Zoo pics

[rustydog]

[Moved here from an earlier post, sorry if you're seeing this twice!]

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[nutmeg3]

"But, Mooooommmmm, I don't wanna eat my acacia leaves!"

Loved all of these, but I have to say... Possie! And adorable possie fingers!

[rustydog]

"But, Mooooommmmm, I don't wanna eat my acacia leaves!"

Hee! He does look like he's spitting something out, doesn't he?

I love the spread of the fingers, because it's a good illustration of how to tell the difference between possum tracks and raccoon tracks. (The angle of the thumbprint)

[nutmeg3]

I did not know that! (Not that I ever see either one of their tracks, but still...)

[padawanpooh]

Beautiful pictures (as always!) I love the animal photos but I also love the bamboo. I think there's something lovely about bamboo.

And that croc/alligator in the water? Yep, creepy!

(BTW you've inspired me to revisit my local small zoo asap :-D

[rustydog]

I think there's something lovely about bamboo.

I agree. It's kind of peaceful, and it's amazing that it's actually a grass.

Ooh, you reminded me -- you should check out this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/marser/2727537497/sizes/l/

Oh, your zoo sounds lovely! I'm happy to have inspired you. And any place with the phrase "city-wide panda hunt" in the bio has to be worth a visit. :)

[padawanpooh]

OMFSM that bamboo forest is incredible! I just made it my wallpaper. It reminds me of some scenes in House of Flying Daggers but more *real* than the ethereal bamboo forests in the movie.

I'm going to aim to get to the Nature Centre in the next couple of weeks. It's only a 10 min bus ride from two blocks away and it'll give me a break from revision :-)

[karaokegal]

GIRAFFE!!! I love your zoo pics. I may have missed something. Are you a zoo volunteer or are you just someone who is lucky enough to spend lots of time at the zoo and share your pis with us?

[rustydog]

The giraffes are always so photogenic! :)

My birthday present to myself for the past three years has been a zoo membership so I can go as often as I want. Since I don't really do... well, anything else to get out of the house when I'm not at work, it's really been great. It's about two miles from where I work, and it's such a pleasant, safe place to hang out. They even have free wi-fi in the pavilion! Sometimes I go there just to grade papers and take breaks to visit the otters. I would like to be a volunteer, but my weekend schedule (leaving town to be with my family) is too irregular for me to be able to make a good commitment.

[karaokegal]

It's nice to have a place like that. I have MAJOR zoo issues, and our local zoo is not a good one. In fact, it's one of the few areas where SF really sucks. I'm not sure there should be a zoo here at all because of the climate, but that goes back to my issues so...never mind.

Yours looks lovely and your gift to yourself is brilliant.

[rustydog]

::nods:: I can understand zoo issues. I think for a small city zoo, ours is pretty decent and they're working on making it better, but there are certain animals that I avoid because I'm really not sure they should be in zoos at all, no matter how well they're treated. It can be a dilemma.

[elspethsheir]

Your photos and zoo stories brighten my day so much. Thank you. ♥

[rustydog]

:) ::sends love::

[anodyna]

The water bird that's hunting you is a green heron--a baby by the look of his feathers. Kids today, so unkempt! :D

I adore your zoo posts. And the possum's tiny fingers eeeeee!

[rustydog]

Oh, thank you for identifying the bird! I don't know my wading/fishing birds very well, and I hadn't gotten around to hunting it down in my book. They're very pretty!

Those possum fingers. OMG. :)