Proud as a . . .

I did my best imitation of a peahen, hoping
he'd fan those feathers for me, but
he wasn't fooled (and I guess that's not
necessarily a bad thing). 

[To see more Blue Monday posts, go here.]

Blue Monday

As I post this photo of a Victoria
crowned pigeon, I'm thinking of Sally,
who began the Blue Monday meme and has,
sadly for us, gone on to her blue heaven.

[The meme is being carried on by Sally's
friend Jeanne at Backyard Neighbor.
To see more, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—I is for "inquisitive"

More monkeys:  I watched this baby baboon and
his mama for a long time, and this was
probably the only time he wasn't in motion.  But
Mom had a way of keeping him in check.

She had a firm grip on his tail the entire time!

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

at the neighborhood zoo

Turns out my membership to the Bronx Zoo
also gets me into the cute little zoo
in Prospect Park that's only a 10-minute
walk from my house.  I checked it out on Sunday
and found (among other interesting things)
these curious little redheads: golden lion tamarins.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.]