Your zoo photos are so colorful! My children and I really enjoyed looking at all of them in the set. Thank you for posting this one, to peak our interest.

Posted by fightingwindmills on 9 October 2008 @ 1pm

thanks — i’m glad you and your children enjoyed them! it was a beautiful, sunny day, which made for great picture taking

Posted by heatherdyan on 9 October 2008 @ 6pm

I spied your zoo photos earlier as well, nice pics. You’re DC sunset pics are nice as well.

I like Don King’s eye in this pic. It’s such a perfect red and black circle, it almost doesn’t look real.

Posted by Colin on 9 October 2008 @ 9pm

what an interesting looking bird! trying to imagine how it could work as nature’s camo, but it must be male coloring instead!

Posted by Deb on 9 October 2008 @ 9pm

colin, i agree — the eye doesn’t look quite real. glad you enjoyed the pics.

deb, it’s hard to imagine this bird in the wild. i finally found it online — the western crowned-pigeon of new guinea. hunted for food and plumes, it is considered vulnerable on the list of threatened species. interestingly, the male and female have exactly the same markings.

Posted by heatherdyan on 10 October 2008 @ 7am