Thursday 15 September 2011

Mama’s taking me to the zoo…..

What a beautiful early autumn day it has been!  Sunny, warm, but clear and not a breath of wind or humidity!  So I went to the zoo with Mum.  Marwell Zoo near Southampton to be exact.  I hadn’t been there for years!  last time we went my children were small.  It was nice to go round and focus on the animals and try to take some good pictures!

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But the best story of the day was about this little joey and his mother:

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We noticed him (or her?) poking out of his mother’s pouch

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Look here he comes for some fresh air!

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Here he is finding his feet!  He seemed a little wobbly.  Then the keeper arrived round the back of their pen, and made a crashing noise.  All the kangaroos looked startled, we watched as the little joey disappeared back into the pouch!  Completely out of sight.  So sweet!

5 comments:

Chicken Licken said...

Awww that is a verrrry cute joey! And that meerkat...please tell me she was very pregnant!

alexa said...

These are superb: you get such clarity and detail, and I love the composition and clarity in the second one particularly. :)

Shari said...

What fun Linda - love that little joey, and the red panda! Pleased to hear you enjoyed your day at the zoo.

scrappysue said...

Sounds like a fun day Linda; love the meerkat, one of my fav animals. So sweet to see the little joey pop out (more than we saw even in Australia!). x

Alison said...

Great pictures Linda...and great Joey story!
Alison xx