A Fun Day at the Zoo - San Diego, CA

This was our first trip to the San Diego Zoo. We loved it so much we spent the whole day there!

There were so many colorful and exotic birds throughout the zoo. My favorite was taking pictures of the unique animals like the adorable koala bears. We wanted to see the Pandas but there was a thirty-five minute wait. So we came back hours later when the line was shorter. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the panda's cute face. There were too many people and the poor panda was shy. That’s alright, next time. We’ll be back!

Deer on Hurricane Ridge Mountain

We did two hikes today: one at Blue Mountain and the other at Hurricane Ridge. At both places we saw deer everywhere! The deer you see in the above video were at Hurricane Ridge. I get so excited when I see a deer! The locals in the Northwest think nothing of it because deer are so common there. I suppose, we do the same thing when it comes to our roadrunners in the Palm Springs area.

FYI: Most of the videos I'm posting here are in no particular order. Some take much longer to edit then others. I'm only posting the ones that are simple and don't require a lot of edits. So stay tuned...more videos of our trip will be posted here soon!

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Oh! Deer!

We saw a female deer eating white flowers off of a bush while riding in a car. Watch the above video.

Oh, dear! I used the wrong dear at the end of my video. Should have read deer.

Mount St. Helens Hiking

It was a beautiful day last Thursday when we hiked the Mount St. Helens area. We started our trek from the Johnston Ridge Observatory parking lot. We hiked the Boundary trail to the Truman trailhead that gave us captivating views of Mount St. Helens and a large lake.

Check out USGS website about: 30 Cool Facts about Mount St. Helens.

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We saw plenty of ground squirrels along the way to take pictures. I think they are so cute!

Sea Lions

We visited the Sea Lions Cave in Florence, Oregon. We were unable to go through the caves because the elevator was broken. The only place we could see the sea lions was outside from the look out on the cliffs.

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Coyote at Woodhaven - Palm Desert, CA

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Yesterday evening we saw a coyote in our neighborhood on the 17th fairway near the lake walking slowly. Then she laid down to rest. I guess the heat got to her, she looked tired. Normally a coyote would run if it saw a human, but she just sat there for a long time. We were concerned that we might have to call animal control, however, she was gone this morning. Hopefully she went back to her habitat.

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Skunk Snooping Around

Skunk were outside our hotel room snooping around. I saw two young skunks eating mushrooms on the lawn from our back patio.

Squirrel Eating Acorn

Looking out from my sister's kitchen window this morning, I saw a big squirrel eating an acorn. I just happened to have my camera nearby and was glad the squirrel let me film him. Watch the above video.

Music by Kevin MacLeod
Title: Scheming Weasel

Puppies Playing

We were at the mall with our granddaughter when we saw these cute and adorable puppies through a pet store window. So hard to resist! No, we're not getting another puppy (sigh)! Just looking!

Video taken with my iPhone

Honolulu Zoo - More Footage

Here are more video clips of exotic birds and animals I took at the Honolulu Zoo. Enjoy!

(This movie was especially made for Harry and Carroll)

Update: My Macbook Pro was repaired in one day at the Apple Store! I'm stoked!

Honolulu Zoo

Yesterday, I spent the morning at the Honolulu Zoo taking pictures and video. The above movie contains a wide variety of animals and birds that I thought were very interesting or unique. Check it out!

I totally enjoyed watching Rusty and Violet, the two Orangutans. Rusty stared intently at Violet playing and chewing on an old sports shoe. As soon as Violet dropped the shoe, Rusty picked it up and started studying it and then took a bite at it. He eventually tossed the shoe because he was not amused. Both orangutans are too cute and funny in their own way. Also, I left the original sounds to the video. Listen carefully to the conversation of a little boy in the background talking to his mother about the orangutans. That even made it more funnier.

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I'm pleased to hear that the elephants will be moving out of their little cubbyhole and into a new and bigger place real soon. Finally, it's about time!

Great White Egret - Palm Desert, CA

While driving along a residential area in Palm Desert, I saw a Great White Egret. Luckily I had my camera in the glove compartment of my car to take this candid shot. Check out the little rabbit who hopped in the picture too, LOL!

Notice the Egret checking out the property for sale. I wonder if he qualifies?

Tranquility by the Pond

Oh, my! I have neglected my poor video blog for a long time. Thought I better post something real quick before I lose all my fans.

I filmed this video using my sister's Flip Mino HD camcorder taking random shots near and by a pond. This camcorder takes great HD footage for such a small little pocket camera. All hand held shots, however, it would have came out better if I used a tripod. Video was filmed in Rancho Mirage, California.

Music: Tranquility
by Kevin MacLeod

The Snake

The above snake video was taken at The Living Desert. I'm sorry I don't know what kind of snake it is. I was too scared to hang around after I saw it's tongue sticking out!

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Blind Owl - Wildlife Hospital

After we saw the butterflies at The Living Desert, we visited the Wildlife Hospital & Conservation Center. The above video clip is about an owl named Einstein, who got hit by a car which left him blind.

Below is a picture I took with my iPhone of the inside of the Wildlife Hospital. I also saw two neighbors from Woodhaven that are volunteers there. Click on the following image to view more pictures.