If you read my most recent post, you will have read that I had one of my brainstorms.
I don't have that much patience to spend hours snapping photos of birds in the right pose, especially when Bailey is balanced in my bike basket. I couldn't tell the birds to hurry up and turn one way or the other, as much as I would have liked to. Some times when I tried to get closer to get a better shot, the darn bird would fly away. I had a better idea!
My friend Dan is a volunteer at the Key West Wildlife Center. On his vacation he helps to take care of the many chickens, roosters, pelicans,egrets and a couple of other birds in need. So I decided to visit him one day to photograph birds that I could get a lot closer to!
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| A surprise! A resident iguana. |
This was well worth the visit.
An idea I may repeat with a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo.
A great idea for nature shots. I haven't been to our zoo since my kids were little, think it is time to go, or maybe when the weather gets warmer.
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Then you would LOVE coming with us on Mondays - we work at The Texas Zoo, mostly taking care of animals, cleaning cages, giving out cuddles (keeping them handled with ease), feeding & general training. We get to handle ocelots, reptiles, coatis, tapir, foxes, tortoises, birds of prey & parrots of all sorts, amphibians, skunk & ring-tailed cats. Oh, and sometimes we get to interact with the lions & tigers (but not too up-close). Fun, fun, fun!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do with these photos! And what a great idea - go to the zoo or wildlife sanctuary! I am going to look into volunteering/working our local zoo. Cheryl, you are so creative and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteDo I see a bird quilt in your future?
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