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A Sunny Weekend Spent at the Local Zoo

·San Diego, California·#spring#San Diego#zoo#weekend#animals
A dark animal is partially hidden among dense foliage and tree branches with dark wrapped poles.

The first weekend of April was bright and clear, so we decided to spend a day outdoors at the zoo. It felt like the right kind of thing to do on a sunny Saturday.

It was crowded, but quiet in some of the corners. I caught a glimpse of a monkey hiding up in the branches, almost completely camouflaged by the leaves and the dappled sunlight. It took a moment to even spot it.

Further in, the flamingos were impossible to miss. A whole flock of them stood in their enclosure by the pond, incredibly pink against the trees and water. They mostly stood still, all facing more or less the same direction. We also passed the zebra enclosure, where one was standing alone on a rocky outcrop, just behind the wires.

The giraffes were in a large, dusty pen under a perfectly blue sky. One was stretching its neck up to a feeder, while another one looked straight down at us from over the fence. There's something about how they move that's so deliberate and strange.

Thirteen pink flamingos stand near a green pond, enclosed by a fence, with trees in the background.Pink flamingos and a duck by a pond, surrounded by green foliage and tall trees under a blue sky.Several pink flamingos stand in and around a pond, with one large flamingo in the foreground behind a green mesh fence.A zebra stands on a rock formation behind a fence in a sunny outdoor enclosure with trees and a blue sky.A giraffe stands at a tall feeder, with smaller hoofed animals and trees under a clear blue sky.A giraffe looks towards the camera, with another giraffe, tall trees, blue sky, and a straw-covered structure.

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