Monkeys

 I absolutely loved these enclosures for the monkeys!  It was so cool to see how much space they had and that there was no glass or wires to shoot through.  I went through this building twice because I loved it so much!  

Birds Part 2

 Here's the rest of the bird pictures I have.  I enjoyed the Aviary and probably would have stayed longer, but it was getting a bit crowded and my husband was ready to be done there.

Birds Part 1

 My husband and I like to visit zoos that we've never been to before, and for a while now, we've talked about going to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.  Generally, we do zoo trips over his summer break, but my uncle (who lives near Chicago) wanted some help with his computer and it worked out for us to stay at his place over fall break in October.  I'm so very glad we did this as I was very impressed with this zoo and got so many good pictures to share!

I'm starting off with the birds and had to split the pictures between two posts since there are so many of them.  I had picked up a beautiful, small, perfectly pink flamingo feather off the ground and stuck it in my pocket, but later discovered it must have fallen out. :(  

Tasmanian Devils

 I hoped to get to the zoo a few more times before they closed, but the weather and my schedule don't always cooperate.  I was pretty happy to be able to spend so much time watching the Tasmanian Devils as they played and fought.  They were pretty loud at points, and the noises they made were a bit unsettling.  But it was such a cool thing to experience, and I was completely alone which I also love.