Belfast Zoo (DUW)

Took a wee trip to the zoo last week. Haven't been there since I was a wee lad and it pleased me to see the improvements they have around the zoo. Excellent breeding programmes and some the animals seem to be fairly happy, well as happy as can be when looked up 24/7.

It was great to see my wee girls face light up every time we came to a new enclosure.

Flamingoes.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/015.jpg

Demoiselle Crane and a lovely wheelie bin.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/017.jpg

Emperor Tamarin.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/038-2.jpg

Red Tree Kangaroo enjoying an upside down snooze.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/043.jpg

Me on a Monday morning.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/056-1.jpg

California Sea Lion

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/073-2.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/078-1.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/069-1.jpg

Maned Wolf.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/094.jpg

Fossa

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/098-2.jpg

Pygmy Marmoset

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/115-2.jpg

The view from the top of the zoo.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/141.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/051-2.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/045-3.jpg

Sun Bear

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/147.jpg

African Wild Dog

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/164.jpg

Barbary Lions

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/170.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/172.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/173.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/178-1.jpg

White-tailed Eagle.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/184.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/188.jpg

Turaco

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/208.jpg

Orange-crested Cockatoo

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/211.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/215-1.jpg

Von der Decken's Hornbill

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/227-1.jpg

Kookaburra

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/236.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/243-1.jpg

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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...0Zoo/244-1.jpg

Sloth

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/263.jpg

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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/273.jpg

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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/279.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/285.jpg

Capybara

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/306.jpg

Black and white ruffed Lemur

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/310.jpg

Ring tailed Lemurs

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/311.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/316.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/315.jpg

Asian Elelphant

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/333.jpg

Meerkat

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/334.jpg

Very cool, man you take some good photos :gj:

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! It is so beautiful where you are!

Thanks so much for sharing, I havent been to a zoo in ages and that really inspired me to want to head out to one again soon.
Love maned wolves, I dont think Ive ever gotten to see one in person.

Those pictures are incredible. That moustached monkey and the sun bear are my favourites. Well done.

very beutifull pictures. Thank you so much for adding a little color to the forum this morning :D

Looks like a fun day :gj:

Cool pics, :D

That looks like a great zoo to visit.

I think this;

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/273.jpg

Is a crested pheasant - but this was the only picture I could find on google. :rolleyes:


dr del

Great pictures! The White Tailed Eagle is beautiful!

Awesome pics!!!!!! Thanks for sharing :gj:

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Very cool, man you take some good photos :gj:

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Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! It is so beautiful where you are!

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Thanks so much for sharing, I havent been to a zoo in ages and that really inspired me to want to head out to one again soon.
Love maned wolves, I dont think Ive ever gotten to see one in person.

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Those pictures are incredible. That moustached monkey and the sun bear are my favourites. Well done.

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very beutifull pictures. Thank you so much for adding a little color to the forum this morning :D

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Looks like a fun day :gj:

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Great pictures! The White Tailed Eagle is beautiful!

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Awesome pics!!!!!! Thanks for sharing :gj:

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Many thanks for the kind words :D

I just recently got into the world of DLSR photography and slowly finding my feet with it. The zoo is a great place to practice with the camera and gives you the urge to photograph even more stuff. I'll be back up at the zoo during the Easter hols so watch this space. There was a load of animals I missed out on.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Cool pics, :D

That looks like a great zoo to visit.

I think this;

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...%20Zoo/273.jpg

Is a crested pheasant - but this was the only picture I could find on google. :rolleyes:


dr del

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Aye Del that's the one! Couldn't for the life of me remember what it was. Cheers dude :gj:

Nice pics! Looks like a lovely trip to the zoo.

The grey mystery bird is a crowned pigeon. Derek's pic does look the same; perhaps they are also called crested pheasants?

The other mystery bird looks like some sort of chicken, maybe, but I just can't see enough of it to be very sure.

Some really neat animals, lots of gorgeous birds. Looked liked fun, thanks for sharing, and great pics!

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Originally Posted by kc261

Nice pics! Looks like a lovely trip to the zoo.

The grey mystery bird is a crowned pigeon. Derek's pic does look the same; perhaps they are also called crested pheasants?

The other mystery bird looks like some sort of chicken, maybe, but I just can't see enough of it to be very sure.

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It looks like you are correct with the Crowned Pigeon, rather then Crested Pheasant. Thanks ;)

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Originally Posted by Oroborous

Some really neat animals, lots of gorgeous birds. Looked liked fun, thanks for sharing, and great pics!

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Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them.

Very cool! You look a heck of a lot better than I do on a Monday morning (am I the only one who caught that?).

nice pics ... nice focus through the fence too! i hate when autofocus is on and it focuses on the fence .... looks like you did a good manual job .... i'm just starting to figure my camera out ... nice shots... the lions are my favorite!

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Very cool! You look a heck of a lot better than I do on a Monday morning (am I the only one who caught that?).

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If you had seen me this morning you would realise that the chimp looks radiant with joy compared to me. Drinking Guinness for three days is not advisable :tears:

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Originally Posted by Reediculous

nice pics ... nice focus through the fence too! i hate when autofocus is on and it focuses on the fence .... looks like you did a good manual job .... i'm just starting to figure my camera out ... nice shots... the lions are my favorite!

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Cheers Reed :D

The fence was a bit of a pain but I was able to eliminate it with the telephoto lens on full zoom. I'm still finding my round my camera and I have have to master the art of manual mode. I wish it were easier.