Dgrin Meet - Werribee Australia

[Skippy]

Hi there folks.......what a great day we all had at the Werribee Open Plains Zoo on Saturday.

David met up with Jon, Andrew and Hien, Lizzy already lives in the area so she took herself, and I came up with Donna and Leah, and the Daggy Pink Hat :rofl

All up the Tour was for 2hrs, in an open Truck that seats 12 people and one Daggy Pink Hat :rolleyes .... and our young Tour Guide was very friendly indeed.

The time seemed to go so fast, but a wonderful time was had by all :D
The new Hippo enclosure is finally open, and has two females and one male, though I am not sure that the Male is able to get in where the Females are, but I bet he wishes he could :wink

Here's just a few that I've managed to get through so far.

Enjoy...... Skippy (Australia)

First off we have most of the Group making silly faces at the Cheeta's

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378004-M.jpg

Zebra Grazing

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114377991-M.jpg

Giraffe Sticking His Tongue Out

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114377994-M.jpg

Buffalo Resting

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114377999-M.jpg

Buffalo Profile

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378002-M.jpg

Lioness's Sleeping

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378013-M.jpg

Lioness Tree Hugger :D

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378017-M.jpg

Hippo's Sunbaking

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378008-M.jpg

A Litte Bit of Monkey Business

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/114378029-M.jpg

[Art Scott]

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A very nice series...I am curious about the buffalo...is that a North American Bison ??:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb

[Skippy]

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A very nice series...I am curious about the buffalo...is that a North American Bison ??:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb




Heck no its a Special breed call McBuffalo's :rofl NOT! just joking :D
it wasn't long after we visited them that we started smelling burgers cooking hehehe........ Skip

[methd]

NIce pix skip, I'll post some of mine up when i have time :)

[dbaker1221]

very nice series skippy:thumb did they give you much time to shoot on the ride?

[pug8]

Back when I lived in Dubbo (for two years), I was a volunteer guide at Western Plains Zoo, and I came up with the idea of the volunteers running a photo (and art) competition. Some of these pics would have been worthy contenders, that's for sure - though differen zoo, of course. :D

[Andy]

No food? :bad

[methd]

A few here that aren't too much of an overlap (I've got 100 odd more to edit!)

http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/giraffe.JPG
http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/hippo.JPG
http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/horse.JPG
http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/meerkat.JPG
http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/sun.JPG
http://www.inkyshop.com.au/hien/images/photos/zoo/wren.JPG

[Awais Yaqub]

:clapGreat series :thumb

[Skippy]

very nice series skippy:thumb did they give you much time to shoot on the ride?

Ohhhhhh yes indeed, we had a full 2 hrs out with the animals and stopped for Morning Tea for a little while, the time just went so fast.

None of us really knew what to expect, this was a first time for all of us.
It's a wonderful way to see them up so close.

Thanks for looking ........ Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

Back when I lived in Dubbo (for two years), I was a volunteer guide at Western Plains Zoo, and I came up with the idea of the volunteers running a photo (and art) competition. Some of these pics would have been worthy contenders, that's for sure - though different zoo, of course. :D

Thank you :D well unless we travel overseas, we have no hope of seeing such magnificent creatures in Australia, so these Zoo's with the breeding programs are of benefit for everyone.

Thank you for the comment...... Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

No food? :bad

Ohhhhhh we smelt it....... does that count ?? :rofl ......Skippy

[Skippy]

A few here that aren't too much of an overlap (I've got 100 odd more to edit!)


Ahhhhh cool you got the male Hippo in the water :clap good job!
It was nice to meet you and I'm glad you enjoyed the trip too ... Skippy

[Dna]

Big thanks to Skippy for organising it all, great to meet some fellow smuggers.

I looked at the shots above and have all the same ones ...

Here's a couple of different ones from me.


http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114320953-M-1.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114321134-M-1.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114321297-M-1.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114321461-M-1.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114321577-M-1.jpg

Andrew

[Skippy]

Big thanks to Skippy for organising it all, great to meet some fellow smuggers.

I looked at the shots above and have all the same ones ...

Here's a couple of different ones from me.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/114321577-M-1.jpg

Andrew

I love this guy, he just kept saying Eat More Chicken! Eat More Chicken! :rofl

I'm glad you had a good time, I really enjoyed it, I'll see the girls at work today and see if they have checked any of their shots.

Thanks for sharing Andrew........... Skippy

[Dick on Aruba]

Great series, well done!

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

[Harryb]

Looks like y'all had a good time and came away with some fine shots too. :clap

[devbobo]

Great photos guys :D

I have been doing the single parent thing since I got back from the shoot, so I haven't had much time for processing...but here's a few hastily prepared landscapes from the morning shoot...

http://introversion.smugmug.com/photos/114693660-M.jpg

http://introversion.smugmug.com/photos/114692337-M.jpg

http://introversion.smugmug.com/photos/114689552-M.jpg

Cheers,

David

[Skippy]

Great photos guys :D
I have been doing the single parent thing since I got back from the shoot, so I haven't had much time for processing...but here's a few hastily prepared landscapes from the morning shoot...
Cheers,
David

David too the guys on a shoot before meeting up with the rest of us at the Zoo.......looks like you got some lovely sunrise images :thumb .... Skippy