DAILY PHOTO: Eye-to-Eye with Giraffe

Taken in June of 2017 near Nairobi

DAILY PHOTO: Crocs in the Grass

Taken at Kalimba Reptile Park near Lusaka, Zambia in May of 2017

DAILY PHOTO: Marching Penguins

Taken in August of 2018 at Lincoln Park Zoo

Urban Wildlife Haiku

crowded skies,
circling raptors weave
invisible baskets.



little chipmunk,
screeching relentlessly,
stop! all are warned.



rat slinks away
as cat creeps near,
despite edge in size.




popsicle monkey,
crowd coos, “Cute copy-cat,”
idly stuffing faces.



Mumbai leopards?
Hollywood mountain lions?
cats seeking parts?

DAILY PHOTO: Elephants in the Marsh Near Dusk

Taken in May of 2017 at Amboseli National Park

DAILY PHOTO: Scarlet Ibis

Taken on August 4, 2018 at Lincoln Park Zoo

DAILY PHOTO: Wildebeest

Taken in April of 2017 in Mosi-Oa-Tuniya National Park, Zambia

Taken in May of 2017 in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

POEM: Silly Cat

I think you know my silly cat

It perches on heads like a hat

It catches critters and sets them free

cause it finds canned food more tasty,

but it loves the sport of the hunt

and can perform acrobatic stunts

between bouts of blissful slumber

DAILY PHOTO: Cape Buffalo with Egret, Amboseli NP

Taken in May of 2017 in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Egret, in white

Cape Buffalo

DAILY PHOTO: Puppies and Goats of Bhaktapur

Rubble Puppy

 

Temple goat

 

Dog disappointed with a package

 

Goat resting on a plinth; Taken in May of 2018 in Bhaktapur, Nepal