A rare opportunity to go to the
San Francisco Zoo all by myself and draw whatever I like! Let's see if we can find some new corners to explore...
The 10:00 AM feeding seems to be your best chance to see the koalas awake. I came back a couple hours later, and found that Zakary had simply flopped forward and gone straight to sleep.
First time drawing the meerkats. They were keeping watch on me the whole time, so it was a mutual observation.
I learned that the Eurasian eagle owl, like the gorilla and the wolverine, has one of those Latin names that's the same word twice.
The obligatory 11:30 AM grizzly feeding frenzy. A huge crowd today, even though it was a non-free weekday.
My first pass at the agoutis, which are surely the most elegant rodents I've ever seen. I'll research them a little bit and refine the likeness next time.
It was pretty hot today, and a lot of the animals were just napping.
The regular flamingo chick check. They're getting bigger and darker, but not yet pink.
2:00 PM is time for the spectacular Animal Encounter in the children's zoo - a must-see for artists! This is the first time I've seen a bearded dragon up close.
There was also a common green iguana. I drew this one a few weeks back but never posted it on this blog, so let's have a sketchbook flashback!
They brought out tons of critters for the Animal Encounter today. I was so spoiled for choice I couldn't decide which to draw, so I just did them all.
The 3:00 PM Aye-Aye tour. It wasn't easy drawing in a room so dark you can't see the paper! As with the agoutis, I might do some research and then try this again.
It's often hard to see the emperor tamarins, but it turns out that the glare on the window goes away by 4:00 PM, so we could get a good look at each other. This little guy seemed quite fascinated by my colorful paint set.
