Featherdale! (again - but with new stuff!)

Loyal readers will know the zoo nearest and dearest to my heart is Featherdale - it's close to Sydney, not overly-crowded, and you can pet an entire menagerie of animals. My brother was staying with me in Sydney for a few months before moving on to Indonesia, so I wanted to be sure and take him along at some point as well to show him the sheer awesomeness that is Featherdale.

Brady gives a chunky wombat some love.

A golden pheasant perched in a tree..looking

very alert.

They had baby emus this time! They're patterned

differently to allow them to blend into the ground

until they get massive.

In addition to being adorable, they were also

quite inquisitive / wanted to eat my fingers.

Brady with the friendly local kookaburra.

I love Featherdale because they let you take

all the pictures you want for free. Taronga

charges $20 for pics. Boo.

Reenacting the infamous emu debacle

of 2001.

Uncanny, innit?

The dingo pups from my first visit are

growing up! But do they like ice cream

cones?

The answer is yes. Yes they do.

*crunch crunch crunch*

Male peacock, humbly keeping his goods on

the DL.

Quokka all up in yo' face.

Mmm...lunchtime.

No, really, I'm listening very intently to what

you're s-Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Peacock doing what peacocks to best -

peacocking.

Ooo...purdy.

Detail view of plumage.

A rather indignant-looking wedge-tailed

eagle. That beak is massive.

Dingoes are the ideal dog - they don't bark or

growl, and you just need to feed them hearts,

liver, and chicken feet.

Obligatory baby koala shot.

I'll be damned if some little Tasmanian Devil

is going to steal MY lunch...

Dingo gets some petting, but the other gets jealous.

Wrasslin' ensues. Note there is no barking or

growling.