Splish Splash at the Central Park Zoo February 5, 2012
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Splish splash they were takin’ a bath! The Central Park Zoo has a fabulous collection of waterfowl. But they are not the only ones that enjoy splish splashing at the zoo. Come visit!
My zoo-cation pal, Mary Schwalm has been in Indianapolis all week working for her newspaper, the Eagle Tribune, in North Andover, MA. She went to the Indianapolis Zoo to see if their residents had an opinion on today’s Super Bowl. She rigged it – but it was fun to watch. Go Giants!
End of the Year Photos – 2011 December 31, 2011
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It has been a terrific zoo year filled with new faces and places. And keeping up with tradition, I end the year with no ‘ifs,’ – just ends and butts. The new year will also bring several photo workshops that I will be running out of the Central Park Zoo. You can register for them now.
Don’t forget, I will be presenting 2011 – A Year in Photos at the Central Park Zoo at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on January 11th at 7PM. Come one, come all – it is free and it will be fun.
We are also planning two zoo-cations to new places. Looking forward to meeting fellow zoo nuts and wishing you all a very Happy and healthy New Year.
Visits to zoos other than the Central Park Zoo (which is home base) included:
– The Artis Zoo in the Netherlands
– the New Zoo in Green Bay Wisconsin
– The Racine Zoo
– The Milwaukee Zoo
– The Lincoln Park Zoo
– The Shedd Aquarium
– The Brookfield Zoo
– The Southwick’s Zoo
– The Philadelphia Zoo
– The Franklin Park Zoo
– The Stone Zoo
– LI Aquarium and Exhibition Center
– San Francisco Zoo and of course, our sister zoos,
-The Prospect Park Zoo
-The New York Aquarium
-The Bronx Zoo and Queens Zoo
Winterfest at the Central Park Zoo December 4, 2011
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I enjoyed the first evening of Central Park Zoo’s Winterfest this past Friday night. It was fun and beautifully lit with thousands of lights. I hope my photos below reflect the beauty of the event. There are still two Fridays and Saturdays in December to enjoy the zoo until 6:30 p.m. You can stop by in the afternoon or after work for a stroll under thousands of twinkling lights. Visit cold-weather creatures, enjoy crafts and Wildlife Theater, see two wintry 4-D features, and watch the animals enjoy fish-cicles, fruits, and other favorite treats during holiday enrichment sessions. For a break from the chilly air, warm up with birds, lemurs, and tortoises in the Tropic Zone, a steamy 80 degrees all year long. You can also do some holiday shopping at the Zootique and enjoy treats and hot cocoa in the Dancing Crane Cafe.
Ladybug, ladybug… November 27, 2011
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I had no idea that the nine-spotted ladybug was the insect of New York State until I read the article ‘Ladybug, Ladybug, Welcome Back Home: Good News for the Official State Insect’ – ‘It is not just any bug, but the native nine-spotted ladybug. And its reappearance is something of a relief, because it is the official New York State insect, even though the last recorded sighting of it in New York was 29 years ago’. Read the entire good news article here. Doing a quick search I found that there are many sites dedicated to ladybugs. Who knew? Here is a good site and was mentioned in the New York Times article. . Here are some frequently asked questions about lady bugs.
I took these photos back on Sept 21, 2011 when the horticulturist at the Central Park Zoo released a gazillion ladybugs into the tropical rainforest as eco-friendly aphid control. It was fun to watch and those wonderful, industrious ladybugs work very quickly. Enjoy the photos.
In case you missed the second video in the adorable Central Park Zoo Penguin Chick series – here it is. Life in the Penguin Nursery.
A Very Happy Thanksgiving – 2011 November 24, 2011
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Thanksgiving is all about food, fun, family, friends and giving thanks. I am thankful for the opportunity each day to have incredible, beautiful creatures in my life and to be able to share their specialness through my photos with you. Thank you for looking at my photo montages each week and thank you for your feedback. Benny the dog, Madison the cat (featured above) and I wish you all a very warm Thanksgiving. Enjoy my video from 2997 which is all about animals enjoying their food.
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center November 13, 2011
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This week we took a ride out to Riverhead, Long Island to visit the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
(formerly called Atlantis Marine World Aquarium).
It is the home of lots of terrific, well lit, clean tanks filled with beautiful and amazing fish. It is also the home to African Penguins, sea lions, seals, otters and four Japanese Macaques (snow monkeys). The two older male snow monkeys, Pico and Juraco lived at the Central Park Zoo and moved to a special new home which was built for them seven years ago. They were joined this year by two younger snow monkeys, Zeppy and Oz, who also lived at the Central Park Zoo. It was great to see our little guys again. They all are looking great and seem to be enjoying the good life.
Enjoying this very short video of the Flamboyant Cuttlefish that we saw chowing down on some food. Be amazed at the tentacled-like projections that come from its mouth to grab the food.
Pumpkin Fun at the Central Park Zoo October 30, 2011
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Last Sunday’s Fall Photo Workshop at the Central Park Zoo was terrific. A good time was had by all. Below are some of the shots I took while enjoying the pumpkin enrichment for some of CPZ’s residents.
Know a teenager that likes photography? There are still a few spaces left in my workshop called Be a Wildlife Photographer! for teens at the Central Park Zoo on Sunday, November 13, from 9 to 10:30. You can sign up on line here.
I shot this video last week while watching our playful Banded Mongoose ravage their pumpkin. Happy Halloween!
San Francisco Zoo October 23, 2011
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Last week found us on the West Coast visiting family. A trip to the terrific, ever growing San Francisco Zoo is always on a West Coast agenda. Enjoy some of my photos below.
Today is my fall photography workshop at the Central Park Zoo. The class is sold out and should be lots of fun — think pumpkins.
There are lots of other fun and interesting classes going on at the zoo through March. For instance, on Saturday, November 5th, our terrific Vet Tech is giving a class on what it is like to take care of all of the animals in the zoo. Check it out and the other classes here.
Watch as gorilla Baby Hasani tries desperately to get one of the other gorillas to play with him. Shot on June 5, 2010
Jaguar Cub at the Philadelphia Zoo October 16, 2011
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Last weekend found us traveling south to the always enchanting, Philadelphia Zoo. They have had a delightful baby boom. We only got to see the adorable jaguar cub but that was plenty of cuteness for one trip. We will return soon. Check out my video of Baby girl Batu, born in October of 2009, at three months old. Her mother is called Tua and father is named Sugi.
Fall Fun at the Central Park Zoo October 9, 2011
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Fall fun for all at the Central Park Zoo. This week’s photo montage features some of our beautiful mammals. Check out Gus, our polar bear, Amaya, one of our red pandas, a snow leopard, one of our three coatis, a sea lion, snow monkey, cavies and a mound of banded mongooses. Also included is our fast growing Baby Irene Hope, born during Hurricane Irene and Oliver, one of our pot-bellied pigs. Those sensational ducks are rajahs, pink-eared and harlequin. Come visit!
While at the Zoo 