I didn't realize there were so many species of toucans. This one really posed for me.
I was not on a mammal mission but I couldn't resist this picture. He/she just looks soooo relaxed. That's the life! 
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Seattle Zoo
I've had a hankering to do some tropical bird drawings lately, probably inspired by the beautiful artwork at Drawing the Motmot. Since I am sadly not going to be heading to any tropical rain forests anytime soon, I decided that a trip to the zoo was imperative when we planned our quick visit to Seattle. I knew I wouldn't have time to sketch, but at least I could get some photo references. I could kick myself for not taking better notes, but we were on a tight schedule with a ferry to catch and I was kind of snapping photos on the run. Anybody know exactly what these birds are?
I was not on a mammal mission but I couldn't resist this picture. He/she just looks soooo relaxed. That's the life!
I was not on a mammal mission but I couldn't resist this picture. He/she just looks soooo relaxed. That's the life! 
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That must have been a fun trip! I think the first bird is a type of Trogon.
I know not my tropical bird IDs, but I do know beauty when I see it, and those birds are beautiful. And all I can say about that hippo is =blorp=. I haven't been to a zoo in a long time, now that I think about it....
Foiled again! Sounds so like me - get the picture but not the name.
Did you check the zoo web site? Maybe they have info available? Other than that, I'm of no help.
Lovely photos Gabrielle. The second photograph is a Bali Starling - I did a sketch and a bit of a story on him, which you can check out here : http://artandcreativity-maree.blogspot.com/2009/06/daily-matters-bali-starling.html
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