Members Picnic at the Zoo

We took the kids and my in-laws to the Zoo on Thursday (6/25) night for the Zoo Members Picnic. It was from 5:30-7:30pm, and it was very, very hot! Luckily the meal was served inside the African Cafe in the air condition. Volunteers had some of the animals out so people could pet them. They saw a hedgehog, a falcon and here they are petting a corn snake.



The tortoise is probably our favorite animal at the zoo. She had her baby tucked at her side, keeping cool in the dirt. She loves to have her head and neck scratched. She raises up as high as possible on her legs as you scratch her head and immediately goes back down if you stop. We went into the lorikeet enclosure to feed them nectar from a cup. Normally there is charge but it was free that night. The best part about going in there was the cool mist that kept falling on us. We had been dripping with sweat--since the heat index was about 105 degrees--and it was nice to cool off for a bit.We finished the night watching a bird show in the amphitheater.