Birthday at the Zoo

On February 28 I had the pleasure of attending my niece's (Anna's) Birthday at the Valley Zoo. Good times were had by all and I had the unexpected pleasure of "partying" with my photography instructor, Hope.

Although most folks go to the zoo to see the animals, the little un's seemed more interested in the "giant" stairs that are in some of the animal viewing areas. I think the zoo's new marketing slogan should be "Valley Zoo, you'll come for the animals, but you'll stay for the stairs".



Gift opening is always a fun sight to behold. By the 3rd gift, it had become a "team" effort and all the kids were happy to lend Anna a hand with the presents.



Shooting the animals was fun. The sea lion and long tailed porcupine were docile and stayed still for some decent shots. I tried taking pictures of the monkeys, but most didn't turn out that well - a good lesson in fast shutter speeds and blur!




I tried having a staring contest with this monkey - little dude didn't blink once!