Had a friend from Washington visiting, and decided to take her to the Denver Zoo to do the Flamingo Encounter (by far my favorite Denver Zoo Up-Close Encounter). I’ve got some pictures from that, but the photo I wanted to share of the day was from watching this handsome boy pose for us and interactContinue reading “All the Things He Said”
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Trilogy
I was going to just copy paste the lyrics from Emerson Lake and Palmer’s “Trilogy” here, but I’d forgotten how depressing they are.
Tobias in Green and White
Snow in May? Welcome to Denver. Tobias is Denver’s newest male lion, and he was recently introduced to the female pride as part of the Species Survival Plan. Spent a good hour hanging out at predator ridge with that group as the majority of the zoo had been closed down due to a pretty gnarlyContinue reading “Tobias in Green and White”
Carcass Day!
Any time I stop by the Denver Zoo, I run by the volunteer center (one of the perks of volunteering!) and check the event board. There are two words that always bring joy to my heart: Carcass Day. As part of the enrichment of the animals at the zoo, they’ll often get a chance toContinue reading “Carcass Day!”
It’s a Jungle Sometimes it Makes me Wonder
My usual goal in zoological portraiture is to try to keep the environment in the photo looking as close to the animal’s natural habitat as possible. And unless you’re in some sort of post-apocalyptic movie, an urban center is not where most of these guys live. Still, sometimes the “zoo” shot is the one youContinue reading “It’s a Jungle Sometimes it Makes me Wonder”
The Zootographer 