Tuesday-Zoo and Gardens

Today David and I were feeling much better, thankfully, and the weather was on our side meaning it was warm but cloudy, so it was good for walking around the zoo.
The gardens are part of the landscape, and as its February there's not much in bloom. However, here are a couple of photos.


The shrubs were very blue, but I don't think it was natural. They're called 'Jane Japanese Magnolias'. I'd love to know how the gardeners grow them to be blue. They didn't look like they'd been painted.


The animals were the usual sort you find in most zoos.
One greedy giraffe.



The rhino on the right couldn't grasp that the thing in his way was another rhino.



This is a bongo - an unknown species to us.



The delightful warthog.......


Lions being relaxed



The birds were very photogenic, especially the Kingfisher who seemed to be posing.

















Some folk obviously had a lot of time on their hands and were lovers of Lego. Here are two examples of their efforts. Pretty impressive. I didn't photograph the Zebra, but it was very realistic.

Location:Jacksonville