First Snow of the Season at the Central Park Zoo December 15, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Central Park Zoo, nature, NYC, photography, Sea Ducks, sea lion, snow in NYC, Snow Leopard cubs, Snow Monkey, wildlife, zoo babies, zoocation
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We did not get much snow earlier this week but we got enough for some fun snow photos of the zoo residents (especially the snow leopard twins) enjoying their first snow of the season. My own kittens, Audrey and Roberta, enjoyed watching their first snowfall too. Check out the video below today’s photo montage.
Year Round Gifts from the Central Park Zoo December 8, 2013
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Giving and receiving gifts during the holiday is grand but at the Central Park Zoo gifts are given all year long. This week’s photo montage salutes just some of the Zoo’s arrivals during 2013. The twin snow leopard cubs made their public debut last month and continue to draw happy visitors. The arrival of a young sea lion pup increases our collection to four females. This year also saw the birth of banded mongooses, baby Patagonian cavies, an adorable chinstrap penguin chick, swan goslings, a Victorian crown pigeon chick and a baby lamb. The Central Park Zoo has 23 different duck species on exhibit and has the largest public collection of sea ducks both by number of individuals and species represented in the world. Most of the species are either uncommon in zoos or endangered in the wild. Some of this year’s new hatchlings include both Pacific Common and Spectacled eiders, Long-tailed ducks, Scaly-sided and Red breasted Mergansers, Falcated, Baer’s Pochard and Radjah ducklings. It was a very good year. I cannot conclude today’s montage without including my own special gift, my two kittens, Audrey and Roberta below today’s montage.
Say Cheese! December 1, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Central Park Zoo, Mary Schwalm, nature, NYC, photography, travel, wildlife, Zoos
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Zoo photography is lots of fun. Special moments happen when you are patient and observant. Suddenly your subject is staring right back at you with a priceless expression as if they were saying ‘cheese.’ Click! Click! Click! All of today’s photos were taken at the Central Park Zoo. Come visit. We are open every day from 10 to 4:30.
It is that time of year. My zoocation buddy and photographer extraordinaire Mary Schwalm is once again offering her 2014 desk calendar. The 2014 Galapagos themed month by month calendars are ready for shipping! They are $10 each plus shipping at cost. They make great holiday party/office party gifts. Order now! You can e-mail Mary directly at mary@maryschwalm.com for details and orders. I am placing my order today.
Happy Thanksgiving 2013 November 28, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Audrey and Roberta, photography, Thanksgiving, zoo babies, Zoos
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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 and the latest to join the Lobo family, Audrey and Roberta (featured above) and I wish you all a very warm Thanksgiving.
Central Park’s Zoo new sea lion, Charlie November 24, 2013
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Meet the newest resident at the Central Park Zoo. Little Charlie the sea lion, now lives with April, Katie and Edith in the Central Garden pool. Come see her and our fast growing adorable snow leopard twins soon. The summer crowds have gone and it is a perfect time to have close-up and personal time with our beautiful animals. Take a shopping break this holiday season and bring your while family to the zoo.
Prospect Park Zoo Baby Bonanza November 17, 2013
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We headed to Brooklyn to see all of the zoo babies now at the Prospect Park Zoo. A terrific, fun visit included their five month old Red Panda cub twins, Geoffrey Marmoset twins, baby baboons and a young sea lion pup. Speaking of babies, below today’s montage you can see photos of my two adorable 2.5 month old kittens. If you are on facebook, you can ‘like’ their page (Audrey and Roberta). It is fun, you get a photo a day and they have a fast growing list of fans.
Snow Leopard Cubs at the Central Park Zoo November 10, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: baby animals, Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, photography, Photography Workshop, Sacramento Zoo and Askai, Snow Leopard cubs, travel, wildlife, Zoos
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Two adorable snow leopard cubs made their public debut at the Central Park Zoo this week. The twins were born on June 2, 2013 and now weigh about 30 pounds each. When fully grown they can be anywhere from 60 to 120 pounds. Zoe, the mother is seven and was born at the Sacramento Zoo and Askai is six and came to us via the Bronx Zoo but was born in a zoo in Berlin, Germany. The ‘awwwwwwwwwww’ factor was loud and clear from happy visitors who came to see the cubs this week. I encourage you to drop everything and visit us as soon as you can. They grow up quickly. I dedicate this week’s photo montage to Zoe and the yet, un-named cubs. If you scroll to the bottom you can see the very handsome Askai, the cubs’ father.
For those of you that are signed up (or want to sign up – there are spaces left) for the two photo workshops at the zoo this month will get to have a few private moments with the cubs before the public runs up the hill to see them. Click here and under Family Programs you will find: Grandparents Photo Series: Breakfast with the Birds next Sunday, November 17 from 8:30 to 10:30 and under Adult Programs you will find: Photo Series: Breakfast with the Birds two weeks from today on November 24th from 8:30 to 10:30. Sign up – it’s fun and you will see these a adorable cubs for sure.
October at the Bronx Zoo November 3, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Bronx Zoo, gibbon, gorillas, okapi, photography, zoo babies, zoocation
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A recent overdue visit to the Bronx Zoo was lots of fun. We saw playful gorillas, a young snow leopard cub, tiger adolescents, Okapi, gibbon and more. Enjoy!
Kittens! November 1, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Audrey and Roberta, baby animals, Benny the dog, Kittens, Madison the cat, photography
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Meet my two new kittens – Audrey and Roberta. They are seven weeks old and have been exploring every nook and cranny in my home. They are curious about Benny the dog (he seems to like them a lot) and rightfully cautious about Madison the cat. They are endlessly entertaining. Enjoy!
Southwick’s Zoo – Fall 2013 October 25, 2013
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: fall foliage, Mary Schwalm, nature, photography, Southwick's Zoo, travel, wildlife, zoo babies, zoocation, Zoos
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Rounding out a leaf-tastic fun visit to New England with my zoo-cation buddy, Mary Schwalm, was a visit to the Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon MA. This autumn visit proved to be the best one ever. An abundance of color combined with having the zoo almost all to ourselves made for a fine mini-zoocation.
While at the Zoo 