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Category: my first blog ever! | Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:36 pm

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Monday was my birthday, and I didn't much feel like working, so we decided to take some time to do something fun!
We drove up to I80, and headed east about 25 miles to The Lee Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari. It is right off the interstate in the rolling hills next to the Platte River.
This is in affiliation with the big zoo in Omaha. Since the late 90's, it has been home to many animals living in natural habitat. Along with the ones in my photos, we also saw Fox, Bobcats, a large variety of birds, like the Great Blue Heron, ducks, geese, white tailed Deer,and Antelope.
There is a nice visitor center, and gardens featuring our native Nebraska plants (of course)
Then, you get in your vehicle and drive through a 4 mile area to see these animals up close where they live. It was nice for us because it wasn't busy or crowed, so we had an opportunity to talk with the animal keepers as they were out giving the wolves and bears their breakfast.
It was a nice, fairly cool breezy morning so it was fun to be out doing something besides pulling
weeds!!!
My photos are not the greatest, as these animals would not pose. The wolves especially would not look up at me (too busy eating) The deer were on the move, and impossible to photgraph. The lake that the Pelicans and Swans were in was just full of Cranes, Geese, Ducks, and various other birds. They were so pretty.
I loved watching the Black Bears get their breakfast. It was amazing to see her peel and eat that orange!
We were also impressed by the huge antlers on the Elk.
It was a fun time, and I of course also loved all the trees, shrubs and wild flowers we saw.


Elk having a morning soak ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Elk with grass on his antlers ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Buffalo ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Swans having a morning swim ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






3 Pelicans on a log ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Black Bear eating an orange ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )










resting on the rock ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Sandhill Crane ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Bald Eagles sunning themselves ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






wolf eating breakfast ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






Buffalo ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )






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wannabe wrote on Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:56 pm:

I liked your picture journey through the park. The Buffalo and Elk really caught my eye as not to many places around here for them.

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Sjoerd wrote on Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:07 pm:

What a nice group of picies, Kay. I enjoyed seeing your wildlife very much.. That white buffalo is quite special. Aren't they supposed to be sacred or something?
Buffalos are such interesting animals to me.

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eileen wrote on Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:53 pm:

I love that first shot of the elk soaking themselves and the ones of the bear. It sounds as though you had a great day out and what a lovely way to celebrate your birthday.

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Netty wrote on Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:56 am:

Sounds like a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday Kay!

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Frank wrote on Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:22 am:

What was the wolf eating for breakfast Kay? Really enjoyed your photos. Thanks.

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Kay wrote on Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:41 pm:

Frank- Umm, that was some kind of mystery meat...He was very intent on devoring it!
Sjoerd- The buffalo were quite impressive. We had a real up close view! I've also heard the white ones are sacred.

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LittleSister wrote on Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:55 pm:

Beautiful buffalo and bear! What a great birthday!

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gfreiherr wrote on Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:11 am:

Great photos, what a fun way to spend your birthday. Thanks for sharing.

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Frank wrote on Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:44 am:

Mystery meat :)

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glendann wrote on Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:55 am:

The White buffalo is sacred to the Indian.I met an Indian in the Hospital He was full blood Crow Indian.His Name is Sam Takes Horses.He was very nice to talk to.

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