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King of the Beasts

Sharon — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:00:15 +0000

This is the last of my zoo posts but I would be remiss without including our lions. Not too lively while I was there but at least the lioness was awake – the old fella – well, it was a Sunday afternoon and he was napping. Hmmmm . . .

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Siberian Tiger Cubs & Snow Leopard

Sharon — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:07 +0000

Still some photos from my October zoo visit. A few more photos of our precious Siberian Tiger cubs and one of the snow leopard who was cat napping.

Below: Snow Leopard

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Assiniboine Zoo

Sharon — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:39 +0000

A few more photos taken at the Assiniboine Zoo this past October. Normally I do not use captive animal photos on this website but did take a few snapshots while visiting our tiger cubs this fall. So today, a flamingo, Steller Sea Eagle ( this is a really large bird ) and a toucan.

Below: Flamingo in the tropical house preening its feathers.

Below: Steller Sea Eagle. With a wingspan of up to 8 feet and weighing in at 15-20 lbs this eagle is considered the most aggressive and powerful of its cousins, the bald eagle and white-tailed sea eagle. They are believed to breed only in far eastern Russia and some migrate as far south as Japan. Their diet consists mainly of salmon and like other eagles will dive into the water clutching a fish with their talons. They will also steal food from other birds. This Steller Eagle sits alone in a rather small chain link enclosure at our zoo – mixed emotions here. While it is the only opportunity I would have to see this beautiful bird of prey it is sad to see it alone and so confined. Like our bald eagles, Steller’s nest along waterways where their food sources are.

Below: Toucan in the tropical house enjoying a cateloupe. The birds in the tropical house fly around freely and have a variety of tropical trees to perch in. These smaller birds are likely quite at home in this facility.

Enjoy!

Sharon

Zoo Babies – Siberian Tiger Cubs

Sharon — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:22:08 +0000

As a rule I do not use photographs of caged animals such as in a zoo but this year in Winnipeg at the Assiniboine Zoo we had a special event – two beautiful Siberian (Amur) Tiger Cubs were born. A trip to the zoo was a must on a lovely fall day and I thoroughly enjoyed the antics of these two cubs who are known as Reka and Sarma. They played, rolled around, chewed on and pestered their momma just like domestic kittens do and mother was so patient and gentle with them – just placing her large paw on their head to settle them down. I was surprised how big they were already. They are simply adorable ! While at the zoo I took a few other photos and will post them in the near future and that will be it for captive animal photos.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Assiniboine Park Spring Gardens

Sharon — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:00:41 +0000

These photos taken at the Leo Mol sculpture gardens at Assiniboine Park. Leo Mol (1915 – 2009) was an internationally reknowned artist who donated his personal collection as his legacy to the people of Winnipeg, the community where he lived. A walk through this outside art gallery filled with bronze sculptures is appealing at any time of year. The tulips are in full bloom right now.

Whoops! One of these things is not like the other !

Enjoy!

~Sharon