Squirrel Burrows for Seeds

M’Wasi, the New Lion at Rosamond Gifford Zoo

A Young Elephant's Hair

An Elephant's Tail

An Elephant's Eye

Duck Eggs and Golf Ball in Upper Onondaga Park

This is the second year Mrs. Duck has nested in the middle of tall ornamental grasses in Upper Onondaga Park.

Adirondacks: Yearling Fawn in Good Shape After an Extremely Cold, Snowy Winter

Jerseys Near Altmar

Thorold's Deer Fawn at Rosamond Gifford Zoo

This is Kaila, a Thorold's or white-lipped deer, born July 13.

Sure Sign of Spring

City Daily Photo Theme Day February 2012: Animals

We live a mile from Rosamond Gifford Zoo. It's easy to go any day, even if only for an hour. Ours is a winter zoo.  Many of the animals are northern, active when it is cold here in upstate NY. Many of the people around here are not active during the winter, so we often have the place to ourselves.

Beloved or not, zoos have become an important link in species survival. This is a snow leopard.

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Thank You A & J For A Delicious Lunch

Mink by Grass River in Degrasse

This was an extremely lucky catch for me. The mink was crossing a wide expanse of riverside rock when I happened along. It ran back out of sight. I backed up, sat down and waited. In two minutes the mink reappeared, and hurriedly continued across the rock and into a lair.
It was dark brown and shiny, and still wet, the small fish just caught.
I have never seen a mink in the wild before.
I'm going with Paul Jamieson's spelling of the river's name.