fstopinertia – photography of angela marklew

Besides exploring abandoned buildings and getting bit by ticks, while in Nashville, I also went to the zoo.  Thanks to some sweet hook-ups, we got to go on a ‘behind-the-scenes’ tour, which involved such things as hand feeding elephants and giraffes!  It was probably one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had.  Anyone who knows me, knows that I am crazy about animals so having an elephant take carrots out of my hand pretty much made my trip.

After feeding the animals, we stopped by the lorikeet exhibit to feed the birds.  It’s basically a big open area (covered by netting) and the birds fly around and land on you.  It’s the kind of place that’s probably pretty terrible if you have a fear of birds, but pretty magical if you don’t.

You can see more images from my trip to the Nashville Zoo in my portfolio.