Baby Atlanta Panda 10:11PM Aug. 30

Here's a tiny tail under Lun Lun's nose.

Part of back legs and tail of BABYLANTA!

Nat'l Zoo Small Mammals II

Golden-headed Lion Tamarins

Red-Ruffed Lemur
Prevost's or tricolored Squirrel
Golden Lion Tamarin family with the Two-Toed Sloth in the back. He's lounging in his box while hanging onto the ceiling with two claws.
Closeup of the tamarin twins born on July 17. Both are clinging to each other and parent's back!

Nat'l Zoo, Small Mammals, Aug. 21 '08

"Round Things"

Capybara playing by the pool. It is the largest rodent and found in the Amazon.

Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
Madagascar Hedgehog Tenrecs
Three-Banded Armadillos
Our favorite cutie! Chinchilla

Nat'l Zoo Aug. 28, '08

ASIA TRAIL

Sloth bear---love that nose!

Clouded Leopard
Otters

Indigo Bunting

Saw a bunting leaving the marsh area at Patuxent River Park Aug. 19.

August 21, 2008 Nat'l Zoo

Sleeping Pandas........

Mom and Dad were snoozing indoors.......

Others at the Zoo....
Sherry and Loretta

Path to PRP Marsh Boardwalk

A Walk in the Marsh

At Patuxent River Park there is a boardwalk loop through Black Walnut Creek Nature Study Area. It is a small stream valley which opens into the river. The green canopy of trees and plants envelopes you with a feeling of serenity which can't really be captured by pictures. Come along.....

Swamp Mallow

Purple Loosestrife New York IronweedCardinal Flower

A Walk in the Marsh Continues

Fiddlehead Fern

Banded Net-wing Beetle
Spotted Jewelweed
Swamp Rose Mallow
Bald Cypress Tree

Down By the Riverside

Wild Rice

Goalie!

Butterfly Garden at Patuxent River Park

This area was a long triangle of grass in the middle of our parking lot and roadway. A naturalist suggested that we make a butterfly garden there! Bless her!!

Back edge with Gazebo

Butterfly Garden, August, 2008

This side of the garden shows some of our county bluebird statue

Looking over the garden
Passion in the asters!

Spicebush Swall0wtails
Salvia

PARSLEY

Bought a couple parsley plants a few years ago just because they had black swallowtail caterpillars. Planted them later in front of the house and look what happened!! Parsley is behind the coneflowers. HELP!

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 2008

For a few years we have been visited by the same three hummingbirds, or three with the same behavior!

This is Ms. Sitting Pretty

Ms. Hovercraft---she makes photography difficult!
Hummer Boy
The last two birds were at the Park where I work. The feeder is just outside the window!!