I am a HUGE animal lover! Birds, wildlife, pets... if it's an animal, I love it! I love photographing all animals! When I "lived" in corporate America, I worked near our zoo. I spent about 2 or 3 lunch hours a week there. Some of the animals actually seemed to recognize me and respond to me when I showed up with my long-lensed camera -- particularly Lucky the Elephant and the rhino. Lucky at times came right up to me, and then seemed to show off while keeping her eye on me to make sure I was watching. Others standing around even noticed.  It was happy times, and several of my "Feathers and Fur" photos have won photography awards and have been part of various art gallery exhibits. One (my peek-a-boo turtle) even had a full page feature in an issue of Outdoor Photographer Magazine.