Hey, why’s it a black howler monkey if it’s not black!? Two reasons: Much like how female white-cheeked gibbons are really just white gibbons, female black howlers never actually turn black. I’m not 100% certain on the identification; it might not be a black howler, but everything I can find on Omaha’s Lied Jungle onlyContinue reading “Treetop Chanting”
Tag Archives: Henry Doorly
What’s Wrong and What’s Right?
I keep this shot on my main portfolio page for the Omaha Zoo. And at very first glance, that might be a questionable decision. There’s a fair number of things that are “wrong” with this image. The out of focus fencepost in the back is a little distracting. Not all three of the cheetahs areContinue reading “What’s Wrong and What’s Right?”
The Only good Tofu
When I first started visiting the Denver Zoo, I was not as big of a zoo nerd as I am today. But – like all normal people – I had a soft spot in my heart for Red Pandas. Little did I know, I was introduced to the Denver Zoo right before the building inContinue reading “The Only good Tofu”
Big Zoom, Big Character
I love this portrait. I love the character you can see in the macaw. I love the detail the Tamron lens brings out. And I love the experience I had meeting this guy at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. But what I love just as much as any of that is how easy it is toContinue reading “Big Zoom, Big Character”
Batlunch
As part of a goal to visit all of the top 10 zoos in America, I took my mom on a two night trip from Denver to Omaha to visit Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. My normal habit when visiting a zoo on a busy weekend is to get there early, go to the back, andContinue reading “Batlunch”
The Zootographer 