Return to the zoo
Kate and I have decided to make a bi-annual date of going to the Nashville Zoo on student study day (who needs to study, right?). From these trips we come back with LOTs of images. Which means, for the next week (and a half) I'll bring you more images of the friendly animals at the Nashville Zoo.
Starting today with the Gibbons!
Comments, critiques, suggestions are always welcomed. Plenty more animals to come and these guys will be revisited again in December!
Thanks for looking.
Not really a cat...
... but they have Kat in their name. That's right, I'm talking about the fuzzy, cute and adorable Meerkats!
I don't know why, but these guys have been the hardest boogers for me to photograph. Out of all the visits, this is the first time I got a decent shot of them. I just don't know what it is.
Oh well, got a few this time.
Tomorrow I'll end the zoo tour from this visit with the Schmidt's Guenon (cute little buggers in my opinion). And next week, I'll start bombarding you guys with Renaissance Festival pictures.
Happy Hump Day!
Look to the Sky
I don't know much about these guys, but I do know I enjoy photographing them. This time around they were both being rather lazy. But despite being lazy, he had an air about him. Like he might be a little better than everyone else. A little stuck up, with his nose up in the air.
Or maybe he was looking up because something got his attention.
The world may never know.
Here kitty, kitty, kitty...
As promised, I got some pretty kitties today. You might remember the last time I went I got some shots of the Eurasian Lynx that had been separated from her mother and sister to come live at the Nashville Zoo. She was real antsy and constantly pacing on that visit. The keeper said they were introducing her to a young man behind the scenes that they hoped would calm her down.
I'm not sure if it was the spring warmth or her new companion, but she seemed a lot calmer and he was just a bundle of energy.
All comments are appreciated. Thanks for looking and have a great Monday!
Ok, I lied
I said I'd be back next week with the zoo shots... But I find myself with a day off, my car being worked on and I'm at the local coffee shop waiting for lunch with Michael. Might as well make a post since I'm here, right?
Right.
So today we'll look at the ring-tailed Lemurs. I haven't been able to get good shots of them the previous two times, cloudy days and too much movement. But not this day. They were posing and showing off and just having a good time.
Next week I'll finish up the zoo with some cats and a primate. Thanks for looking and have a fantastic weekend!
One shot says it all
Not much of a story today. Just one shot of a few of the animals at the zoo, including the Red-river hog, African Elephant, Red Panda, and Saddlebill Stork.
Hope you're not getting tired of it, although there's really not much left... Just a few cats coming next week.
Thanks for looking and commenting!
One with the Trees
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!
