Spring is here and adventures are bound ! 

So I thought what better way to follow up from my whale watch than by going to The Stone Zoo and then a few days later going to The Franklin Park Zoo ! I had a great time at both, and would recommend either, unfortunately some of the animals at The Franklin Park Zoo weren't out yet at the time of my visit, such as the giraffes, due to the still chilly weather. Also, unfortunately I won't be able to post all the great images I got so I'll be highlighting my favorites and share the rest elsewhere, so let's begin..

Things were in bloom, the weather was nice and it had been a long winter so it was time to get back outside and have some more adventures. I started with The Stone Zoo mainly because it was closer and more convenient to visit. I hadn't been to the Zoos around Boston in a very long time, so I wasn't sure what to expect. 

There were quite a few interesting exhibits at The Stone Zoo, such as this Jaguar, unfortunately I won't speak too much about it mainly because due to their cages and viewing areas, I found it difficult to get high quality images, and well, that's what this is all about, the images. But for viewing and experience, there's a great amount to see and some awesome exhibits, just not too friendly to my lens. But probably the best thing they had was the open air bird show, which is very entertaining as well as informative.

You take a seat, listen to some really tacky kid music for a few minutes and next thing you know a Bald Eagle swoops over you head seemingly out of nowhere. This was their Bird Show, which they do a few times a day at certain times which you can find on their website. The birds fly on their own and are not restricted or caged in by any sort. It's a much better viewing experience than watching these amazing creatures only cooped up in a cage.

They have a wide variety of birds that they bring out for the show, from small birds to large, and quite a few talented ones as well.

This show is also a great time to get some close up shots of the animals without cages or glass in your way. There's also some interactive parts as well, but I'll let you experience the show yourself to get the whole story, but it's definitely worth seeing if you're at The Stone Zoo.

For the sake of time and also the lack of the images that I deem of a high quality, that's it for The Stone Zoo, but again I want to state, it's not due to a lack of exhibitions, rather the difficult photographic challenges to get images of high technical quality. 

So a few days following my trip to The Stone Zoo, I thought I might visit The Franklin Park Zoo as well, seeing as I haven't been there since I was toddler, or so I've been told..

It was a beautiful day for an adventure as I arrived at The Franklin Park Zoo. I got my ticket and first thing I saw was a couple of Zebras rolling around in the distance making a big cloud of dust. I had a good feeling and went off to the first exhibit I wanted to see; The Tigers.

Ever since I was a small child the White Bengal Tiger had always been my favorite animal without question. I haven't seen one in a very long time before this, and attempted to while I was in Miami, as they have one at the Zoo Miami, but unfortunately he was ill at the time of my visit and not out.

I could sit there and watch these magnificent creatures all day. But there was much more to see, such as the first photo in the blog of the Peacock, which was wandering freely around The Franklin Park Zoo. So I said my goodbyes and headed off to continue my adventure.

I eventually ended up in the indoor Gorilla Exhibit which was very cool, and this was one of my favorite images; Gorilla=1 Human=0. They had quite a bit of exhibits on the inside that were pretty cool, but hard to photograph with the low light levels.

I then came across another of my favorite animals; the lemur. These guys are just awesome characters. They're always very expressive and active, and they love the camera too.

And even better, they just had 2 twin lemur babies that were only 1 month old. They were adorable. I watched them for a few then they started to feed and I was off to see what else there was.

I didn't get too far till I came across my next interest; the Ocelot. It's a small animal and very cute, the famous artist Salvador Dali actually kept one of these as a pet. Plus how cool of a name is Ocelot ? Reminds me of my Metal Gear Solid days... Anyways, on we go.

And we'll end it with a very cool baboon that I forgot the actual name of, but he looked like the one from Lion King. It was very dark and difficult to get a good shot, but patience paid off as it usually does and I got it.

So these are some of the highlights from my Zoo adventures ! I wouldn't have enough time or space to talk about everything, so I highly suggest you check these guys out for yourself in person ! It's a great day out and great cause to support. 

I hope you enjoyed the images and some of my experiences and that maybe you'll go experience it for yourself as well,

Until the next Adventure,

Sean Gold signing off.