Greater Vancouver Zoo

[spoot]

My Girlfriend works at the zoo, so I got a guided tour on one of her days off. I forgot to check my settings at the beginning of the day so I ended up shooting the entirely at iso1250. These are what I managed to salvage:


Salmon Crested Cockatoo



Demoiselle Crane


Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrot




Mara


Siberian Tiger


Ring-Tailed Lemur


Peacock


Lanner Falcon




Golden Eagle

[muck]

Stunning peacock shot!!

[Geofrog]

I agree with Muck. That peacock shot is fantastic.

[Rbacchiega]

+1 to above comments. Nice tiger shot too

[Keri]

That peacock didn't want to let us in to the reptile exhibit! (I think he thought we were after his women

Amazing shots!

[kari]

Originally Posted by Keri

That peacock didn't want to let us in to the reptile exhibit! (I think he thought we were after his women

Amazing shots!

Bright colored clothing? Noticed that while wearing a surveyor vest in the Calgary Zoo the animals get a little snaky. Particularly the birds and lions (not good, don't stand against the fence or you will need extra underwear ) before the zoo is open to the public.

[Diana]

Nice pics!

So like um.... how does one go about working at a zoo anyways? I mean, my work IS a zoo, but you know what I mean.

:P
-Diana

[spoot]

Originally Posted by Diana

Nice pics!

So like um.... how does one go about working at a zoo anyways? I mean, my work IS a zoo, but you know what I mean.

:P
-Diana

My gf is a Biology Major, and her passion is animal care. She's volunteered/worked at the Vancouver Aquarium, and also as a falconer.

Originally Posted by Keri

That peacock didn't want to let us in to the reptile exhibit! (I think he thought we were after his women

Amazing shots!

Thanks. Those peacocks are pretty dumb. One of them thinks the male turkey is a peahen (female peafowl), and displays/attempts to mount the turkey. Another one has a thing for the satellite dish.

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

+1 to above comments. Nice tiger shot too

Thanks! It was a pretty hard shot, as the tiger enclosure is a tight knit chain link fence and the tiger was lounging in the grasses. I wish I had a better vantage point.

Originally Posted by Geofrog

I agree with Muck. That peacock shot is fantastic.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by muck

Stunning peacock shot!!

Glad you like it.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Gorgeous pics for sure.

[Keri]

Originally Posted by kari

Bright colored clothing? Noticed that while wearing a surveyor vest in the Calgary Zoo the animals get a little snaky. Particularly the birds and lions (not good, don't stand against the fence or you will need extra underwear ) before the zoo is open to the public.

I don't remember, but I think my jacket was red.... but one of the emu had a total "thing" for me, we were daaancing through the fence.... I had to leave when he tried to show me his genitals and Drew got jealous.