Quick trip to the Melbourne Zoo, Australia

[stevecim]

Hi All

Stop over visit at the Melbourne on the way to visit family that live close by, had the kids in tow, so not many photos, here are a few


Taken just before he dropped his head for a nap. late afternoon most animals where down for a sleep.


Radjah Shelduck


Pied Heron


kanga


Emu


merkat



This shot cleaned up OK, there was a thick sheet of glass b/w camera and grasshooper, all the shot are from camera jpg's pp with paint.NET
Paint.NET is not bad for quick touch ups.


Big spider, golden orb weaver, I think


my daughter, Erica, with a butterfly, don't know what type

[Javelin]

Looks like a day well spent. ... the emu needs a wig though

[Greg Beetham]

A nice visit to the zoo, great idea, must do it again myself soon. I really like that pic of the Pied Heron, they had a couple of those locally and one was a little "strange"...I happened to be there at feeding time and this particular one would grab a fish out of a plate and take it over to the water and dump it in...and then proceed to "catch" it and eat it...hmmm
Nicely taken pics, very enjoyable.
Greg

[Dr. Harout]

First thing I do in Spring is to take my camera to the zoo. I don't know exactly, is it from the love of animals or getting rotten in winter that I do that.
But one thing is sure that it's lot of fun and relaxing at the zoo.