron lens works WELL as a macro lens I must say.) I had such a great time ( Read more... )

kalyan talks about the mindset which makes him rush off somewhere as soon as he hears of the prospect of seeing a rare bird ( Read more... )