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Birds and babies at the zoo

On By dinajohnstonIn bird photography, zoo animals2 Comments

In early March I made a trip to Zoo Tampa hoping to see baby Marabou storks. I was a few weeks late. There was only one and he was pretty grown up but still that “baby” cute.

Shoebill storks were building a nest. These guys are difficult to breed and the only one born in the USA was here in 2009. Here’s to a hopeful nest.

Fun birds in the aviaries.

Yummy lettuce for breakfast.

A rare colobus monkey was born in early December.

The gibbons had 2 young ones. They are everyone’s favorite animals, watching them swing around and you can hear them hooting all over the zoo. Their pouch under the chin swells when they are hooting.

I took so many videos of them in action. Turn up the volume to hear their call.

Saturday's Critters

 

Fun at the zoo in late July.

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Not everyone gets to see a barred owl up close. At the zoo you can although I zoomed in on his face to get closer. Mr. Sleepy is permanently injured and lives at the zoo.

Above are some of the parrots that get to fly around the zoo in the mornings.

Pretty lorikeet in the aviary.

“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” goes the old saying.  She was feeding him something. Still, I’d be a little nervous doing that.

Another Mr. Sleepy, it’s rare to see a koala bear moving around during the day. I caught this one stretching.

Creepy critters behind glass.

Injured manatees recuperating at the hospital at the zoo.

Fun at the zoo in late July.

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