Toledo November 12

This bear, either Crystal or Nuka, was stretched-out and dozing, and I was in the right place when it opened its eyes.

A chuckwalla, a type of iguana

This female rhinoceros hornbill was preening. She and her exhibit-mate have lived at the Toledo Zoo for at least 20 years, but there have been no offspring.

A female Raggiana bird of paradise

A superb starling. To me, the spots on its wing look like jewels.

A female Swinhoe's pheasant

A blue-bellied roller, one of my favorite birds.

An adult and baby emperor tamarins under a heat lamp.

Columbus October 3

Melvin, a female domestic duck with a severe deformity or significant refraction

white cockatoo

I wonder if the sand cats ever get to go outside. Whenever I visit in the same room in the Village.

male African lion, engaging in the most common lion activity

This female African lion was looking at another one.

dromedary camel

I got lucky. When I decided to press the button, the bee was on the flower. By the time the shutter fired, the honey bee was flying (and in focus!).

northern paper wasp, I think

Cincinnati October 10

The purpose of a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo was to see Fritz, the baby hippo. It was tough to get pictures of him, though, because people stand right up against the glass.

I used my phone to capture Fritz and his mom, Bibi, comparing maws.

Fiona, Fritz's half-sister, dozes.

Fiona

African painted dog

common murre

honey bee

carpenter(?) bee