Macaw Parrot Photos by Ben Wheeler

Macaw parrot posing: Copyright © Ben Wheeler, 2016

Happy wild Wednesday! My talented husband kindly agreed to share his macaw parrot photos with us. He took them on a recent trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in their delightful bird house.

Macaw parrot cuteness: Copyright © Ben Wheeler, 2016

I love the macaws, their bright feathers and friendly expressions.

Arty macaw parrot: Copyright © Ben Wheeler, 2016

There are usually two macaws in the bird house but we only saw one on our last trip. I hope the other one was just hiding or getting routine care.

Thank you for visiting! May God bless you, the zookeepers and the beautiful macaws!

Related posts with photos by Ben Wheeler:
Assorted zoo photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2015/07/ben-wheelers-zoo-photos-for-wild.html
Baby monkey photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/08/baby-howler-monkey-photos-for-wild.html
Black cat pink tongue: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-cat-pink-tongue-cuteness-photos.html

Peacocks in Trees and Pretty Feathers

Peering peacock: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

Happy wild Wednesday! I took these photos in the bird house at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC. This handsome peacock watched me take his photo.

Peacocks in a tree: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

It was the first time I'd seen both peacocks up in the tree together. I didn't see the peahen (female peacock) on this trip but there are always some amazing birds in the bird house.

Cascading feathers: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

I love the beautiful peacock feathers. 

Peacock in tree: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

Other visitors entered from another direction and the peacock looked towards them (there are three ways to enter this part of the exhibit).

Peacock feathers: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016

Here's a close up of the cascading peacock feathers. They are so pretty. God has amazing creativity!

Thank you for visiting! May God bless you!

Related posts:
Cheetah cubs: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/07/cute-cheetah-cubs-and-wild-wednesdays.html
Green bird captivates cats: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/02/cute-green-bird-video-drives-my-cats.html
Ben Wheeler's zoo photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2015/07/ben-wheelers-zoo-photos-for-wild.html

Cute Sunning Turtles for Wild Wednesday

These cute turtles were basking in the sun on a cool day at the National Zoo.

 The kids in the crowd loved it when this turtle turned its head to look at us.

 The turtles didn't stick to the beach but also loved lying on logs.

 When this grass grows it should make a nice turtle camouflage.

Hope you enjoyed today's turtle post! May God bless and keep you, dear friends!

Related posts:
Turtle shaped malachite: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/01/gems-and-minerals-from-national-museum.html
Cute little cheetah cubs: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/07/cute-cheetah-cubs-and-wild-wednesdays.html
Cute little lion cubs: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/05/little-lion-cubs-for-wild-wednesday.html
Fishing cat kittens: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/09/fishing-cat-kitten-photos.html
Lion log hog: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/02/lion-log-hog.html

Cute Green Bird Video Drives My Cats Crazy!

Blue-Crowned Hanging-Parrot Photo By Ben Wheeler

I took this cute little bird video (below) at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Bird House today. The bird house is a fantastic place to visit in cold wintry weather. The birds are beautiful and usually quite a few are active.

Another one of the birds was making loud sounds and this cute, beautiful and funny little parrot seemed to respond by grooming itself on the branches of the tree in which it rested. The video is cute enough on its own, but I found that with the sound on it makes my cats come running and they love watching it! I hope it makes you smile and maybe entertains your cats too (I'd love to hear about it if it does!). In our house it's definitely a cat magnet!

Our God is amazing in His creativity! This little bird is another testament to that. May God bless you!

Cute and Squeaky River Otter Family

Photo by Jessie Cohen, NZP photographer

Today my husband and I enjoyed a fun trip to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and while there were many wonderful animals to see, the river otter family was the highlight of the trip because they were making such cute and happy squeaky noises so I took this little video clip to share with you. I hope you've already made time to do something fun and enjoy God's wonderful creation in this new year. May God bless you!

Fishing Cat Kitten Photos

Entering our world on May 18, 2012 these are the first fishing cat kittens born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. I was treated to a rare up close viewing of these precious baby fishing cats when they were stalking fish in the little pond at the front of their habitat.

I had to take the photos through the thick, cloudy glass but I think you can still get a picture of how fun the fishing cat kittens were to watch. In the above photo one of the kittens stalks a fish in the shallow end of the pond. You can see that it's right in the water and not bothered by it at all.

Here the braver kitten attempts to walk on a log that extends over the pond (with a great view of the fish).

 Fishing cat head and shoulders close up photo.

Baby fishing cat watching delicious fish.

That concludes today's Wild Wednesday photo shoot. I hope you enjoyed this mini photo tour of the fishing cat kittens at the National Zoo. Come back next week for more wild photos (and remember that we have flower photos on Fridays too). May God bless you!

Baby and Adolescent Gorillas for Wild Wednesday

Ben (my fantastic husband and partner in photographic fun) took these great gorilla photos on our last trip to the National Zoo. The first picture is of the baby gorilla and the second two are of an adolescent male gorilla. The baby is now three years old and sometimes you can catch him rolling down the hill in his habitat (which he thoroughly enjoys).

The volunteer at the gorilla habitat said that this adolescent male gorilla already weighs more than 200 pounds and could easily add another 100 before maturing fully.

It was a super hot day at the zoo but the gorillas were having a good time hanging out in their habitat.

Hope you enjoyed this week's Wild Wednesday feature. May God bless you!