These polar bears at the zoo were a playful bunch. I spent an hour watching them on a standing room only platform. I saw people come and go, but the bears maintained their playfulness swimming effortlessly to and fro and playing with their plastic ball or large plastic block of ice. You can see their fur weaving back and forth in the water and glowing in the sunlight. Simply delightful.
- AV
good choice for theme
ReplyDeleteI too would have stood for an hour quite happily!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!
A lovely subject.
Denise
It's a real beauty.
ReplyDeleteNumber two is brilliant. Can I steal it as a screensaver?
ReplyDeleteI love to watch the polar bears at the zoo. Good shots.
ReplyDeleteLove the second shot! Great P!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for visiting my blog. I'm glad you like my pictures of Boston and I hope you'll visit Boston again soon. I'd like to think of my blog as a primer for tourists and a fun way for locals to rediscover their city and comments like yours made me feel like I'm actually accomplishing something :).
ReplyDeleteI find your blog very interesting. I've been looking at your wonderful pictures and I must say that I really like what I see.
And I love polar bears so today's photos are a real treat. :)
What a great "P" photograph! I love the polar bears....they look so cuddely and you know they aren't!
ReplyDeleteGreat capture. I especially like the second one with the bears nose peeking out of the water. Good choice for "P".
ReplyDeleteThe most adorable pups I've seen were polar bear ones being hand reared - in just a matter of few weeks they were just too big and strong to handle. Lovely 'P'. :)
ReplyDeleteGood idea. I love the one of the bear underwater poking his nose up from underneath.
ReplyDelete~Oswegan
Thanks Ackworth, I was torn between several P photos. I guess I'll save them for next time.
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise. It was tiring standing there with all the crowd, but the sight was worth the wait.
ReplyDeletehpy, thank you for dropping by my blog and commenting. It's nice to have a new visitor.
ReplyDeleteKate Isis, if you send me your email address, I'll send you the pic for your screensaver. Glad you like it so much to want a copy.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, Thanks for visiting. There are just some animals at the zoo that all of us love watching.
ReplyDeletekml, glad you like the 2nd photo too. I think the bear was posing for his audience.
ReplyDeleteFenix, Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. I loved watching the penguins at the New England Aquarium!
ReplyDeleteNeva, I'm thinking the same thing. All bears look cuddley until you look at their sharp claws and teeth.
ReplyDeletePhotowannabe, You're another person who likes the 2nd polar bear. He/She really liked basking in the sun and playing with the simulated chunk of ice.
ReplyDeleteWalksFarWoman, wow how for fortunate to be able to see bear cubs being hand reared. I wonder if they new who their human mom & pop were when they grew up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Oswegan for another vote for that 2nd bear photo. He/She was sure cute.
ReplyDeletekmf, thanks for dropping by. Always good to find returnees to my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteHey av, my email address is on the side bar of my blog.
ReplyDeleteI love the one of him playing with the ice block, very cool pics!
ReplyDeleteHeya that is an awesome photo.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a Polar Bear in person.
Great 'P'
Stuart
Thanks Jean, that seems to be the favorite of others too. Thanks for commenting.
ReplyDeleteStuart, I didn't realize there's no polar bears in Australia. I guess you have koala bears, but they're not quite as cute.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blast! I love the photos and the story--it puts even more images into my mind. Thanks!
ReplyDelete:) These are some AMAZING photos thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat second shot is a beauty ...
ReplyDeleteAs everybody has said, that second photo rocks! It almost looks surreal, actually. Like one of hte Coca Cola commercials or something. Anyway, cool pics, as usual. (ha - LITERALLY cool)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynette. And, having cooperative bears helped too. :)
ReplyDeleteIsadora, it was amazing to see them playing non-stop even when I left. I would've thought they would rather lay out in the sun.
ReplyDeleteThanks David for your compliment. I guess I should thank the polar bear in return for making it seem easy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dana. I never really gave that 2nd picture a good look. I guess I'm too hard on myself. That's an idea, give the bears a Coke toy.
ReplyDeletepolar bears always look a lot friendlier than they actually are. Lovely pics.
ReplyDeleteMike, you're right. These big guys looked adorable when they're playing and swimming, but you wouldn't want to encounter one outside a cage.
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