San Diego Wild Animal Park Part 6--flamingos, Gorillas and more

Hi Everyone
Let's see where I went next after watching the Egret fight over the pond to get that poor fish.



These are long shots of Great Blue Heron that was standing in the enclosure where the photographic truck was lumbering by. I used a 300mm Nikkor lens.



And here is the same Great Blue Heron going around the pond


And yet another angle of the Great Blue Heron. They are extremely 'human shy' so to get close to one is about impossible; even here in the wild animal park where there is only positive and kind interaction between animals and humans.



I don't know the name of this horned buck, but he's pretty. This was taken from the photo truck. Nice to shoot these animals without wire or bars between you and them.



This photo has a story behind it. The little tyke was 'fighting' with a baby of another horned breed. Which is highly unusual, our speaker said. Further, this baby was super aggressive. When one of its own kind came over to investigate (and it's no the mother of this baby), the tyke was aggressive with it, too--an adult!



I don't know the name of this guy either, but I thought he looked regal and beautiful.



I think this is a Thompson's Gazelle--but not sure. What is sure is that baby is hungry and I thought this made a nice photo.



I liked this line up of animals (dunno their species either), but it was very peaceful to watch them mosey along the hillside all together in a choreography line.


And, here's a baby galloping madly along without a care in the world.

opening her wings.


I went to the Gorilla area. I'm not a fan of the monkey family, and it always makes me sad to see them because they range along in trees and forests for miles and they're stuck here even if it is a beautiful cage


And here is another of the gorillas.


Here's a great head shot of a mighty male gorilla



This gorilla looks so sad to me....as if looking off in the distance and dreaming....of home....





In Spirit....Eileen