Hamilton Zoo

We travelled to Hamilton over Labour weekend and visited the Hamilton Zoo while we were there. It is clearly the favoured spot for mums and toddlers because the majority of the people we saw there were in that age group. The zoo is very well set out for pushchairs etc. so I guess they have their eye on who their target market is also.

 

I was very impressed with the enclosures from a photographer’s point of view.  The glass viewing areas were clean and easy to photograph through without too many reflections getting in the way.  The meerkats were just gorgeous. In Wellington the meerkats will stand guard and they are seriously standing tall and watching out for trouble. The meerkats at Hamilton zoo was clearly on guard, but it was totally relaxed sitting in a position with a good view watching the world go by without a care. Very cute to see and to photograph!

The lemurs were also very interesting to watch. They had not long been fed so were pretty active while we were near their enclosure. Again glass windows made for easy photography and I am very happy with the results. The highlight of my zoo trip was the walk in aviary. It is an example of a native gully restoration and is fully stocked with birds. I sat in the aviary for ages enjoying the birds swooping about in front of me.  If the weather was better I might have set up camp and stayed there the entire day!