Where does a 150 lb mouse sit? Wherever he wants of course! But though today's photo subject is a rodent it certainly is no mouse.
This is of course a capybara. The worlds largest rodent. Shot at the Cape May County Zoo this is the most active I have ever seem one of these guys. Especially on a rather hot and humid day.
Continuing with our trip to the zoo last week I would like to share this awesome egret with you today.
The bird exhibit at the Cape May County Zoo is yet another reason to visit. It houses many species and is one of my favorite places to photograph. And if you want to learn a little about egrets click this link. And now...
For the past couple of days I have shared a little bit of our Garden Cafe. Mostly it's guests. Today I would like to take you back down the shore and to the Cape May County Zoo. Take a look at this beautiful girl.
This is one of the zoo's female lions doing what cats do on a warm Summer day. If you look very closely you may be able to see that I shot this through a chain link fence. Luckily I was able to adjust my camera to make it mostly "invisible". And now...
As you may know I spent a lot of my time yesterday capturing images of our hummingbirds. But we have a lot more than hummingbirds here at the Cafe. We get a large variety of visitors. And speaking of large here is a pretty large groundhog.
Like much of the wildlife around here the groundhogs are getting a little braver when we are around. They are still cautious and will run if we get too close but they don't take off just because we are in the yard.
Hi and welcome to the Daily View! When I got up this morning I did what I often do early on a weekend morning. I spent some time in our front garden enjoying the wildlife that visits the Cafe. As always I filled the feeders and made sure there was clean water in the fountain. I also checked on the hummingbird nectar to make sure it wasn't cloudy. I just put fresh nectar out yesterday so it was all good.
I wasn't going to photograph because I still have so much to review from our trip to the shore last week but when I saw a hummingbird stop by I just had to grab my camera, tripod and remote and get to work! I am happy to say that it was all worth it. I shot dozens of frames and am very pleased to have come up with three or four good ones. There are a lot of variables in photographing hummingbirds and capturing a good image is not always easy. Today though it all fell into place. And I would now like to share these two with you. Enjoy!
I have some more that I will share soon. Please stay tuned!
Shot through our car window with my Samsung Galaxy S6 this is a fine example of how this protected area is left to nature to do as it pleases. One important policy of the refuge is to carry out anything you carry in. The road is very basic and there are a few walking trails and that's it. No vending machines, water fountains or restroom facilities on the trails. And it is 100% awesome! Except for the bugs that is. After we entered the main driving trail there was no way I was opening the windows or doors. We would have been infested with more flies and insects than you can possibly imagine. But I am sure there is something that dines on them making them an important link in the area's life cycle. Check out the video below for just a sampling of what it was like.
It was a lot worse than you can see here but at least you get the idea. And now...
Today I would like to share another photo from the Cape May County Zoo. This time one of the actual exhibits! At least I think it's on exhibit. I guess it could also just have made the zoo it's home like many other wild animals.
From what I can tell Herons are local Southern New Jersey so this guy may not be an actual zoo animal. None the less he is pretty cool and was kind enough to pose for me. Speaking of birds I would also like to share this Instagram video I also shot at the zoo. CLICK HERE And now...
