Foxy to the zoo
part 10
 Skansen, Stockholm
part 2
2008-07-04
 
This time we took the plane to come to the zoo. We went to Skansen in Stockholm. This is both a zoo and an open air museum.

This picture is the ARRIVAL home in Umeå. I felt so happy to come home after the wonderful trip to Skansen.
Here i'm is on the boat in Stockholm on the way to Skansen. Ove took the picture. You only see Ove's coat on the bench :)
Skansen is not only a zoo. It's an open air museum that has a zoo in the same area and also an aquarium. Skansen is a gorgeous place. And my favourite place in Stockholm. You can walk a lot there.
First we went to the Skansen Aquarium.

These animals are Ring tailed lemurs. (Lemur catta)
Lemurs.
You may go in into the lemur area and walk around there. They are harmless and are not afraid for people. But you may not go an touch them or pet them. Here they all were sitting in a kind of heap.
They like to be tight into each other.
Is not this one sweet.
A monkey eating fruit. Skansen Aquarium.
Monkeys. Skansen Aquarium.
Skansen Aquarium. I don't know what this is, it's a kind of monkey.
Skansen Aquarium. This is a meerkat. (Suricata suricatta)
Meerkat.
Meerkat.
A sloth.
These are bats that bite and take blood. But they are not dangerous now, because it's daylight and they only sleep.
A turtle.
A crocodile.

The Skansen aquarium has many animals, all kind of fish, rats, ground squirrels, birds, frogs, snakes and spiders. It's difficult to take pictures because most enclosures are rather dark.
After being at the aquarium, we went to the Skansen open air museum. Then we saw Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), everywhere on the area. I went so happy. These are you relative to "my" Barnacle goose in Umeå.
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis),
The geese they had babies too. Here a couple and a baby.
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) and their baby.
The Barnacle Goose baby. It looks so cute.
The Barnacle Goose and the baby.
The Barnacle Geese at Skansen were not afraid. The were used to people.
How I loved it to look at them.
More Barnacle Goose.
This looks so peaceful.
They also hade mallards at Skansen. Here a male mallard.
Two male mallards.
There are many small ponds at Skansen.
From one place you had a view over the water.
The top of the high may pole.
A wolf cub.
A running wolf cub.
An adult wolf.
Closer picture of the wolf.
Snowy owl. (Bubo scandiacus)
The zoo at Skansen. A male bear taking a bath.
The same male bear taking a bath.
The bear found something in the water.
Another bear went curious and was wondering what the other bear was looking for.
The other bear also started looking.
Then both came in a quarrel!
GROWL !
The winner took it all.
The looser had to go.
The winner bear found a bit of salmon.
Another bear walking in the enclosure.
A mother bear and her cubs.
The mother is feeding her cubs.
Mother bear and her cubs.
Cikoria. (Cichorium intybus) This flower does not grow in the north of Sweden.
A close-up picture of Cikoria.
Wonderful flowers.
The kitchen garden.
Reindeer. They are loosing their winter coat.
There was also a farm with cows, horses and sheep. Here you could se how they had the hay on the haystack in former times.
A moose.
A moose lying in the grass.
A moose and a calf lying in the grass.
Two moose calves lying in the grass.
A horse was pulling a carriage. This kind of horse is more powerful and his legs are thicker as a riding horse.
Big Dala horses.
The church at Skansen. Ove on the picture.
At the end of the day there were not so many people. Then I made a ride through the park by the Skansen train.
Ram.
A little house sparrow eating bread.
Skansen has a big area and I felt tired. Had to rest a while. I found a bench in a beautiful garden. I saw all these flowers. Ove was not with me that time. Sometimes Ove and I walk alone to a place at Skansen. And that’s why you only can see my jacket on the bench.
I enjoyed this park from the bench.
Another view of the flower park. I was in paradise.
Wilhelmina Schedin 2016-03-03