I buy a membership to the New Mexico Biopark every year. The Rio Grande Zoo, the Aquarium, the Botanic Garden and Tingley Beach are four facilities located next to the Rio Grande and connected by a train. In the past couple of weeks I have birded at the zoo.
There are fun sculptures at the zoo entrance.
Just so we'll know where we are.
Greater Roadrunner with lizard.
Javelina eating a cactus pad.
There are exotic birds, ones not native to New Mexico.
Blue (Stanley's) Crane.
Scarlet Ibis
Caribbean Flamingo
Peafowl wander freely throughout the zoo.
Indian Blue Peacock
Because the zoo is right next to the Rio Grande, there are native resident and migrating birds there as well.
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Male Ring-necked Duck
Male Wood Duck
Female Wood Duck, showing beautiful iridescence.
Male American Wigeon
Female American Wigeon
Handsome male Mallard
Female Mallard on her nest.
I do believe it, I do believe it’s true. . .
Hi Linda, an impressive collection you have here. I especially love your male Wood Duck. That’s one that I have been missing from my photo collection. They’re around here occasionally, but I have missed getting the shots. Great shots!!
Bob
Nice series of shots Linda. Impressive
Beautiful zoo photo series Linda!
Wonderful Zoo you have to visit there.
Thanks Bob, Kerry, John and Debbie. The Rio Grande Zoo’s a lovely place! I’ve always loved it there. Nice that it’s next to the Rio so we get a fair number of migrating waterfowl.
Wow!!! Great series of wonderful photos!
Thanks Cindy and Beverly. I love those beautiful ducks!