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dragoness_e) wrote2010-03-31 09:04 pm
dragoness_e) wrote2010-03-31 09:04 pm
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Zoo Trip, Mar 13, part 1
The weekend of March 13 was just about the first nice weekend of the spring, so we went to the zoo. The animals all thought it was spring, too.
Right next to the zoo entrance is the flamingo pool. It being spring, the flamingos were all posturing at each other, sorting out the pecking order and engaging in various mating rituals.
Flamingos have really long necks
Someone's neck needs washing
Ruffling feathers atsomeonethat big guy on the left
Wing display
My neck is as flexible as your tentacles
Argument
We watched the flamingos for some time. They seem to argue over dominance by clashing beaks.
Argument continues
Beak on beak
After staring at the flamingos, we wandered around the Asian section, which is the next nearest thing to the front gate. If you remember, last year the babirusa had piglets. The piglets are a lot bigger now.
Otter & piglet
That day, one of the zookeepers treated the Asian otters and the piglets to hardboiled eggs.
The otter was very possessive of his hardboiled egg
One of the piglets was shy of water, and wouldn't swim out after eggs in the water. He kept eying the otter's egg.
Otter with egg, piglet
But I want your egg?
Going swimming
The other piglet, who was a water hog
Over by the petting zoo, there were some large birds on presentation. This one, the large pink cockatiel, nipped her handler.
Evil Cockatiel
Cockatiel fluffing its crest
Me, evil? I'm innocent, I tell you!
Suddenly shy or just preening?
Off to the rest of the zoo, we passed a certain old live oak. I remember this tree from when I was in high school--kids have always climbed on it. At one time, the zoo was silly enough to post "No Climbing" signs. They were naturally ignored. They seem to have come to their senses in recent years and changed the signs to "No Climbing Beyond This Point", said point being high enough to be a dangerous climb and quite reasonable not to climb to.
The Children's Tree
Over in the African section, there were African waterfowl. They looked much like local waterfowl, except for minor details.
White-throated Cormorant (from Africa)
Compare to the double-crested cormorants from LaFreniere Park sometime.
Great White Pelicans (from Africa)
Compare to that white pelican that visited LaFreniere Park last winter.
African Wild Dogs are not excited enough by spring to actually get up and do anything
Over at the swamp exhibit, the American otters have become even bigger camera hogs. Remember how they used to mug for the camera? They still do. In fact, they now pose for group photos:
Group photo!
Next up: foxes and funny birds!
Right next to the zoo entrance is the flamingo pool. It being spring, the flamingos were all posturing at each other, sorting out the pecking order and engaging in various mating rituals.
Flamingos have really long necks
Someone's neck needs washing
Ruffling feathers at
Wing display
My neck is as flexible as your tentacles
Argument
We watched the flamingos for some time. They seem to argue over dominance by clashing beaks.
Argument continues
Beak on beak
After staring at the flamingos, we wandered around the Asian section, which is the next nearest thing to the front gate. If you remember, last year the babirusa had piglets. The piglets are a lot bigger now.
Otter & piglet
That day, one of the zookeepers treated the Asian otters and the piglets to hardboiled eggs.
The otter was very possessive of his hardboiled egg
One of the piglets was shy of water, and wouldn't swim out after eggs in the water. He kept eying the otter's egg.
Otter with egg, piglet
But I want your egg?
Going swimming
The other piglet, who was a water hog
Over by the petting zoo, there were some large birds on presentation. This one, the large pink cockatiel, nipped her handler.
Evil Cockatiel
Cockatiel fluffing its crest
Me, evil? I'm innocent, I tell you!
Suddenly shy or just preening?
Off to the rest of the zoo, we passed a certain old live oak. I remember this tree from when I was in high school--kids have always climbed on it. At one time, the zoo was silly enough to post "No Climbing" signs. They were naturally ignored. They seem to have come to their senses in recent years and changed the signs to "No Climbing Beyond This Point", said point being high enough to be a dangerous climb and quite reasonable not to climb to.
The Children's Tree
Over in the African section, there were African waterfowl. They looked much like local waterfowl, except for minor details.
White-throated Cormorant (from Africa)
Compare to the double-crested cormorants from LaFreniere Park sometime.
Great White Pelicans (from Africa)
Compare to that white pelican that visited LaFreniere Park last winter.
African Wild Dogs are not excited enough by spring to actually get up and do anything
Over at the swamp exhibit, the American otters have become even bigger camera hogs. Remember how they used to mug for the camera? They still do. In fact, they now pose for group photos:
Group photo!
Next up: foxes and funny birds!