More (Final?) Additions to 2021's My Little Garden Zoo Roster

 Images of the new species and those who have been moved into new habitats.  

NORTH AMERICA

• American Alligator 
• American Bison 
• Barn Owl NEW 
  
• California Sea Lion 
• Collared Peccary
• Coyote 
• Gila Monster [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium] 
• Gray Wolf 
• Great Horned Owl NEW
  
• Mallards (Duck Aviary)
• North American Black Bear 
• Pacific Walrus NEW
  
• Peregrine Falcon NEW
  
• Polar Bear 
• Pronghorn Antelope 
• Ring-neck Pheasant NEW
  
• Timber Rattlesnake [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium]
• Western Jackrabbit 
• Wolverine NEW
  

SOUTH AMERICA

• Baird's Tapir
• Blue & Yellow Macaw [South American Hanging Philodendron Aviary]
• Chilean Flamingo
• Galapagos Tortoise 
• Hyacinth Macaw [South American Hanging Philodendron Aviary]
• Keel-billed Toucan [South American Hanging Philodendron Aviary]
• Linne's Three-toed Sloth
• Llama 
• Maned Wolf 
• Scarlet Macaw [South American Hanging Philodendron Aviary]
• Southern Rockhopper Penguin 
• Toco Toucan [South American Hanging Philodendron Aviary]

 EUROPE

• Alpine Ibex 
• Atlantic Puffin NEW
  
• Eagle Owl NEW
  
• Iberian Lynx 
• Red Deer NEW
  
  
  
  
• White Stork NEW
  
  
  

AFRICA

• African Savannah Elephant 
• African Lion
• African Wild Ass NEW
  
• Black & White Ruffed Lemur
• Burchell's Plains Zebra 
• Cape Buffalo
• Common Ostrich NEW
  
• Common Warthog 
• Dromedary NEW
  
• Eastern Black Rhinoceros 
• Fennec Fox 
• Four-toed Hedgehog NEW

  

  
  

  
• Gemsbok 
• Giant Pangolin 
• Gnu (Blue Wildebeest)
• Great White Pelican NEW

  
• Hippopotamus 
• Mandrill NEW

  
• Mueller's Chameleon [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium] 
• Okapi  
• Reticulated Giraffe 
• Ring-tailed Lemur
• Thomson's Gazelle 
• Western Mountain Gorilla NEW

  

  
  

ASIA

• Amur Tiger
• Asian Elephant 
• Bactrian Camel
• Burmese Mountain Tortoise [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium] 
• Clouded Leopard NEW
  
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• Giant Panda
• Himalayan Tahr
• Indian Rhinoceros  
• King Cobra [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium] 
• Komodo Dragon 
• Malayan Tapir 
• Proboscis Monkey
• Przewalski's Horse
• Red Panda
• Sloth Bear
  
  

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/OCEANIA

• Bearded Dragon [Strawberry Pot Herpetarium] 
• Common Wombat [Australian Small Mammal Stand]
• Eastern Grey Kangaroo 
• Echidna [Australian Small Mammal Stand]
• Quokka [Australian Small Mammal Stand]
• Southern Cassowary NEW
  
  
  
• Tasmanian Devil [Australian Small Mammal Stand]
  
  

Visit previous posts for more images.  Visiting this zoo is always FREE admission.

Melts!

 In reverse order:

• Sourdough Bread
• Black Forest Ham
• Candied Jalapenos
• Colby Cheese

Broiler from the lower shelf for 6 minutes.

Eastern Song Sparrow

 Seen at the Jasper Crane Rose Garden in Wilmington, Delaware.

Jasper Crane Rose Garden

 A wonderful discovery near the Brandywine Zoo!

Brandywine Zoo: Phase Two

 It was nice to see the progress on the new Animal Quarantine/wellness building, as well as, all the general upgrades to habitats, fencing, and public use spaces.  When the zoo last it's Tiger, the removed the habitat and created a little amphitheater space.  This facility has continued to upgrade to include an area for animal handlers to share ambassador animals, and other displays geared toward education.  I admit, this is pure zoo-geek territory!
AMPHITHEATER, etc.

The Education Amphitheater and other areas where the old Tiger habitat once stood.

ANIMAL QUARANTINE/WELLNESS CENTER 

With the foundation and retaining walls in place, the interior and exterior walls and frame can begin to take shape.

Cicada Central

 I live in the midst of one of the Brood X regions and the Cicadas are here.  They arrived about a week ago in small numbers and then have been piling on ever since!  The cool (downright chilly) temps of the past two days have caused them to lay low, but tomorrow, summer is back and I expect them to return to their love songs and mating.  There is no evidence that that part of their short lives above ground has started yet.  I anticipate another 26-32 days of the heaviest presence.  As life forms, they don't bother me in the least; however, their singing in such numbers makes it all but impossible to hang out on my deck.  A small price to pay for this unique species' survival.

Brandywine Zoo: New Arrivals

 The next phase of improvements will transform Brandywine Zoo's entrance and establish a new multi-species habitat with Caribbean Flamingos, Sloth and Southern Pudu.  A pair of Southern Pudu has arrived along with a pair of Toco Toucans.

Architect's plan and artist's rendition of the new entrance plaza.

The new habitat shared by the Southern Pudu and Toco Toucans.  This is not the one that will be created at the entrance, but bring the Southern Pudu on board ahead of that will help people want to support it's creation. 

SOUTHERN PUDU, Pudu pudu

TOCO TOUCAN, Ramphastos toco