I got it into my head today to take photos of EVERYONE for the blog. I’m still not sure that was a good idea, but it turned out to be fun walking around and seeing what every single individual was up to at various points during the day.
The stand-out revelation from this experience was that Negra was the most active of the whole bunch (well, besides Burrito of course). So, I won’t bury that lead and will share the photos I got of her first:
I probably could just end the blog post there, because it’s a little tale unto itself, but I was already hip-and-brain-deep in this idea of getting photos of everyone, so here we go…
Annie with her fab hair:
Burrito, who invited multiple people to run up the hill with him today:
Foxie contemplating a stem of something:
Jamie, contemplating poking the camera:
Missy contemplating joining Burrito outside:
Missy very up-close in the loft (I had to get a tall ladder for this one):
Photos on the other side of the building were challenging, but I persevered.
I had the most challenge with Cy because he was either in an awkward high-up perch or sandwiched between his adoring chimp fans:
I did finally get this photo of him grooming Willy B. Even when doors are open between rooms, the chimps will choose to groom through the mesh. I don’t know why they do it, but I always find it charming:
Adorable Dora:
Honey B, shown here in the Chute, followed me around in my photographing journey:
Gordo was another tough chap to photograph today. This is a favorite spot of his in the Lupine Playroom. He can see a lot of other spaces in this corner (did you know there was a study that showed chimpanzees and gorillas in captive settings like corners?):
Pensive-looking Lucky in the Marmot Mountain Playroom:
although most of the time she was this close to the camera:
Mave taking a break from grooming on the catwalk of the Marmot Mountain Playroom:
Rayne doing some serious lounging in the warm Riverview Greenhouse:
Terry being perfectly Terry, with a mouthful of a paper wadge and water:
Willy B keeping an eye on me:
Not wanting to ignore the other important members of the family, I asked J.B. to take some candids of the bovines:
Betsy in motion:
Meredith in between bites of hay:
Nutmeg in all his glory (did you know that the cattle add extra hair for winter? They are delightfully furry right now):
A boop from Honey:
J.B. also snapped this photo of some deer he and Jake passed on their way down from the upper pasture:
I hope you enjoyed our efforts today to bring everyone to you!
