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Dudley Zoological Gardens First visit ever (photos)

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  1. Trugga

    Trugga New Member

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    Greetings all (first post)

    I was invited to join my sister in a family visit to Dudley Zoo (ably represented here by Benosaurs) this morning - it was still frosty at 10:00, although the morning fog had lifted.

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013636096/"]IMG_7509 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

    I'll be honest here and admit my primary interest in visiting a zoo is for photo opportunity variation.

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013635846/"]IMG_7536 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

    I had anticipated it would be difficult to snap the animals through cage fencing, but on the odd occasion was pleased with the results...

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013631856/"]IMG_7529 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013631046/"]IMG_7603 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

    ...although the condensation on the glass windows was another challenge (that I did not win).

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013631516/"]IMG_7774 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

    We were also lucky enough to catch a falconry display at the castle clearing:

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    [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trugga/11013633286/"]IMG_7649 | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame] by Trugga, on Flickr

    A few more photos from today can be found here: Dudley Zoo (23-11-2013) - a set on Flickr

    It was a good (but chilly) day out - I hope to return in the Spring.

    Cheers
    Lawrence
     
    Trugga, 23 Nov 2013
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  2. Trugga

    Trugga New Member

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    Hmm, that didn't work too well - images were fine in the preview, now they're just black squares.

    Lawrence :-(
     
    Trugga, 25 Nov 2013
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