Camping At Fort De Soto

We had a great time camping! Back in January, we went camping at Fort De Soto. Me and Taylor found the best climbing tree ever. It took me a few times to get up, but soon I got it! We also went to the beach, and I found some pretty shells. Elijah and I started making a drippy sand castle, but we did not finish it. And I swam under water with my eyes open for the first time! I can't wait till the next camping trip!

When we went to the zoo, we saw lots of birds of prey. This barn owl was just one of them. This owl is the kind we have around here. Barn owls do nest in barns. They are so pretty! We also saw the great horned owl,(wich is endanger),and hawks.

Flamingos are so pretty and graceful! You know the reason they are pink? Well, these flamigos have been eating shrimp. But if they were eating fish, they would be white! They were realy smelly, but cool to watch.

It was hard to get a good picture of the Florida panther. He was walking laps around his cage, and so most of the pictures were blury. Florida panthers are so pretty, that it's sad to think of them as endangered animals. Lots of their home has been took over. I hope that one day there will be much more of them.

I Like Em' Chunky!

On our trip to the zoo, I saw lots of animals. Lucifer is the zoo's hippo, and yes, he's chunky! He is 49 years old, and I did not even know hippos could live that long. He also weighs more than a truck! Hippos are very agressive,though. Some times they kill people. But Lucifer is some what tamed. I think he looks alot like Motomoto, From the movie Madagascar 2.