Visit to Paignton Zoo

Visited Paignton Zoo today and remembered the camera.

Cut Throat Sparrow
Pope Cardinal
Dwarf Crocodile
White Rumped Shama
Rothchild's Giraffe
Black Rhino
Allen's Swamp Monkey
Eastern Bongo

Cherry Crested Mangabey

Flamingos

 

Lovely pictures Nigel!

 

Great pics Nigel

During the early 2000's I went down there every year for five years and I went to try the zoo three times. It's a brilliant place and so much more than just a zoo, it has one of the top conservation set ups in the World.

If you're still down there, you should go their other place in Torquay ( on the side of the harbour ) which is specially for birds.

 

@Anthony Rogers
I actually live down here and have followed the development of the Zoo since the late 90.
My garden actually backs onto the Zoo's conservation area, so I get to hear the lions and the gibbons among other things from my garden especially on sunny mornings.
The other site (Living Coasts) is a lot interesting to me. The Zoo is also a botanic garden and holds a national collection of Buddleja, so the planting is more interesting than in many zoos and also many plants are labelled.

 

Great pics Nigel

Went to both sites a few years back

 

Thank you for sharing your day our with us Nigel and the photos are smashing!

Thing is, the photo which gave me the biggest "aww" moment was ...























... our humble robin posing for you on the fence: "Look at me! Aren't I handsome!"

 

Lovely photos Nigel! You can't beat our own friendly robin though

 

Nice pictures, i'm in the 8th pic, don't think i would trust them croc's even if they are dwarf one's

 

of the crocs I like the settings as well as the crocs themselves