On Saturday I went to the zoo with my sister for a second look at the pandas. They arrived in Scotland almost a year ago and are still a big attraction so you have to book a slot to see them and get about 15 minutes. Which means there is no guarantee on if you will see any of either of them. When we went in May we were pleased to catch a glimpse of each sleeping form.
With cooler weather we were hopeful of seeing a bit more this time. As we queued we were told the female was in her inner enclosure but the male was not. Then as we went in we heard the male was now out eating.
He was sitting in his feeding basket with his back resolutely towards the crowds. He sat like that for 5 mins, occasionally eating some bamboo – I have several nearly identical photos. Then, when most people were over watching the female, he climbed down and over to his platform to snuffle up the remaining crumbs of his panda cake.
Lovely to see him moving around. I think he is a fabulous looking bear.
The female was laying still but posing beautifully so I have these two lovely portraits of her
and him
We did see many other animals in the zoo but these were the stars.
