November 10, 2013

My daughter Allie joined me for this zoo trip. This is a picture of us with a leafy sea dragon (one of my favorite creatures at the zoo) in the background.

While still only manned with my phone for taking pictures, we captured images of three notable things. First, two zoo staff members wading in the large Tropics pond. As a result, the flamingos were swimming! That was something neither of us had ever seen at the zoo. We waited around to see what the zookeepers were going to do, but to us it looked like the task that had brought them into the pond (they were carrying nets behind their backs) either no longer needed doing, or could be done later.

Another thing that surprised us that day, was seeing the beaver outside of his lodge. While not a great photo, it was a treat to see him at all.

We had one last nice surprise. The female moose was very near the front of the exhibit. We lingered a long time to watch this magnificent animal amble around nibbling at the ground.

FUN FACT OF THE DAY:  Moose have no top front teeth.  They grab their food with their upper lip.