Random

This season I am trying to be more creative in the pictures I take.  Of course I love when I can react and capture a fun, special moments, but I also am being more intentional to be proactive and create the photographs I want.  I've been looking for new angles and trying to view everything in a fresh, new way, even though I have been to the zoo SO many times.  

Sitatunga and Hyena

This group of sitatunga keeps growing!  I especially enjoy seeing the littlest one!!

Birds and Mice

I absolutely love spotting new birds in this domed jungle!  And of course, I find it so amusing photographing the mice that are EVERYWHERE!

Red Panda and Orangutan

I like this new guy, Oolong.  He always seems to be up and about when I stop by to see him and Anne.  And I know this is the third time I've said this, but I want these two to make more zoo babies.  😁  I love red pandas!

Clouded Leopard

Raury, the clouded leopard is currently my favorite animal at the zoo.  She's GORGEOUS!  😍

Fish

I love going to the aquarium at the beginning of the season because it is always the cleanest.  On this day, it was very clear, but it felt too crowded so I didn't stay long.  I hope next time I head over that way that I get a bit more time to myself with the sea life.

Otters and Sea Lions

The zoo has 3 otters now!!!  A new otter named Meeko has joined brothers Warrick and Kramer.  I really hope Meeko is a girl and that they make more zoo babies!!

Birds

I'm enjoying watching the birds at the zoo.  I'll admit that I often ignore them, but I have spotted some pretty birds and like the challenge they bring.  Also, if you scroll down a bit, you can see another challenging animal I've enjoyed trying to capture.  The mice live in the giant greenhouse in the Indonesian Rain Forest.  There is a narrow, one-way path twisting through the domed jungle which makes it difficult to stop and take pictures of the scurrying mice.