After we settled into resort #2, we tried to pick a day’s activity that we could all enjoy… because yours truly was not visiting another theme park, no matter how much I loved that child.
Hence the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Part zoo, part aquarium and lots of interactive children’s exhibits.
Because who doesn’t love a velociraptor Santa Claus?
An extensive boardwalk wraps around the wildlife enclosure where little people can run to their heart’s content.
And the old folks can enjoy the beauty of a red fox…..
And a bobcat.
Who even though a wild cat, still enjoyed a cardboard box.
Insert required cute group photo here.
There was a plastic dinosaur section…..
Where little hands could get filthy excavating some plastic bones.
Injured vultures…..
And bald eagles were next… this one with a clearly broken wing. And if you’ve ever wondered how large an eagle’s nest is?
Yeah. They’re pretty damned large.
More boardwalks, more running.
And some shore birds…
Whose antics I could easily have stood and watched all day.
Did she see anything?
No, but she had fun trying.
River's world..... 
Injured vultures and eagles? I’d keep my eye on that bobcat….
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Now that you mention it… he looked well fed.
😳
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My kind of place. Reminds me of a nature center near my home (minus the bobcat).
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Clearly, they need a box.
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I admit that I’d enjoy myself more at this museum than the theme park. Nice photos.
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Nature beats fake Europe any ol’ day.
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I LOVED that first picture–one of the best you have taken!
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Thanks.
I’m rather partial to it myself…
😉
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Made my feet hurt … and I didn’t even leave my chair …
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You may need a different chair…
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Or a travelogue with fewer foot miles 😛
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You’d probably have more luck with the chair…!
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Damn! That’s not an Eagle nest, that’s and Eagle resort!
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Maybe.
But it’s not on our timeshare list…
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Eagle’s Nests: Yeah. They’re pretty damned large. <—come on over. I'll take you right to a couple of them……They are they size of a king size bed to give you a real idea in the wild……
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Nice. I remember the first time I saw a Bald Eagle’s nest, I was wowed. Also, it’s nice to visit outdoor zoo places when it’s not 90 degrees and packed with people. Excellent choice.
I love that first photo of her imitating the statue. So cute!
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We try to do everything off season. Living in Maine, you learn to dread tourist filled anything….
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