Field Trip - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park (again)

Last Sunday (Mother's Day) we drove out to Escondido to hit the half of the Wild Animal Park that was temporarily closed when we last visited.

Just a few pix...

tawny something-or-other* from Australia

Celeste coming out of her shell

crap, I shouldn't have parked the Rover here - I'm allergic to cats...

giraffes enjoy a snack from a fake tree

eye see you

*Celeste will remind me what kind of bird this was after she reads this post

Field Trip - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

Since we're members of the San Diego Zoo and don't have to pay admission, we trekked out to Escondido on Saturday morning to spend a half day at their impressive Wild Animal Park.

The Wild Animal Park is an 1800 acre wildlife sanctuary and houses over 3500 animals, most of which are from the African and Asian continents. Sadly I left the point-and-shoot camera's memory card at home, so I had to settle for using the iPhone's camera. Oh, and we only had a half day planned - and with half of the park closed until 2 PM due to moving some animals around, we're sure to make a return visit. Let the pix roll...

Victoria crowned pigeon

Celeste can't resist hatching from shells

Hungry lorikeet slurping a $3 cup of nectar

petting a cheetah (or some spotted critter)

pettin' a 24 year-old python

merry-go-hummingbird

Allie in front of a yellow-tufted mullet

And all followed up by Allie's favorite part of most field trips - a picnic in the van.