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lavendertook) wrote2016-02-28 08:53 pm
lavendertook) wrote2016-02-28 08:53 pm
Desert Museum Critters
They kept moving around my uncle's surgery day, but he got through his surgery well this afternoon, and I talked briefly to him this evening. That's a relief. And my cold is finally moving on, and my lower leg is feeling better, too.
Last Sunday,![[personal profile]](https://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mererid took me to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, sort of a mix of a botanical garden and a zoo. We only walked around a little more than half of it, but still saw a lot. My favorite critter viewing was of those who hung around free outside the enclosures, like this hummingbird:
This barn owl was hanging out with his/her human at the entrance to the grounds.
A local squirrel totally unphased by the humans.
I loved the ticked/agouti fur.
An elegant bird--can you identify this one?
A lovely lizard popped out in front of us, I think a kind of iguana, but I'm not sure which.
Ready for a close up.
Here's the mountain lion you saw already--in a an enclosure that I wish was bigger. That the kitty would come up to pace by the window meant more room was needed.
Here s/he's hanging out on the other side--it was very nicely landscaped, so there was some vertical ground to cover. Head-tilt for the win!
A couple of pretty, sleepy wolves in their enclosure. But if you have to be in an enclosure, you should get pillows, and fluffy beds--it seems only fair and to hell with keeping it natural looking when it is not.
More critters, landscape, and flowers in another post.
Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/192637.html with
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Last Sunday,
mererid took me to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, sort of a mix of a botanical garden and a zoo. We only walked around a little more than half of it, but still saw a lot. My favorite critter viewing was of those who hung around free outside the enclosures, like this hummingbird:
This barn owl was hanging out with his/her human at the entrance to the grounds.
A local squirrel totally unphased by the humans.
I loved the ticked/agouti fur.
An elegant bird--can you identify this one?
A lovely lizard popped out in front of us, I think a kind of iguana, but I'm not sure which.
Ready for a close up.
Here's the mountain lion you saw already--in a an enclosure that I wish was bigger. That the kitty would come up to pace by the window meant more room was needed.
Here s/he's hanging out on the other side--it was very nicely landscaped, so there was some vertical ground to cover. Head-tilt for the win!
A couple of pretty, sleepy wolves in their enclosure. But if you have to be in an enclosure, you should get pillows, and fluffy beds--it seems only fair and to hell with keeping it natural looking when it is not.
More critters, landscape, and flowers in another post.
Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/192637.html with
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I love those expressions on lizards...very bird-like somehow.
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Little dinosaurs.
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*sends you and yours healing vibes*
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Wow. The photos are fantastic. All of them. I had to print the barn owl and the unknown bird (I will ask one of my nature friends if he know this little wonderful).
Have a wonderful Tuesday, sweetie!
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Thank you--I'm glad you like them. I hope your week keeps going well. (-:
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You icon says what I'm feeling right now. *smoochies*
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Oohh, a hummingbird! Great photo. I love hummers. <3<3<3 And the barn owl is gorgeous. Was its handler someone who works there?
Lizards!!! I love lizards!!
Gotta agree with Mews about the mountain lion and wolves. *sigh* I know it's necessary sometimes, but I hate to see any wild animal penned in.
It looks like a fabulous place to visit. I'm so glad you got to go there!! Thank you for sharing the photos.
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Thank you! Hummingbirds are wonderful--I have more pics of them to share. I wish I got better pics of the owl--my head on one is fuzzy, alas, but it's back feathers are so gorgeous. Yeah, he worked there.
I was glad to spot him--I seem to have some lizard tracking skillz. (-:
Agreed--they were nicely landscaped enclosures but way too small for the cats, wolves and foxes, which sucks, and yeah, shouldn't' be allowed--they need much more roaming room if they are to be kept humanely. Other residents got more adequate enclosures.for their needs.