Thursday 8 July 2021

Panda

 

Late 2019, I was lucky enough to get to China. In Beijing, we stopped at the Panda House, more because I felt we 'should' while we were there, I thought we'd tear in and out and move onto something more interesting. What I failed to realise was how delightful these animals are. 

Playful and agile when not eating, we watched mesmerised, having to be hustled along by our guide who knew how many more Pandas there were to see. The black rings are that, rings, that circle their body and they prefer solitude unless mating. 




The Chengdu Panda Reserve has a panda cam for anyone keen to watch them in action from afar.





This guy was on the streets of the bar and restaurant precinct in town.





 

16 comments:

  1. I would have love to go along to see the pandas. So adorable.

    Have a fabulous day and weekend. ♥

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  2. That is so very cool. Thanks for sharing this amazing experience.

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  3. Lovely pics, they are such adorable things!

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  4. They really are quite special animals. I do hope that more is being done so that they don't become extinct.

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  5. PS: Thank you for hosting, Lydia. Hope you're holding up in the lockdown...

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  6. Just the sight of a panda makes me smile, they are such lovely creatures.

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  7. When hubby and son saw the pandas I was painting in the streets of Beijing- I missed them, but I just had to get in some plein airs of Beijing:)

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  8. what lovely photos! Pandas are adorable!

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  9. Lovely photos! The 9th pic is my favorite.

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  10. Hello, Lydia
    I love the cute Pandas, they are adorable.. Great collection of photos.
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  11. Hello, :=) Lovely photographs of equally lovely creatures. When my children were very young, they didn't have a Teddy to sleep with, they each had a Panda, and we just called them Panda. One Panda is still with us. They are unique creatures, and I wish I could see one in the wild.
    All the best.

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  12. The Panda looks just as cute as the stuffed toys we had as children. How neat to get to see a real one!

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  13. I'm glad you got to see them. I went to the National Zoo in DC to see the two that were there, but they never came out. It was so disappointing. Your photos helped mitigate missing them.

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  14. Awww, lucky you. What a cutie pie.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. ♥

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