Work’s been busy, and the trip to Houston reminded me that it’d been far too long since I’d visited my home Denver Zoo. So, upon returning home, I grabbed the 400 and took a trip on a snow day. Boy was it worth it. I got an okay wild dog portrait. I got Lisu, theContinue reading “Punched in the Gut”
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Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
Over on the instagram, I shared a picture from my trip to the Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff of their Amur Tiger. It was a beautiful shot that made me utterly lament that I still hadn’t gotten one quite as good of my tigers at home at the Denver Zoo. Well last weekend, I tookContinue reading “Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!”
The Rarest of the Rare
I’ve been to a good number of zoos. More than most, I’d venture to say, but not nearly as many as some. There are habitats at every zoo that are special. The animals that call them home have their own personalities, and those personalities include a general preference for seclusion. This is one of thoseContinue reading “The Rarest of the Rare”
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”
Prowlin’ Cloud
There are some pretty elusive animals at the Denver Zoo. Even in that setting, the animals that survive on their ability to hide are going to hide. The Clouded Leopard is one of those. Most days that you get an opportunity to see Taji, he’s going to be in his perch box or napping inContinue reading “Prowlin’ Cloud”
The Zootographer 