Giant Pandas, Pt. 2

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This time I'm highlighting more Giant Panda photos. I think this is the male one again (that's what we were told the day we were there). The female was in the inside enclosure and I have some photos of her too!

Did you know that:

"In the wild, a giant panda's diet is 99% bamboo. The other 1% consists of other grasses/herbs and occasionally small prey animals. At the Toronto Zoo, the giant pandas will be fed a diet that consists of fresh bamboo, leaf eater biscuits, apples, and occasionally sugar cane or icicles as a treat. Fresh bamboo will be 80 - 90% of the giant panda's diet and they will be offered between 42 to 64 kilograms (93 to 141 pounds) of bamboo each day. " (Torontozoo.com)

That's a lot of bamboo!

This week has been busy and I had my last meeting with my Career Counsellor so now I am ready to take on the world! Ok, maybe find a job? :-)

Have a great weekend!

The Giant Pandas

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This time I'm highlighting the Giant Pandas. The Toronto Zoo has a nice Interpretive Centre that they force you to walk through with activities and information booths to get to the Pandas, but we practically ran through it as we were so excited to see the Pandas! I'll have to check it out the next time I go! :-)

We went to the outdoor viewing section first and saw this guy...We were told he was the male, but it's hard to tell them apart! So if he is indeed the male, his name is Da Mao! I also expected them to be kind of lazy, but this one was quite active-- moving around, resting and of course eating lots of bamboo.  

I have LOTS more photos to highlight in the coming weeks!

Well, its Wednesday already...where does the time go? I had a sick kid home again yesterday. On Monday I started going to the gym (yep, me, who hates exercising) but it isn't that bad..the hardest part was getting started as I had wanted to go back when I was first off work, but it's taken me this long to get there! :-) I'm also still playing volleyball on Monday nights and am glad that our late games are now over for a few weeks...it's rough playing 9-10pm...I'm usually getting ready for bed at that time! :-)

Anyway, I hope to be back on Friday with another post of Giant Panda photos...Did you happen to see Rick Mercer last night, he was visiting them at the Toronto Zoo..It was pretty cool!

More soon!

Australasia Outdoor Exhibit

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This week I have photos from the Australasia Outdoor Exhibit at the Toronto Zoo. These include the Emu and the Western Grey Kangaroo.  The Emu was curious as to what we were doing and came right over but the kangaroos were actually quite quiet this time..usually they are hopping around!

Well, I haven't gotten the cold that has plagued my daughter..thank goodness..she was home two days this week with it! I have had a headache most days this week though...:-( I did manage to get over to my friends house for a day full of crafting yesterday...Just what I needed..some Christmas cards completed and a long-overdue visit!

I will be highlighting the Panda photos next! Just a warning: I do have quite a few! 

Have a great weekend!

For The Birds!

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This time I'm highlighting some birds we saw at the zoo. All but the last two were wild animals versus zoo animals. I didn't have enough Owl shots to highlight them on their own. This guy was alone in his cage and has a problem with his eye, which is why he is squinting up at the sun...his good eye was very sensitive to the sun...poor guy!

1st photo-a duck (not sure what kind)

2nd & 3rd-a cormorant

4th&5th-a gosling

6th&7th-a Snowy Owl 

Today I have sick kid at home..I hope she isn't off school for very long and that I don't get it...The last cold I had hung around way too long! She was suppose to have her wisdom teeth removed this week, but with her cold, they don't recommend it, so we put that off for a couple of weeks! Should now be a quiet week with the dog and myself getting haircuts...guess which one costs more! Yep, the dog's! :-)

More later this week!

Polar Bears, Pt. 2

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This time I have the last of the Polar Bear photos. The last 2 are my favourites! Next time I'll highlight the Snowy Owl, also from the Tundra Trek.

Well, I can't believe it is Friday already...I can't believe I used to get up and out the door by 7:45am! I've had to get up and out early 3 times this week and it's tiring when you are not used to it! Yesterday I went to Campbellford for a Christmas Card Class and it was quite enjoyable..however, it was suppose to be 2 hours and ended up being 4 hours, so I didn't get lunch til after 2! Next time I'll be sure to take a sandwich with me! :-) I am also working on Christmas cards here too!

Have a great weekend!

 

Polar Bears

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This time I'm highlighting some Polar Bear photos. These guys are found on the Tundra Trek in the Americas Domain. I think there were 2 out the day we were there. One was laying around near the glass (yes, all these photos are taken through glass!) and the other would wander around..they looked hot. I like it when they are in the big enclosure, then they jump in the pool and have a swim!

Well, I can't believe it is Tuesday already! Brooke made it home and they had a nice graduation ceremony, albeit a bit long (2+ hours). Sunday I had a nice visit with my Uncle in Westlake.

On Monday I had a nice luncheon and visit with my two besties--Lynn and Melissa..We had cancelled it a few times so am glad we finally got to visit! 

Last night we had a late volleyball game (9-10pm) and then I had to take Brooke to catch the train early this morning so I came home and had a nap! :-) 

More polar bear shots later this week!

 

More Penguins!

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This time I'm highlighting the last of the penguin photos. Sorry there are so many (11), but there weren't really enough for 2 posts... These guys are so comical to watch...some of them were pretty active by the time we were done shooting them!

I think next time I'll show some other birds we found along the African Savanna or maybe the polar bears!

Well, I can't believe it is Friday already! The week went by so fast...We had fun at my Sister's house for Halloween. We gave out treats at her house as we never get any out here in the boonies!

Brooke is coming home this weekend (tomorrow on the train)! She has her school graduation ceremony. Kind of a silly time to have it, but oh well, what can you do? So we will be going to that tomorrow and then I'll visit my Uncle on Sunday.

Have a great weekend!