We took advantage of a rainy day at the zoo yesterday and managed to avoid all crowds and have the entire place to ourselves. My absolute favourite spot was the butterfly conservatory, unfortunately after this part our camera ran out of batteries. But that's okay, as we got to really enjoy lots of other sites. Anna seemed to really like the guerrilla's, partly because the baby (he's around 3 years old) was running and wrestling with his Mom. Going to the zoo on a rainy day is the best because all the animals are awake and very active. I volunteered here for a few years and remember the crushing crowds of a sunny day and how up close you can get with the keepers and volunteers on a slower day. Stew tells me his favourite area was the Canadian wildlife section, there were lots of bears, a wolf, moose and even a cougar.
We saw lots of beautiful butterflies (many Postman as well as the Owl Butterfly, you'll see their large eye spots on the tree) and it was just after 9:30am, so they were having their fruit breakfast, Anna noticed that part right away.
Grandpa and I will be looking forward to a visit soon, and maybe a trip to the zoo as well, now that we are safely home from a great visit to Ireland. xo xo
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