Meerkats and some lavendar

Several weeks ago the family visited Zoorasia just outside Tokyo. It's been several years since we last visited, but the park has made some improvements and added a new section to explore, the African Savannah.

I wasn't able to catch great photos of the animals exhibited on this outing. However, I did get a nice shot of some Spanish lavendar growing near the entrance and a profile shot of a meerkat doing what they do best, being a sentry.

Nikon D800 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF @ 120 mm, f8.0, ISO 100, 1/100 sec.

Nikon D800 with Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF @ 145 mm, f4.0, ISO 100, 1/640 sec.

More Spring Flowers in Yoyogi...

Here are some more flowers from an trip to Yoyogi about a week ago.  The first is of some lavender (Lavandula stoechas) and the other photo is of a common iris (iris wattii) in bloom throughout Tokyo.  I shot both with a Nikon 20mm f/2.8D AF on my trusty D700.