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Enrichment Day For Polar Bears!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:22:09 -0800

The day we went to the Oregon Zoo, it happened to be enrichement day for the polar bears! They brought in a bunch of snow, and a huge "snack popsicle" for them. As you can tell by the photo, they loved it!! Here is a clip of Polar Bear Fun!. The Polar Bear handler says they roll around in the snow because they use it as a squeegie to squeegie the water out of their fur in the wild. This clip shows one of the polar bears trying to get at the goodies in the Polar Bear Popsicle.
Oregon Zoo ~ Portland, OR

Santa Impression

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:14:31 -0800

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

This male House Finch seemed to be doing his best Santa Impression with the snow!!
(best viewed large)
Backyard ~ Kent, WA

Yes! Your Butt Does Look Fat From This Angle, Dear!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:54:14 -0800

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

LoL! This shot quacked me up!!!
I just wish it wasn't so overcast outside when I took this!

Backyard pond ~ Kent, WA

Blowing Raspberries!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:53:46 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

This is a Mama who came to visit last night with her three little ones! Since I don't feed them, this family doesn't always stick around for long, so I was lucky to be able to snap off a few shots!

Do Something Silly....

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:15:05 -0800

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

.... and she'll give us more peanuts!

Got Milk?

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:53:56 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

Ginger has so much fun interacting with the critters in our yard, even if she can't go out and actually play with them!

Harbor Seal Cuteness

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:50:27 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

At the Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon they have a special tank where you can feed the harbor seals.
Seaside Aquarium is one of the oldest aquariums on the west coast (est. 1937). They were the first aquarium in the world to successfully breed harbor seals in captivity.
The seals have an area that provides them with another pool and a large dry resting area for night sleeping. These areas are available at all times for the seals; however, they seem to choose to spend the majority of their day interacting with the humans that come to see them. The seals don't have to beg for food, as they are fed on a regularly scheduled basis.
They are so much fun to watch. They seem to enjoy what they are doing and have developed their own special personalities and tricks to demand attention and get food. This one would "smile" and rock back and forth on this rock. Yet another would sit back and slap her belly (video clip). One of them would come up front and when you weren't expecting it, she would splash all the silly humans! Some would just look at you with those darling little faces!! You just can't help but smile when watching all their silly antics!!

Ahhhhh ~ Refreshing!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:38:04 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

When we were at the zoo the other day, someone had dumped the ice out of their cooler, and the crows were taking full advantage of it on this very hot day!!

Woodland Park Zoo ~ Seattle, WA

Happy Hippo

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:30:19 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

Gotta love those cute little ears!
Woodland Park Zoo ~ Seattle, WA ~ July 2007

Mmmm... How Refreshing!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:42:57 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

Seems she likes my watermelon!!!

Alpaca Fun Time!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:54:28 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

This white alpaca had such a cute little face! I guess looks can be deceiving. This one turned out to be quite the little instigator!!
Cougar Mountain Zoological Park ~ Issaquah, WA

What?!?!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sat, 19 May 2007 08:24:11 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

Another of the bears from Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, WA. I love the way it looks like he has a tiny little seagull on his head!! LoL!
To read more about the farm go here: Olympic Game Farm.

The Other White Meat

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Mon, 14 May 2007 09:14:26 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

.... And the Prairie Dog just went about his daily business ~ oblivious to the fact that someone was about to eat him.......
Actually the gull was behind him scrounging around for a snack....LoL
Taken at Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, WA
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

Bill And His Elk Friends!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sun, 13 May 2007 07:05:18 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

Here is Bill feeding some of the Roosevelt Elk. It was hard to take pictures, cuz as I was looking at Bill, I was getting bumped in the back of the head by slimey elk or bison noses!!

At OLYMPIC GAME FARM, you drive through, and feed all sorts of animals from Bison to Bears from your car as they wander around the farm. The bears are surrounded by electric fencing, and are about 10 feet or so away from your vehicle. The Bison, Elk etc... come right up and eat out of your hand. It's a rather slobbering experience!! They have been in the business of entertaining the public for over forty years. Many of the animals have been stars of television and movies.
For most of his life, Lloyd Beebe, the founder of Olympic Game Farm, has had a love of the outdoors and a certain awe for the wildlife of this state. In the 1940's, he liked to roam in the mountains and became fairly skilled in observing wildlife on its own turf. He loved photographing the wildlife and eventually sent some footages that he thought were worth consideration to the Disney Corporation. It turns out that this was the beginning of a relationship between the Disney Studios and the Beebes that was to last for many years into the early 1970's. (During the time when Disney used to make all those great nature movies). Lloyd had the job of taming the animals and training them for the roles they would play. When a scene couldn’t be shot in the wild, a trained animal from the Farm was used. The Disney Studios didn’t want the Farm opened to the public, so for many years it remained simply a repository of animals for use in films.
By 1970, Lloyd and Catherine were able to fulfill one of their dreams, that pertained to the welfare of wild animals and endangered species. They were in touch with other zoological organizations and contributing the sperm of endangered species to the sperm bank as well as the blood of many species for use in human cancer research. In 1972, with the approval of the Disney Studios for using the Disney name, Olympic Game Farm, Inc. was opened to the public.
I would highly recommend this experience to everyone!! Every time I go there, I have such a fun time!!
Here is a link to their website: www.olygamefarm.com/
Olympic Game Farm - Sequim, WA

Thank You - May I Have Another??

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:32:00 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

While we were at the coast, I was sitting out on our patio when the people in the neighboring room started tossing out mini chocolate doughnuts to the gulls. The one in the middle had just swallowed one whole and was heading back for another!! I don't think there is much room in there for more!!

Ocean Shores, WA - April 2007

No More Pictures!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:23:29 -0700

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

I guess he told me!!! LoL!

Ocean Shores, WA - April 2007

This Feeder Isn't Big Enough For The Two Of Us!!

nobody@flickr.com (shesnuckinfuts) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:44:20 -0800

shesnuckinfuts posted a photo:

I think I'm gonna have to get another bird feeder, so that the finches won't have to fight over who gets to eat where and when!!! The male house finch waits patiently on the branch for the girls to get done fighting!!
Backyard ~ Kent, WA