I had a 4 day weekend, so after a few days visiting our folks, Rick and I headed to Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines to see some animals!
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| Bald Eagle: North America |
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| Grey Crowned Crane : Africa |
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| Kori Bustard : Africa - These guys were Rick's favorite, they're sort of like huge African RoadRunners |
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| Eastern Black Rhinoceros : Africa - The Rhino came with a sign that read "Why isn't the Rhino outside? The rhinos are gradually being introduced to their outdoor enclosures. Rhinos are very sensitive (and have terrible eyesight), and tend to adjust very slowly to changes in their environment, which includes new enclosures! Every day the rhino keepers spend several hours training with the rhinos to encourage them to go outside, but they are still very wary and often will refuse to go out. Please be patient with them while they settle in to their new home!" Rick's response to this was, "So what we've learned today is that Rhino's are slow." |
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| Stanley Crane : Africa |
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| Superb Starling : Africa |
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| Reticulated Giraffe : Africa |
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| Lesser Kudu : Africa |
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| Japanese Macaque |
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| Golden-Headed Tamarin |
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White-Handed Gibbon : Southeast Asia
Amur Tiger  |
Snow Leopard : Asia
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| Lion : Africa |
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| Black tailed Prairie Dog |
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| California Sea Lion |
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| King Vulture : South America |
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| Magellan Penguin : South America |
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| Peruvian Squirrel Monkey : South America |
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| Koi |
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| I LOVED this goat! He didn't have a sign (that I noticed) but he was sharing a pen in the "Kids Corner" petting zoo with an equally sketchy-looking miniature donkey. I couldn't stop laughing at Bucket Goat's face! |
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| Light Brahma Chicken |
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| Miniature Zebu - it was like an adorable tiny cow! |
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| This ring-tailed lemur made us laugh almost as hard as Bucket Goat. |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet |
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| Red Lori |
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| Black Swan - you can see their crazy curled feathers on the back swan |
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| Budgerigar - I didn't know these little monsters were from Australia! You could pay to go in the cage and feed them, but Rick and I don't know anyone who's ever owned a NICE Budgie, so we opted for picture taking OUTSIDE their reach. |
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| Kookaburra! These guys were SO CUTE!! The song was stuck in my head all afternoon... |
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| Peacock! |
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| Emu |
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| This Red Wallaby had an itch. These guys just ran loose in the Australia enclosure, they were adorable! |
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| Crested Pigeon |
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| Chestnut Teal |
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| Whistling duck |
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| Cattle Egret - This guy reminded Rick and I of our Green Herons |
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| Nicobar Pigeon |
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| Black Palm Cockatoo : Australia / Indonesia |
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| Blue-faced Honeyeater - I LOVED THIS BIRD!!! He was gorgeous! |
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| River Otter |
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| Chilean Flamingo |
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| It was feeding time at the fish tank |
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| I was taking a picture of a big ugly Pacu Fish when this ray snuck into frame. What a face! |
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| Dwarf Caiman |
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| Viktoria Crowned Pigeon |
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| Gouldian Finch : Australia - I fell in love with these brilliant little singers. They were adorable and what I assumed to be the Males came in two distinct patterns. Maybe two different types of finch? |
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| Pattern 1: this one perfectly matched the sign |
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| Pattern 2 |
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| Green Winged Pigeon : Asia |
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| Pond Turtle |
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| Giant Madagascar Day Gecko |
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| possibly a Lady Amherst's Pheasant? |
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| Rothschild's Peacock Pheasant |
It only took us a couple hours to go through the zoo, but we had a ton of fun!
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