We finished up our "staycation" activities on Saturday with a trip to the Bronx Zoo. Here are a few representative photographs. That huge bug is a Madagascar hissing cockroach, which will give you a piece of its mind if you annoy it. When Jason stood close to the docent holding it, the roach jumped onto his shirt. This would have given me a heart attack, but Jason was amused. We are glad it wasn't perturbed with him for tickling one of its cousins and getting it to hiss many years ago at a demo in Prospect Park.
The tiger needs no introduction. It looked fierce and beautiful, everything a big cat should be. The mist up on "Tiger Mountain" was cool and refreshing, too.
I don't know what species of bird that is, but it had a long, snakelike neck when extended. Quite an odd looking little creature. If anyone can identify it, please let me know.
It's hard to get a butterfly to pose. They are forever fluttering their wings. This one obliged long enough for me to snap a photo.
The subway station nearest the Bronx Zoo, East Tremont/West Farms, has a number of stained glass windows illustrating scenes from the Zoo. On the way home, I snapped several photos of them. It's all a part of a memory of a fun day out, even if our feet did get sore traipsing almost the entire length of the zoo and back again.
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