Western Bunny Zoo

[fountain]

Here is Western Bunny from entrance with vultures, quetzal birds, zoo greenhouse. I forgot I already built a composting/recycling in the rear corner of the zoo. I kept this one and will make an exhibit out of the other one later. Beaded lizard and gila monster across from Prairie Dog Cafe.

 

 

Test send.

 

[fountain]

Ice cream stand behind gift shop, osollated turkey on right. (Having trouble organizing pix.) Turning around to see Mojave rattlesnake, Western diamond back rattlesnake across from Greater roadrunner, and Black-tailed Jackrabbit, then Desert tortoise and camels for camel ride. Trumpeter swans, Black-bellied whistling ducks, Cayuga ducks, and Black-neck swans.

 

 

 

 

 

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Guests are going past the rides to get a "rear view" of roadrunners and rabbits. This was unexpected but at least guests are not getting trapped.

 

 

Ocellated turkeys -- the peacock of turkeys -- upper left and Blue-headed parrot w Hyacinth maccaw.

 

 

Above is Cameo peach peafowl and common peafowl.  (I'm not good at making verdant areas in my zoos.)

 

 

 

I did several experiments with the candy-colored bunnies but I can't seem to put them in w grace or humor so I plan to move them to a different part of the zoo.  ( I was listening to Christopher Lee's fine performance, and rare copy, reading an adaptation of "Dracula" on Mr. Jim Moon's Hypnogoria website.  Maybe that had something to do with it?  --However Monty Python's holy grail attack rabbit had me turn off the movie.)

 

Anyway, L is Lesser roadrunner, M prairie dog, R pronghorn antelope.

 

 

More to come...

 

 

[Cell007]

Very creative and lovely layout! Looking forward to seeing more

[pukkie]

wow that is amazing Fountain I do get the western vibe from this very much Great work on the heights and a very good lay out

Intereseting choice of animals as well

You are nailing this!

[(Admin)Savannahjan]

Love these desert shots; what a great looking zoo!   The contrasts with the stark desert and the water features, plus all the colorful accents really look amazing.

[fountain]

I added vines to the vertical walls

 

 

 

 

Cattle Egrets instead of bunnies and wood plank paths under wagons and flowers around prairie dogs and lesser road runner.

 

New bridge past the American Advocets

 

Eating and large Puma exhibit so the cats don't feel crowded. Stone's sheep upper R and upper L in lower picture. Lower L, below, American Bittern.

 

 

 

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Golden Eagle R

 

CA Condor

 

Beyond Puma and train Station is Dino Park because  WY, CO, and other midwest states are "final resting place" for dino fossils and, in this zoo, small surprises. (It took 3 weeks of thinking and frustration to figure out what to do with these rock mountains.

 

 

 

Black Bear and Grizzly across from Dino fossils.

 

 

Auntie Em serves hearty breakfast and the train prepares to leave the station

 

 

Angus and Anglo-Nubian Goat

 

And more to come...

 

[(Admin)Savannahjan]

On 4/22/2023 at 1:20 PM, fountain said:

I did several experiments with the candy-colored bunnies but I can't seem to put them in w grace or humor so I plan to move them to a different part of the zoo.

 

Fountain, your zoo is totally delightful.  This would be such a fun place to visit.

[pukkie]

It is absolutely stunning Those vines sure looks great against them cliffs too Great choice