Pheasants

The Toledo Zoo has an outdoor pheasantry, which houses pheasants and other birds, and there are pheasants in the indoor aviary. The pheasantry's enclosures tend to have lots of shadows and bushes that obscure the birds. Which means I have goals.

These birds are male.

A great argus. His tail can be twice as long (during breeding season, I presume).

A Palawan peacock pheasant. I love the iridescent blue.

Palawan peackock pheasant

A golden pheasant. This guy would not lift his head. It's not a good shot, but it's better than the one from the Columbus Zoo: All I got was the underside of a tail.

Himalayan monal. If he left the shadows we could see how spectacular he is.

Swinhoe's pheasant

Cabot's tragopan

Cabot's tragopan

 

Toledo

It's hockey season, and that means Toledo Zoo visits. These shots are from October 23 and November 6.

I was happy to see Marty in October, but I report with sadness that he was euthanized in November because of kidney disease. He was pretty important when it comes to polar bears in American zoos.

Nieve, an aged Andean or spectacled bear. The missing gardener and I call her Penny because she reminds us of Penny, the gardener's mother's dog.

coconut crab

Patagonian cavy, or mara. It gave me some side-eye as I moved around looking for the best view.

Emma, I think. Or Herbie.

 

red-billed leiothrix

male Siamese fireback

female Siamese fireback

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 Toledo Zoo

diamond dove