The first thing I noticed when I entered the zoo pathway was the sound of excitable lorikeets and how they were flying from tree to tree. The lorikeet is a species of parrot here in Australia and very colourful. They love fruit and nectar and can be seen in flowering gum trees and fruit trees…
The Butterfly House
One of my favourite places to visit is The Butterfly House. It is a hot house to visit and I was conscious that I shouldn’t change my lenses when inside the house. So I did a full circuit with my short lens (18-55mm) and then went out, changed lenses and went back in with the…
Gorilla family
This cute family were a delight to watch. Dad was sleeping when I first arrived but then woke up and climbed up to the viewing platform to watch the parade of humans passing by. One little girl came to the window to give him a kiss. Mum was watching bubs swinging around and then she…
Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar, so I’ve read online. The word “lemur” derives from the word lemures from Roman mythology. I think they’ve very cute and look almost cuddly. They have such long tails. This one was aware I was there and happily posed for me before…
Australian section at the Melbourne Zoo
As promised I’ll be sharing images from my visit to the Melbourne Zoo last Thursday. It really was a lovely day for it and I am happy I made the trip. Today I’ll share images from the Australian section, which includes Koalas, Wallabies, Emus, Wallabies, Echidnas and other animals. I didn’t take photos of everything…