A fine and fancy ramble at the Zoo
Not having much to do today, we headed down the to War Museum, which everyone says is a must-see.
It was closed. Closed from 11 to 1:30, and we got there at 11:05. We’ll try again tomorrow.
Fortunately, the zoo and botanical gardens are next door to the museum, so we went there. Mike and Linda visited yesterday, and said we needed to see the orchids. I’ve never needed to see an orchid in my life, but they seemed excited about the whole thing, so in we went, spending the $0.90 apiece for admission.
It was a pretty nice place, I guess. Not quite as good as Knowland Zoo in Oakland, but it will do. I’m just going to put a gallery of photos here, there isn’t much to say on the subject, just show you what I saw.
This smart little fellow learned to stick his head through the fence to get petted and fed.
More of the strange bird. I think he belongs on a box of cereal.
I don’t think I want to play poker with this guy.
I have no idea what kind of bird this is–another question for Cousin Nick.
More smart-looking than actually smart, I think.
A very strange bird is the pelican. Or whatever this is.
For the flamingo lovers, you know who you are.
Lots of banzai, larger than the Japanese do and still very intricate and interesting.
I never found the ones growing out of a tree stump Linda was raving about, but this will do.
The orchids were indeed pretty spectacular.
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Chis, Sandy and I have been anxiously waiting for you current events of the day. Enjoying your reviews I was in Thailand and Saigon in 1969, but I was not allowed of the base for much entertainment due to my USAF “specialty”
Yes, you pointed to the right person regarding the bird.
That is the Great Hornbill…..”Buceros bicornis”, common in India and Asia. A smart bird
Nick
Thanks Nick.
Even if you had gotten out in Saigon, you wouldn’t recognize it today. An amazingly modern city with 9 million people and 5 million motorbikes, zooming around in the craziest traffic you’ve ever seen.
Chris