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dragoness_e) wrote2010-03-31 09:29 pm
dragoness_e) wrote2010-03-31 09:29 pm
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Zoo Trip, Mar 13, part 2
Zoo Trip, Mar 13, part 1
Our friends the foxes were in fine form this lovely spring day.
Red fox
Red fox. Really!
Gray phase red fox, aka "silver fox".
Gray fox. Really!
Silver fox, again
Yes, he really is a red fox
Really, truly, gray foxes
No argument over this being a red fox, right?
Over in the South American jungle exhibit, the storks are nesting. It's spring.
Storks nesting
Stork bringing new stuff for nest
Giant anteater out and about
I have no idea what these birds are, but they were in the South American plains exhibit, and were colorful.
Mystery bird
Mystery bird pair
I'm guessing they are male and female, because of the different coloration of their "underpants'.
As you can see from the shadows on this rhea, the afternoon was getting on...
Rhea and shadows
Just before we left, this came shambling over for a look...
Hopping vampire or what?
It's actually our old friend from last visit, the King Vulture. Apparently he's had his flight feathers clipped and he gets to wander the main compound. He seems to hold his wings out for balance as he walks, and looks extremely weird doing so.
King Vulture walking
Back over by the petting zoo, several of the zoo's volunteers were doing a presentation with birds of prey. If I remember correctly, most of their presentation birds are rescue birds who generally can't go back into the wild due to injuries.
This is a great horned owl
Red-tailed hawk
Screech Owl
That's a full-grown adult, by the way. They really are that tiny.
Harris' Hawk
Definitely a rescue bird. According to his handler, this hawk has a damaged foot that he can't use to perch with, so holds his wings out to assist in balancing on one foot.
Same
Stabilizing with wing assist
Nice view of tail pattern
Barn Owl
I've always thought Barn Owls were cool.
Our friends the foxes were in fine form this lovely spring day.
Red fox
Red fox. Really!
Gray phase red fox, aka "silver fox".
Gray fox. Really!
Silver fox, again
Yes, he really is a red fox
Really, truly, gray foxes
No argument over this being a red fox, right?
Over in the South American jungle exhibit, the storks are nesting. It's spring.
Storks nesting
Stork bringing new stuff for nest
Giant anteater out and about
I have no idea what these birds are, but they were in the South American plains exhibit, and were colorful.
Mystery bird
Mystery bird pair
I'm guessing they are male and female, because of the different coloration of their "underpants'.
As you can see from the shadows on this rhea, the afternoon was getting on...
Rhea and shadows
Just before we left, this came shambling over for a look...
Hopping vampire or what?
It's actually our old friend from last visit, the King Vulture. Apparently he's had his flight feathers clipped and he gets to wander the main compound. He seems to hold his wings out for balance as he walks, and looks extremely weird doing so.
King Vulture walking
Back over by the petting zoo, several of the zoo's volunteers were doing a presentation with birds of prey. If I remember correctly, most of their presentation birds are rescue birds who generally can't go back into the wild due to injuries.
This is a great horned owl
Red-tailed hawk
Screech Owl
That's a full-grown adult, by the way. They really are that tiny.
Harris' Hawk
Definitely a rescue bird. According to his handler, this hawk has a damaged foot that he can't use to perch with, so holds his wings out to assist in balancing on one foot.
Same
Stabilizing with wing assist
Nice view of tail pattern
Barn Owl
I've always thought Barn Owls were cool.