Captivity

This little monkey was quite the character, he posed and made faces at me but I was shooting a zoo detail series and this image of his hand summed up quite a bit of how I feel about zoos.

Double Wattled-Cassowary

While these birds are gorgeous with all their amazing colors they are mean and have been known to actually kill people.

Black Swan from Above

The contrast of the red beak and with the black swan's feathers was so amazing to see from directly overhead. At the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX.

Fluffy Black Swan Tail Feathers

Loved the fluffy softness of these tail feathers on the black swan at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX.

Tangled Tigers

Two tigers napping on a hot day at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX.

Pink Flamingo Details

Focusing on the details of the Pink Flamingos at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas

Silhouetted Birds

Winter Squirrel

Visitor to my back patio door - please ma'am may I have some peanuts?