Monday
8th February 2016 Gale force W Heavy rain AM, drier
and cloudy PM
Storm
Imogen has arrived. Outside my dear friend, Kerry's house the weather
is wild and wet. The morning I spend relaxing.
The
afternoon still has the gale but the rain has petered out and Kerry
and I go to her place of work, the nearby New Forest Wildlife Park.
Kerry is a real life Ellie from the Pixar film 'Up' and she
constantly talks to every animal in the park.
A
winter visit where there is a thrill around each corner; harvest mice
so close we can watch them feed and wash their tiny paws; owls of
many different species and size from eagle and snowy owls to little
and hawk owls.
There
are roe deer almost close enough to stroke, a running bison, Scottish
wild cats with wild eyes, pine martins, wallabies, parading wolves
through dense conifers and otters, lots and lots of otters. All of
the animals look amazingly healthy and are excitedly active.
To
be honest I am not a zoo person, preferring my nature experiences to
involve wild animals but I take my hat off to the staff and set up of
this wonderful park. Personal favourites from the visit? Two giant
otters from South America, immense otters with amazing character and
voice. The ultimate experience was seeing the European lynx on a
platform sitting upright in front of us, incredible animal. I may not
see all of these superb animals in the wild but I will always
treasure the afternoon memories of my visit here.
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