Sun was out so I thought I would have one last pop up to Marwell this year, and spent some time at the otter enclosure as normal, love to watch them play and esp like to see them playing with stones, amazing how they do this wild or captive just the same..
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I`ve been lately thinking Words and music by John Denver I have had such a great day to day, started up at Marwell Zoo, to exercise the legs and have a look at the cats.. (hence the tigers in the title), as it was such a lovely day I travelled from here the pretty way home via Droxford, not intending to stop but just to take in the view on the way, but got as far as Droxford and had to stop, ended up walking along part of the wayfarers walk, down to the river Meon, then back up along the Meon Valley Trail (hence the tree`s), which is the old railway track that part of runs from Wickham to West Meon, great day for some reason made me think how lucky I was in life, hence the John Denver words at the start, been in my head all day long.. Oh yea, kissing gate, was the last gate I walked through at the end of the walk, a kissing gate if you don`t know is a typical gate used on walks ect, one gate that opens in an arc, last photo shows it.. Great day to you all, and to Jess.
12 09 09 Stroll round Marwell today, such great weather here shame it wasn`t like this in the summer. Also some of my shots I took on the day of the giraffes were used on the Marwell page which was nice.. 10/08/09 Quick stroll round Marwell before the rain set it, and got a couple of shots As normal for poor old Yasmin she was cat napping, still a lovely cat though..
Some young ostriches playing ..
Couple of foals..
Last but not least a mum and her hippo calf..
Popped up to Marwell zoo for a stroll round at the weekend, they have two birds there that I have never seen before, and they fascinated me. Called a Hamerkop, weird looking bird, they were nest building as well. The Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta), also known as Hamerkop,Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead Stork, Umbrette, Umber Bird, Tufted Umber, or Anvilhead, is a medium-sized wading bird (56 cm long, weighing 470 g). The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name.
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