Looking for something cool to do with the family? Mr. B. and I visited Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto yesterday, and you’ve got to go too! You can do a walking tour of the smaller animals, talk to Rick the Reptile Guy, and then get a wagon tour of the bigger animals.
One of my favorite areas was the huge parakeet porch – you can hold a seed stick out, and the little guys land on your hand to eat. (That’s my hand with bird visitors there.)
I also LOVED the zebras – they have a brand new baby zebra – he was just two days old when we visited.
The zebras reminded me of one of my favorite art projects that my third graders did last spring – our neon zebras.
I also enjoyed Walter and Richard, the water buffaloes. They were very friendly – I think they would have liked to get a taste of my camera! This is Walter…or maybe Richard, I’m not sure!
A big thanks to Zookeeper (and niece) Dawn Hoekstra for the personal tour…it is a privilege to have family connections in the zoo business!