I went to the Toronto Zoo this week with all of the school kids in the city- well it seemed like it.  So needless to say it was very busy and very noisy.   I still enjoyed looking at the animals but it was a bit of a challenge getting up close.  

This peacock was just walking on the path with all of us.  

Here is a closeup view of his beautiful feathers.  

I went back to visit the lions again.  It was a bit warm out so they were just relaxing on the rock.

Katie loves to lie the same way as the female lion.

This scene depicts a village which protects itself from the lions by using wooden sticks to build a fence.  You can see where the zoo created its own fence on the right side of the photo.  

It was hard getting a good picture of the giraffe given its height.  I didn't have the right lens to get all of him(her).  

Here is a closeup of the face.

This time Mr. Hippopotamus would not open his mouth.

This rhinoceros was on the move.  

My last stop of the morning  was to visit the pelicans.