One of the great things about being retired is you really have a lot of time to do what you want to do. The other day I wanted to go to the zoo so I just went. The best time to go to the zoo is after school starts in the fall and during the week.
Notice the long line at the entrance. Not!! Zoo staff outnumbered visitors that day.
The first thing I did of course was go find a geocache. It involved the base of that rotating sculpture behind me. It was an earthcache so there were not a physical cache to find, I had to answer questions about the base. It took me a while but I think I got it.
And I passed by one of the pollinator gardens in the zoo. I spotted this Gulf Fritillary butterfly. What a beauty.
And this pipestone swallowtail.
And this hummingbird. I don’t know what kind and AI wasn’t sure. So if you know what kind it is please let me know in the comments. (Goes for any of the information in this post, let me know if I am wrong.)
From there I went to see the elephants. They are all Asiatic elephants. Elephants in zoos is very controversial. I get it.
And a komodo dragon.
And a kangaroo resting in the shade.
A pair of bald eagles.
A fuzzy photo of snow leopards chilling out.
An alligator floating in the water.
And a quartet of grey headed silverbills.
I took some short videos of other critters and then had my iphone stitch them together. The resulting clip is only 37 second long. Check it out if you have the time.
I loved my trip to the Tulsa Zoo. Do you like zoos? I love them.
I am linking with Saturday’s Critters.
No I don’t like Zoos ~ would have to be an exceptional type of zoo if they even exist ~
Lovely photos you captured and glad you enjoyed your visit ~ thanks
an artist reflects
…you saw some fabulous critters.
Sounds like a wonderful day at the zoo! Love the butterfly and hummingbird shots.
It is great that the zoo wasn’t crowded. I like visiting the zoo, seeing so many critters I would not normally see in the wild. Great captures of the butterflies and the hummingbird looks like the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird. The elephants are a favorite, along with the eagles and the Silverbills. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great week ahead PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
I think Elephants are such gentle creatures but I can’t imagine any New Zealand zoos here being quiet.
I liked your You Tube video. As for the hummingbird, I’m not that experienced a birder – I know Oklahoma has both ruby throated and black chinned hummingbirds, and they look similar. I feel that should be a female ruby-throated hummer. I hope I’m right!
It looks like a nice assortment of animals in the Tulsa Zoo!
Denver Zoo is excited as a lioness had four cubs this summer–one male and three females. I had a lot of fun watching them grow on a webcam when they were very little and stayed in one area–now they are roaming freely.