On May 29th, instead of making a long trip to Oklahoma to chase some severe convection that was being forecast I decided to spend one more day in the local-area after chasing in west-central Illinois the previous evening. On this day, I decided to make a trip to Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, IL to snap a few photos of some wildlife. I had been meaning to do this for quite some time, but I just didn't have the necessarily time to do so. Since I was on vacation and the weather cooperated I decided that this would be a perfect day to visit this zoo again. It had been quite awhile ago that I had visited this zoo as I do vaguely remember being a small child at that time. I must be getting old since I've only vague memories of that particular experience. I guess my youth is already starting to disappear eh?! Anyhow, this turned out being a relaxing day that sure felt nice especially knowing that I would be waking up quite early to make a long drive to Kansas the next day with an enhanced-severe weather risk in the offing. I've added a few of my favorite photos I shot from the day below:
enjoying the weather it sure seems like...
Shot with my Canon 70-300mm telephoto-zoom lens!
A great shot here with the fountain in the background
as the mallard swims in the foreground...
I'm very familiar with goats since we have some
back home, but here is one at the zoo too!
A great shot of two mallards hanging out together here...
That's all for now. After visiting the zoo, I headed back to my hometown to rest-up for a long drive in the early morning hours as I expected to chase in southwest Kansas on May 30th. It was a day that sure left me with many spectacular photos! That chase day and future posts to come...
