At the Zoo

My husband and I decided this morning that we would take a trip to the zoo (our first in probably more than 15 years). We "thought" that because school was in session and all that it would be leisurely (wrong), there were children and their parents everywhere (and these were school aged children).......we wondered why they weren't in school instead of at the zoo.
Let me add that I took just shy of 700 photos in about 2.5 hours - LOL.
As always, you can click on any photo to look at it enlarged.



This bird's picture was taken through fencing if it looks blurry but I loved the odd color of it's feathers being turquoise.


This bird was scarry looking, it sat in a corner and looked almost like a odd owl.

Crow Came To Visit

This crow came to visit and stayed, and stayed, and stayed, moving from one tree and one branch to another, not making a sound but watching me vigilantly.

Meet Mr. Magoo

This is the stray that came to live with us almost 4 years ago. He is an outside cat but he's kind and loving and I don't know what we did before he came to us.

This was one of the first photos I'd taken with my Nikon D40. I wish the photo had been more sharp, especially the bee. If someone can tell me what I did wrong, I'd love to learn.

Lily Pad

I love the scalloped edges of the lily pads and how they lay on the flat water surface and then how the colors of the flora rise up and stand out.

Fowl & Feathers

I love the red mask on this fowl's face - does anyone know what kind of duck this is?

The Trees Were Filled With White Birds

The trees in Brackenridge Park were filled with birds, it looked like huge clumps of cotton, it was an amazing site.