Calee4kneeah: Day Two

Day Two

World Famous San Diego Zoo

Don't be surprised to discover that some of the antelopes are highly evolved.  You may be approached by a leggy buckskin-clad pronghorn asking you for spare change

The aviary is spectacular until 

a) an insolent bird swoops by and poops on your shoulder 

and 

b) you look in a cute little food receptacle

and find a pile of neonatal mouse appetizers

I found both the  Dik Dik and the Meerkat to be extremely vain animals, preening for hours, posing from side to side, fluttering eyelashes and letting the breeze ruffle invitingly through their fur.  Shameless, utterly shameless.  They have obviously been in California far too long.

Extremely dangerous large birds of prey abound, but, given a combination of love, firm handling and neonatal mouse snacks, they can be tamed

 As can the king of beasts, except he needs bigger snacks.

Coronado Island

And then we built a sand castle!

Okay, so we didn't build it.

 We didn't stay here either, 

but if you act like you belong,
you can hang out on the Del's superior beach

P.S.  Stay away from the kettlecorn at the zoo 
or you will crave it fortnightly