Nico

This is Nico. Nico is one of three Beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium. He lives with two other female Belugas. Nico is a flirt and he loves to watch the people who visit the aquarium. On the afternoon I took this photo I was, surprisingly, the only person at the exhibit. Nico would swim back and forth across the front of the exhibit and right up to the second level where I stood. If I moved, he moved with me.

I suppose this flirtatious nature explains the frisky activities between he and one of the female Belugas. The aquarium is hoping there might be a baby Beluga coming soon!

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Rapt With Attention

This little boy is so engrossed in the Ocean Voyager tank at the Georgia Aquarium. It's easy to be enraptured by all of the beautiful sea life swimming around the tank.

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The One and Only

While not in Atlanta proper, this KFC is one of the most well-known places in the Metro Atlanta area. This is the Big Chicken! The 56 foot chicken was designed by a Georgia Tech architecture student and built in 1956. It was nearly torn down after wind damage in the early 90s. However, public outcry resulted in it being rebuilt, including the moving beak (it opens and closes) and eyes (they go around in circles).

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Whales on the Wall

When the Georgia Aquarium was being built in Atlanta several years ago this large mural was painted on the side of the Underground Atlanta parking garage to promote it. It was painted by Wyland who is known for painting ocean murals all across the world. He currently holds the world record for largest mural.

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Basking Away

This group of turtles is definitely enjoying the warm, spring sun.

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Overhead View

This is the view atop the Ocean Voyager tank. Here, you're seeing all but about 1/3 of the tank which is off to my right. The habitat dimensions are 284’ long x 126’ wide x 30’ deep at its largest points. It's referred to as the one ocean tank because it houses species that you'd mostly likely not find together, and is meant to represent the fact that our oceans are all one big ocean.

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The Big Tank

This is a view of the Ocean Voyager Habitat at the Georgia Aquarium. This habitat is the largest habitat of its kind in the world and is built to represent the open ocean. It holds 6.3 million gallons of water and was specifically created to house whale sharks. The aquarium currently has four whale sharks on display (you can see one in the photo, top right) and they work alongside several research organizations to study them. Alongside the whale sharks are numerous other species, most of which, are rescues.

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Aquarium Lines

This past Saturday I took another visit to the Georgia Aquarium in order get a behind the scenes look at their facility. It's a pretty neat tour, and the habitats at the aquarium are really neat. This photo is of party of the lobby area of the aquarium.

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Xi Lan

This is Xi Lan (shee-lahn), Zoo Atlanta's most recent giant panda cub. Xi is now 6 months old and is exploring absolutely everything. He just recently learned to climb, which means this climbing structure is his favorite spot.

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The Pachyderm

This statue sits outside the elephant house at Zoo Atlanta. Currently, this is the closest we have to a baby elephant.

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Creative Advertising

Another fun advertisement for Chick-fil-A. This water tower is just south of town and is easily spotted from the downtown connector. Isn't it fun?

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Fiesty Little Gal

How random is this? Another thrift store find, this time just above the entryway door, this raccoon is decked out in fashion jewelry.

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Open Sesame

These frogs have their mouths open wide for treats, I suppose. Either that, or they're really happy! These are another fun addition to the children's garden inside the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Buzzzzz . . .

Another fun children's garden sculpture. I'm happy this guy doesn't have an actual stinger!

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Now That's A Big Catch . . .

How fun is this installation? It's actually a tunnel that leads you to another part of the children's garden. There were kids running in and out of this fish like crazy!

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Ribbett . . .

This is a cute frog sculpture in the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Mr. Frog sits on one side of a park bench, just waiting for some company.

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Willie B.

Willie B. was a beloved gorilla at Zoo Atlanta. After he passed away the zoo commissioned this bronze statue. It sits near the gorilla habitat.

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Really Big Cows

Turner Field has added a Chick-Fil-A cow to their stadium. This one actually does the Tomahawk Chop!

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