It was a beautiful day, so there were lots of critters laying around enjoying the sun.

Lions Relaxing

Kangaroos Relaxing

 

Several liked to show off their tongues:

Giraffe Tongue

Giraffe Profile

Long Tongue

Peek a Boo

 

Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for looking.  Have a Wonderful Weekend!  :o) 

I've got a most unusual creature today.  Not really unusual, but just unusual looking.  Have you ever really stared at a Giraffe?  I mean, seriously stared at one? 

They're kinda big... and awkward.  But that's ok.  Every creature is awkward at some point.  Giraffes just never seem to grow out of that stage.  Which makes them fascinating to watch. 

This is the closest I've seen them in my 3 visits.  Nashville has three giraffes and typically they stay in the back of the enclosure where, even with my 300mm lens, I can't get nice head shots.  But this guy, he got in my face.  It was fun, and I think he enjoyed being in the spotlight a little.

Thanks for looking.  All kinds of comments are appreciated!

we took the kids to the santa barbara zoo last thursday... here's a little bit of what we saw :)

he's  getting his mane :)

yikes!

such a cutie!!!

cute giraffes

he was thisclose to me... :)

hello there!

hey hey

three of the four giraffes at the zoo

oooh... i apologize for the size of the lion pics... if they're too big just let me know, i'll do my best to redo them :)  sorryyyyyyyyy

So recently I went to the Mountain View Conservation Center in Langley, BC, Canada with a group of volunteers from the Woodland Park Zoo.  We had an upclose and personal encounter with Ivan the Indian One Horned Rhino.  Also got a bird's eye view of the ostrich which was in their African savanna exhibit with several Masai Giraffe.  Before we left, they took us over to see a group of  lemurs, which included a little family with a pair of twins.  There was also a crowned crane nearby that was just gorgeous.

Hope you enjoy my little field trip!!!