Snow at the SD Zoo

The forecast yesterday in San Diego was for a cold, but sunny day.   The San Diego Zoo had a different forecast, SNOW for the pandas!     Couldn't resist a photo opportunity like this one!  The pandas enjoyed their gift of snow and the bamboo Christmas tree  ;-)








While there I spent some time with the flamingos, the young ones are so beautiful as their plumage changes.

Flamingo sighting

I was back at the San Diego Zoo again yesterday -- I'm officially now a Volunteer-in-Training.  Before the orientation last night, I spent some time in the Zoo at one of my favorite places:  the flamingo area. This youngster was napping, and occasionally opened an eye to look around.  I love the colors on his body.    I also think I'll have to use this  photo for the Alphabet Class I'm taking -- do you see the "S" -- it's pretty clear to me.   I must admit, though, I'm seeing alphabet letters all the time -- and not everyone else does   ;-)    Am I becoming too focused on the alphabet?  

Crested Screamers

When I visit the San Diego Zoo, the first place I like to visit is the flamingo pond (right up front). In addition to the flamingos, there are many ducks, birds, and the Crested Screamers. I noticed one of these birds last week sitting on a nest. This week there were two, the one on the nest got up, checked out the eggs, then the second one got on the nest as they circled around the eggs, both checking them out, and finally, one settled in. The male and females both take turns on the nest. It was fun to see the change of guards! I'm hoping I'll be lucky enough to see the chicks when they hatch. They incubate the eggs for up to 45 days. I'm not sure how long they've been on the nest at this point, but will try & find out.