The St. Louis Zoo was named as the nations Best Free Attraction last year by USA Today. I got to spend some time up there today and this is the first of a series showing some of the best shots I got while there.
A View of the St. Louis Zoo: Part 1
Butterfly House
These shots were in the Zoo's butterfly house. While being very pretty, this didn't quite compare to the one maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden in Chesterfield, MO which as way more butterflies and flowers. You can see my posts from this one here, here, and here.
I was only able to get pictures of a few butterflies but I really liked some of the macro flower shots!
Cypress Swamp and the 1904 Flight Cage
The Saint Louis Zoo traces its origins to the 1904 World’s Fair and in 2004 commemorated the centennial of the Fair with this dramatic new transformation of the 1904 Flight Cage.
When I was young I remember this area being filled with birds that flew all around. Since then it was converted into a swampy habitat with artistic pieces, pools, cypress trees and water birds which allowed it to be kept open year round.
Since this image didn't come out too well, I at least wanted to show that there are BLACK SWANS there. With all the discussions here about black swan events I just had to include it.
I still have plenty more to share including polar bears, big cats, primates, insects, reptiles, lemurs and PENGUINS!!
[Note: If anyone wants the full size shots from any of these just let me know and I can post links in the comments for you.]
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All images were taken by me using a Samsung Galaxy S6 cell phone.