Knoxville Daily Photo will post one photo per day taken from the Knoxville/Knox County, Tennessee area. Knoxville is the city of my birth, the place where I work, and the largest city near our hometown. It's a wonderful community in which to raise our family. It's really a beautiful place . . . . at least I think so.

I am not a professional photographer; I call myself a point & shoot photographer. I have had a genuine love for and interest in photography since childhood. My camera is a Nikon Coolpix S600 ~ which I love for many reasons that I won't list here. Sometimes I use my old camera which is a Nikon Coolpix 5900.

Photography is something that I enjoy immensely. My photographs & albums are treasured above all other material things I own. The memories that are captured and preserved through my camera are so precious.

I am glad that I have discovered City Daily Photo and started a photo blog. It's an honor to share my little corner of the world with those who find themselves here. Enjoy looking around my blog, and welcome to all who visit.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Einstein the Parrot ~ Knoxville Zoo

This is Einstein, the famous African Grey Parrot, who is a resident of our Knoxville Zoo. Einstein is with her trainer, Stephanie, during a Zookeeper Chat at the Knoxville Zoo.

Einstein is very talented and has made appearances on Animal Planet and other tv shows showing off many sounds & words she has learned!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't it amazing that a parrot can mimic human speech and we can understand it and we cannot mimic parrot talk and they understand it. Not only that we can't bark like a dog or meow like a cat and if we try, the sounds that come out are complete nonesense to them.

Lois said...

Oh he is so cute. I would love to have his trainer's job!

gogouci said...

I've never been that close to a TV star before. You're so lucky.

Unknown said...

An African Grey. They are good talkers and pets.

Debbie Courson Smith said...

What a celebrity.

Jane Hards Photography said...

I's like her job.



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