Detroit Zoo
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Yesterday I woke up earlyish (for a Sunday) and headed out to the Detroit Zoo. I hadn’t been there since 1995, so I figured it was time for a visit. That, and I wanted a chance to use my new camera. I would really like to get a good feel for it before I go on a more lengthy vacation. Taking a bunch of crappy photos wouldn’t be much fun, nor would not having a good grasp on how to properly handle the camera.
So, if you click the picture above or this link you can check out the whole photo gallery from that trip. Most of the photos aren’t so great, but some came out pretty well, I think. After picking through, I ended up with 167 total images.
The photos which I find notable for either their quality and/or content include:
· Tiger
· A Seeing Eye Dog puppy playing with the otters: 1 – 2
· Snow Monkeys fighting over a stick
· Baby Elephant Sculpture
· Wanda, one of the two elephants to be moved to Columbus
· Giraffes visiting
· An Ass (I think)
Last I read, the elephants weren’t going to Ohio anymore. The Detroit Zoo won it’s plea to send them to a elephant refuge in California, I think, so they could retire where it’s warm. It’s big news here, since I’m a couple blocks from the zoo, so they report about them in our paper. :)
Ahh, okay. :) I was reading the press release, and I couldn’t quite figure out where they were going – Columbus or San Jose. The last bit I saw was about the Detroit Zoo losing an appeal so that they are going to go to Columbus. Or maybe I read it wrong. :)
Yup, they’re not going to Columbus. I’ve been keeping tabs on that one as well because of a letter-writing campaign I’m involved with.
Look! I used your pretty creature picture to make a new icon!
Nice pics.
I’m going to use your pretty burrow pictures to make a friends only pic. Is that okay? He’s such a nice, pretty burro. :)
Dude. It’s an ass. ;)
Sounds like you had a good time! And what a saucy looking lizard you have, my dear! ;) *laugh*
Hey there. I’m from the iPod community.
You seem like a really nice dude and I decided to check your journal out, hope you don’t mind.
Anyways, I was just wondering if you mind me using your picture of the tiger as my desktop wallpaper? It really is an awesome pic : )
As your personal wallpaper? Not at all… Go for it. :) Just if you use the photo elsewhere, please credit things appropriately.
Awesome! Thanks a lot and I will defiently credit if I use outside of my personal desktop.
You should dig through all the galleries there… (Hint: use the links in the top right to step up through the nested galleries)
I’ve got pictures from traveling all over, and whole bunches of other random stuff. A few GB of original content.