Adelaide zoo July 2008 (lots)

[Abby]

Went to the zoo yesterday with Matty, Ben and another friend Lynnie. Thanks for a great day guys. Matty took a stack of photos too so there may be some repeats.

Birds...
Ekkie girl
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00335.jpg

?starfinch (I'm not good with finches)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00349.jpg

young scarlet chested boy
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00401.jpg

Matty with the Hyacinth boys
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00386.jpg


The gorgeous black palm I could have played with all day
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00405.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00412.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00414.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00417.jpg

Yellow tail black 'too
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00437.jpg

sunny colony
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00447.jpg

chattering lorie
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00451.jpg

Manu with his free flight show
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00459.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00462.jpg

Aussie native animals
grey kangaroo getting a scratch from Matty
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00519.jpg

koala
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00380.jpg

Southern hairy nosed wombat
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00382.jpg

more natives...Ben, me and Matty
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00490.jpg

Matty has a stack more so will leave the rest to him.

[Archive]

Wow, great pictures. Looks like you all had a great time and I don't blame you for wanting to play with the Black Palm all day - don't know if I would have left him or just stayed with him all day. LOL

[Archive]

Fantastic! Good for all of you to have gotten together.
I would like more pics of the Yellow tail Black Too, please.

[Peter]

Loved the pics and what an awesome day that must have been...just a touch green with envy here...

[Abby]

It was a great day. Very enjoyable. Matty will upload some more when he gets a chance. I just didn't want to take over too much. He got some fantastic flight shots of Manu the B&G macaw too. (no pressure Matty :whistle: )

We've got pandas coming next year and more redevelopment going on so the place is a bit of a disaster atm, or as we called it getting ready for panda land.

[Valo's Moirana]

wow, great photos.... and looks like a lot of fun... i'm also jealous.... could use some distraction right now

[Abby]

The Manu pics look fantastic Matty. Better then mine. I forgot to set the camera to sports setting.

I've done a slideshow with a few more shots on it which is uploading onto Youtube as I type so will put that up too when it's ready.

[Lori]

wish I had a great Zoo like that around here... I have never even seen a Koala in a Zoo... Lucky people I need to get over there...You look like you had a great day together.. Yes I am dark green with envy.:pullhair:

[Abby]

The Manu pics look fantastic Matty. Better then mine. I forgot to set the camera to sports setting.

I've done a slideshow with a few more shots on it which is uploading onto Youtube as I type so will put that up too when it's ready.

[Peter]

Two things...first...an observation...damn I wish I could've been there...what a blast that would have been...the pics are great...
Second...what is that critter in Matty's second set of pics...the one right after the Mir Cat...might that be a Mongoose...

[little _angels]

god i want to go to the Zoo now!!!!!!!! only over here birds arent a huge attraction

[Abby]

The lyre bird was in fine form. lol. I'll put up a few more pics later today.

I think there's a few I got that you didn't Matty. Did you end up getting the little froggies? I'll put that one up. Your pelican shots are stunning btw.

[Peter]

That was waaaaay cool...I'm guessing but I think I heard...chimps, budgies, lories, ducks, toucans and some kind of squeaky toy...and a whole bunch of other sounds I didn't recognize...but thoroughly enjoyed. What an amazing bird...:excited:

[Peter]

Beautiful Matty...if I ever get there, there's two places I want to hang out...your backyard and that zoo...

[RowdyMom]

Good looking wildlife, event the human kind

I loved the white pelican, never saw anything like it. It is a
stunning bird and your photos were great. Both of you.

[Abby]

What's wrong with my backyard Peter <pouts>.

Anyway, moving on...

A few more pics from moi.

Another of the Hy boys (or trouble brothers as Matty calls them)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00391.jpg

Poison dart frogs (only little but very cute)
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00358.jpg

One of the lionesses
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00454.jpg

and her mate doing what lions do best...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00455-1.jpg

bush budgie
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00398-1.jpg

Hooded parrot
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00399.jpg

Let me out...no idea but some kind of monkey and very cute
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00444.jpg

I took this because...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00511.jpg

I knew I'd forget what this was
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00512-1.jpg

Tamanian Devil enjoying the sun.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00383.jpg

Another pic of the yellowtailed black
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00439-1.jpg

No idea what type of lizard, i just like the colours and the photo
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/Abaleesha/DSC00365.jpg

[Peter]

What's wrong with my backyard Peter <pouts>.


If your backyard has a whole bunch of 'toos in it...then nothing...I wanna hang out in yours too...

More great pics...thanks for sharing your time at the zoo with us...even if it's making all of us so envious...:drama:

[Abby]

If your backyard has a whole bunch of 'toos in it...then nothing...I wanna hang out in yours too...

More great pics...thanks for sharing your time at the zoo with us...even if it's making all of us so envious...:drama:

well it has one 'too but the local oval ( 5minute walk away) has heaps.;)

I think Matty and I were talking about this yesterday. We get rainbow lorikeets, musk lorikeets, New Holland Honeyeaters, eastern rosellas, crimson rosellas and willy wagtails and I'm sure others that I don't take much notice of because we're so used to them.

[Tiki]

Oh WOW, those are all awesome! Love the Hys and all the birds, the meerkats and of course that group shot! I wish I could have gone too!

[Peter]

More absolutely great pics Matty...I love the tucked in Pelican head pic...beautiful...

[ZooYouthBen]

Great pics both you guys, the monkeys with the whits hair doo is a cotton top tamarin. and the lizard at the bottom of Mary's post a Gippsland Water Dragon!!

[Zeus]

Hello Matty. I think these are some of your best pics yet that I have seen. Great job!!

[Buteo]

Great pics both you guys, the monkeys with the whits hair doo is a cotton top tamarin. and the lizard at the bottom of Mary's post a Gippsland Water Dragon!!

Reading through this thread, I was going to post about those two, but ZYB beat me to it! ;)


Great shots as usual!!