Take Her to the Zoo

This past Thursday was a picture-perfect day weatherwise for a return to Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. Lynn and Max had been up there a handful of times already this season, but this day was my first time back this year. Making this trip intriguing was the opening of a couple of new exhibits--a walk-through aviary, and a kangaroo, wallaby, and emu pen. While much of what was seen Thursday was not much different than previous visits, Max was a bit more amicable this time to try a couple of new things--one was spending more time near the barns housing the livestock, as well as his first attempt at feeding birds, separating himself from them using only a small stick smeared with a mix of seed and a honey-type glaze purchased from the keeper (See the web photo album at the below-right of this page to catch a glimpse of his new-found bravery).

A very nice time was had by all! Fortunately, we got out of there within an hour of rain.