Columbus June 12

I got a larger proportion of good shots than usual on this visit to the Columbus Zoo.

koala

red kangaroo

red kangaroo

siamang

African leopard

okapi

okapi

 

Columbus May 28

I went with family members on an after-hours tour of the Columbus Zoo.

A moose, the largest deer, can fold itself pretty compactly.

A puma, probably Goldie or Poppy, one of three orphaned because of fires in California in 2020.

A pallas' cat, or manul, pauses during scratching.

A markhor makes a leap.

Splooting, red panda style

Katy, a koala mom

Katy and Kora

Columbus August 22

These pictures and those of the masked weaver are from the Columbus Zoo August 22.

African leopard

carpenter bee

koala

red-footed tortoise

female Abyssinian (northern) ground hornbill

 female northern (Abyssinian) ground hornbill

March 8

My visit to the Columbus Zoo March 8 included a surprise.

black-tailed prairie dog

African lions (female)

common (southern) warthog

Banjo, a pronghorn, uses a branch on an itch.

The surprise was that Katy was awake.

Not only was she awake, but her joey was, too. She backed-up and we got a good look.

She turned around and headed toward a eucalyptus meal.

2020 part 3

New Hampshire chicken (Columbus Zoo, October 10)

Finally! Someone whose ears are hairier than mine. (Columbus Zoo, October 22)

This is Lucas, an African elephant, walking away from his mother, Renee, who tried to take away his browse. He went through a gap in the fencing to another part of the enclosure and Renee could not follow. (Toledo Zoo, October 24)

northern ground hornbill (Columbus Zoo, November 2)

A young red panda (Columbus Zoo, November 2)

Aurora in her enclosure (Columbus Zoo, December 2)

bald eagle (Columbus Zoo, December 2)

wolverine (Columbus Zoo, December 16). There was a spin on the platform, so this is probably Guillotine.

female rose-breasted grosbeak (Columbus Zoo, December 16)

San Esteban chuckwalla (Columbus Zoo, December 28)