Stray samoyed

 Feeding a stray samoyed dog

Nice samoyed!

March Squirrel

As opposed to the March Hare (who's a nut), here is a March squirrel... with a nut.

A red squirrel but still wearing a gray winter camo, except on the paws.

below is not a squirrel but a duck...

... with a view through the beak

Bear today

Bear today... I mean saw a bear cub today.

Best photos don't need focus.

Moscow Meerkats

Meerkats at the Moscow Zoo in June 2019.

Soapbox photos: Meerkats: Meerkats at the Moscow Zoo in June 2019.

Two Pandas at Moscow Zoo

As of June 2019, Moscow Zoo now has two pandas.

So, apropos of nothing, I went today, June 21, 2019, to the Moscow Zoo and, among others, made some pictures of the two pandas (all through the enclosure glass).

The pandas are on a 15-year loan from China (which may seem a bit optimistic as none of the two pandas the Moscow zoo had previously in the 1960s and 1970s survived for 15 years - one lived only 4 years, the other 13 but let's hope for the best).

Two pandas are pictured here but I forget which is which.

It was 30+ Celsius today and the pandas seem feeling a bit of heat.

In particular, this panda (the larger one) is strongly desirous of going into a shaded and cooled enclosure.

Panda enclosure front decoration.

"Open the door! I wanna come in from the heat!"

Soapbox photos: Animals in February

Domestic animals in February.

"Hate this weather!"

Back pockets are soooo useful.

Soapbox photos: Animals in February: Domestic animals in February.

In Photos: Moscow Zoo in Early November 2018

Moscow Zoo in Early November 2018.

Here is some photography from a visit to the Moscow Zoo in early November.

Above looks like a goose but here are different types of ducks.

These too look like geese to me.

Sea-eagle.

Peacock plumage.

Red on yellow.

Steppe wolf.

Rodent in red.

Roses were still in bloom in early November 2018.

Racoon dog.

Iguana.

Iguana eye.

Turtles turning heat on.

Swan, asks for food by nodding at you.

Common gull.

Crocodile in green.

Crow, a free animal not a zoo animal.

Przewalski's horse

Soapbox photos: Moscow Zoo in Early November 2018: Moscow Zoo in Early November 2018. Here is some photography from a visit to the Moscow Zoo in early November. ...