{"id":236,"date":"2017-08-24T19:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewovens.photography\/?p=236"},"modified":"2024-02-18T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T01:29:14","slug":"a-trip-to-melbourne-zoo-24-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/2017\/08\/24\/a-trip-to-melbourne-zoo-24-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to Melbourne Zoo (24 August 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we headed into Melbourne Zoo to be part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewovens.photography\/zoo-visits\/melbourne-zoo\/nikon-school-at-melbourne-zoo-19-and-24-august-2017\">Nikon School<\/a> and get some more great advice. Naturally, we arrived early so we could wander about and take a few shots prior to the class.<\/p>\n<p>We started by visiting the pygmy hippopotamus:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/35995203344\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 09.56.16-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4382\/35995203344_bb304a28e6_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 09.56.16-3.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the canopy walk, where we found various grooming sessions going on:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/35995205154\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.07.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4363\/35995205154_1704bcf3bc_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.07.00.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020154073\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.08.02-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4411\/36020154073_91cb7ff6a7_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.08.02-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whilst the gorillas enjoyed an early morning snack:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020156193\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.12.15-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4405\/36020156193_b03e2f26d5_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.12.15-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the tiger paraded his stripes:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020158323\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.23.12-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4344\/36020158323_3414d1532d_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.23.12-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020160123\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.23.14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4388\/36020160123_6a8d57c514_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.23.14-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020162243\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.23.14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4376\/36020162243_5d1a968ab3_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.23.14-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020164073\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.23.30-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4421\/36020164073_6ba7440f01_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.23.30-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020165853\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4404\/36020165853_89471a8ff8_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020167473\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4373\/36020167473_24085a4da2_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020169133\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4435\/36020169133_aac07a1162_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 10.26.25-3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Orangutan seemed to be trying to undo a bolt:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020170753\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.17.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4345\/36020170753_f98a73de70_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.17.34.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020172353\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.17.37-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4336\/36020172353_21a54f739d_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.17.37-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But stopped after noticing that we were watching:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020173913\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.18.01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4415\/36020173913_5f85652fea_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.18.01-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36020175693\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.18.10-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4419\/36020175693_6e5a436049_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.18.10-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659061262\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.18.29-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4415\/36659061262_60a2e45445_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.18.29-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we couldn&#8217;t go off to the Nikon School without first visiting those three cheeky male lions who kindly made some great faces and poses, seemingly just for us:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659062632\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.31-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4426\/36659062632_2dc4fa4f7d_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.31-4.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659064922\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.32-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4381\/36659064922_a806b44a7f_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.32-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659066432\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4441\/36659066432_8249c15da0_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.46.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659067772\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.47-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4390\/36659067772_306a4a4705_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.47-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait, what was that wink for?<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659069022\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.53-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4363\/36659069022_f40cf430eb_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.53-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659070192\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.26.53-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4426\/36659070192_1958cbb9f3_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.26.53-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe he was just letting me know it was time to go to school.<\/p>\n<p>We headed off to the meeting point and found this little bird in the tree looking like he wanted to join us:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/movens74\/36659071412\/in\/datetaken-public\/\" title=\"2017-08-24 11.59.45-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4430\/36659071412_b280fc367f_o.jpg\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"2017-08-24 11.59.45-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we headed into Melbourne Zoo to be part of the Nikon School and get some more great advice. Naturally, we arrived early so we could wander about and take a few shots prior to the class. We started by visiting the pygmy hippopotamus: And the canopy walk, where we found various grooming sessions &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/2017\/08\/24\/a-trip-to-melbourne-zoo-24-august-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A trip to Melbourne Zoo (24 August 2017)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[22,57,61,66,75,86,92,129,141],"class_list":["post-236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-melbourne-zoo","tag-bird","tag-gibbon","tag-gorilla","tag-hippopotamus","tag-lion","tag-melbourne","tag-orangutan","tag-tiger","tag-zoo"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourstatsguru.com\/ovensphotography.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}