Tag: zoo
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Australia 2014: Starting in Sydney
So I’m finally getting around to getting some of my photos from our trip to Australia up and realizing I have a lot of them…. Over 3,000 actually, but as it was a three week trip, I guess that’s not too bad really. At any rate, I’m going to begin with our first stop on…
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The lion in my profile picture
Because I am asked all the time about my profile picture, I thought I’d take some time today to tell you the story of how that photo came to exist. This photo was taken in summer of 2009. At the time I worked and volunteered for an AZA-accredited institution, working in the education department and…
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Tuesday Zoosday: The Africa Tram at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
It’s been a while since I took my big camera out to the Safari Park, so one day last week I hauled it along with me. I always ride the African Tram (which is included in my membership) and I got some great photos. Here’s a little overview of the ride. One of the…
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Tuesday Zoosday: who’s on exhibit, exactly?
This photo thoroughly entertains me. The condor is totally people watching. He (or she, I’m not really sure) kept pacing back and forth, following certain people as they walked past the glass. Sometimes he would pick up a stick and parade back and forth with it. Finally, after a very long time, he grabbed one…
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Tuesday Zoosday! This baby okapi is pretty much adorable.
So there’s a baby okapi at the San Diego Zoo. She’s a couple of months old at this point, but I got to see her last week for the first time and she is pretty cute. Okapis are a giraffe relative (don’t let those stripey legs fool you into think they might be zebra cousins!)…
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Tuesday Zoosday: more from Saturday at the Safari Park
As I mentioned in my post from Saturday, I went to the Safari Park with friends that day, and I’ve got a few random photos to share. Mostly I noticed that they moved the zebra herd into a new (much easier to see) exhibit, and that the baby animals I saw last time I visited…
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BEDA day 3: Saturday Caturday with the “invisible tigers” at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Well, today got away from me but it’s still before midnight so this counts! Today I went to the SD Safari Park with some friends from Orange County who came down for the day. The thing about the Safari Park is that I go on a fairly regular basis, so I notice when things change.…
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Some funny things from the zoo
This weekend J and I went to the zoo with some friends from out of town. Since you’ve been inundated with enough animal and nature photos lately, here are some just fun (or funny) ones. Maybe I’m the only one entertained by them, but hey, that’s all that matters! OH NO, there’s a GIANT HAND…
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An Afternoon at Birch Aquarium
A couple of days ago I visited the Birch Aquarium with a friend. It was a very nice little aquarium with a focus on local (southern Californian) sealife. I learned a lot about local fish and a bit more about the tide pools (that I still need to re-visit). My favorite exhibits were of the octopus…
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Well, I SAID I wanted to see the Sonoran Desert.
So here’s the thing. I’ve been trying to go to as many national parks (or historic sites, as the case may be) this year as possible. I’m excited about my passport stampbook (as I’ve previously posted) and especially since we now live in the half of the country with all of the huge natural areas,…
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