Long Necked Beauties

More pictures from the Cincinnati Zoo.

Flamingos

Gotcha!  Thought it was going to be another bird...didn't ya?

Creepy Critters and a Surprise at the "End"

Was too tired to hike last night and after a hectic day at work today I was all set for a good hike to work off the stress.  Boom!  Heavy rains just after I got home from work.  So, that gives me a little time to blog.

More pictures from the Zoo.

I can't recall what this animal is, but I love his skin pattern and he was a big boy!

A komodo dragon.

BATS!!!!

This is what I call "The End"...a rhino's butt!

Exotic Zoo Birds

Definitely not your backyard birds.  Thought I'd share some of the lovely and exotic birds from our Cincinnati Zoo.

BIG Feline Friday 5/17/13

Fridays are days that I sometimes post pictures of the shelter cats I see every Friday when I volunteer.  Today, I thought I'd post some feline pictures from my recent trip to the Cincinnati Zoo.  Such gorgeous animals!

White Tiger...I love his markings.

Snow Leopard.  There were several running and chasing each other.  It was difficult to get good shots of them with the movement and the glare of the sun.

Such a pretty tail!

I like how he's framed between the tree trunks.

Sorry for the bit of reflection on the plexiglass.

Babies on Mother's Day

Cincinnati has a wonderful zoo!  I spent Mother's Day at the Zoo with my daughter, Emily her twin brother, Paul (who was visiting from Miami, Florida) and Emily's daughter Emmi.  I hadn't been to the Zoo in about 12 years and was on my list of things to do this summer.  When Emily popped in on Sunday and invited me to go with her, well, I couldn't pass it up!  I know we walked nearly 6 miles...my knees told me so!  It was such a fun time, I want to go back again before the summer is over.  Here are a few shots of our day.

Here is Baby Lulu.  She was born 10/12/12,

 Isn't Baby Gladys the cutest little girl?  She was born 1/29/13.  Her mama doesn't seem to be taking very good care of her, so zoo employees fill in for mama.  How sweet!  I would love that job!

These aren't babies, but elephants are amazing animals nonetheless.  I could stand there and watch them all day, even with bad knees. 

Mothers Day at the American Robin's House

The American Robin is a pretty common bird, but today it's the topic of my blog. 

A fine young couple sits atop the wires.

Happy Mother's Day!  A sweet little robin's nest resting securely on our mailbox.  It's a vacant home that we own, so the only one who may have a problem with it is the mailman.  All he brings is junk mail anyway, so who cares?

Good Day for a Swim

Posting a few pictures of my duck couple who I usually see along a Kingfisher Trail. 

Her feathers are so beautiful in this picture.

Surprise! It's Ernestine & Jimmie J!

Today was my normal day volunteering at the animal shelter.  Usually after cleaning my rooms I visit some of the other kitties throughout the shelter.  I was more tired than usual this morning, so I only visited a few.  I found my little friend Jimmie J had moved to a larger 3 tierd cage that he shares with another little kitty, named Ernestine.

Jimmie J was relaxing in the hammock.  He looked so cute peeking over the top of the hammock, I just had to take his picture.  It wasn't until I got home that I noticed sweet little Ernestine had popped her head in the picture too!  I laughed out loud when I saw her in my picture!  Ernestine is partially blind, but that doesn't seem to hold her back.

Another shot of Jimmie J

As I mentioned, Ernestine is partially blind, but today she was all over that cage looking for attention...and getting it!  She is one cute, adorable kitty...Jimmie J is too!