So I think I could really get into photographing wildlife. I just wish there were more opportunities near home. In a way, it's much like photographing sports. Everythings always moving and you don't really know what will happen; you just hope you press the shutter at the right moment.
"Jefferson", a rescued bald eagle. He was not able to fly because of an injured right wing. Not really sure how he got that way.
So I learned an interesting fact about eagles. You have to have a special permit to own eagle feathers. The keepers at the zoo collect the feathers that fall off and send them to some sort of federal agent.
Western grey Kangaroo. This was shot through a chain-linked fence. You can't really see the fence because I zoomed out to 200mm. The fence goes almost invisible because the focus is on an object far away. You might be able to see the fence a little if you click on the image to enlarge it. Even then, it's hard to point out.
"Bubba", the gazelle. He didn't move much. He just stayed in the middle of the field watching everything. He was in the same enclosure as the giraffes, ostriches, and two weird looking birds that I couldn't get close enough to photo.
Sleeping standing up (in the petting zoo). All of the animals thought you had food and they would come right up to you. Once they realized you didn't have anything they would quickly leave.
