Back To The Aquarium

 A few weeks ago we spent an afternoon at our local aquarium...

Jenkinsons Aquarium

It is a privately owned facility located right on the Point Pleasant Boardwalk.

It is a nice size, not huge, but extremely enjoyable.

It was very clean, there were plenty of staff, and the staff were extremely knowledgeable.

 

In my initial post I shared pictures of the animals that live on the first floor. 

These images are of the animals seen on the second floor.

This is the area they have for the 2 seals that call the aquarium home.

Harbor Seals, Gray Seals, Hooded and Harp seals are known to visit New Jersey.

Turbo came to the aquarium in 2024.

Turbo and Noelani

Their tank is large, this is the view from the first floor.

There were a lot of Penguins, difficult to photograph thru the glass.

This is Poncho, a blue and gold Macaw.

She came to the aquarium in 1991 and is believed to be about 40 years old.

This is Louie, she is a Moluccan Cockatoo.

Louie came to the aquarium with Poncho in 1991 and is also believed to be about 40 years old.

These little frogs were adorable.

Screech Owl

The monkeys were all so active and adorable.

Titi Monkeys are known to intertwine their tails when sitting next to each other.

This is a sign of affection and companionship.

This was the hubs idea...

I kinda' played along.

They had an old fashioned "penny" souvenir machine, I had to make one.

I have a lot of these!

This is a great place to visit any time of year but it's a really nice spot during the cold winter.

Out For A Drive

 This past weekend was special.

Blessed with blue skies, sunshine and warm temperatures, 

the only thing missing was a was a jaunt in the car...destination unknown. 

We stopped at the usual places...

Howe Street Beach

After the storm, the ocean was calm and only one surfer was testing the waves.

We stopped at Lake of the Lilies where I only saw two Female Mergansers, no Males...

and a lot of Mallards.

The Mallards were mating, a ritual that is difficult to watch.

There were a lot of Greater Scaups there also.

About half the lake is thawed now and it is nice to see the ducks, and photographers returning.

Down at the inlet, we watched the Northern K come in.

It was the only boat that came in...

it's still cold here for boating standards, but the commercial fishing boats are always in and out.

It looks like the Northern K had a successful bounty, the baskets were overflowing with clams.

I saw only one Loon at the inlet.

It was so good to be out of the house, to roll down the car window and breathe in the fresh "ocean" air.

I need to appreciate that more.