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Outdoor Wednesday #232

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Rose garden in Golden Gate Park. Read more about the Rose Garden including more photos by visiting my Rose Garden page on Hubpages. Couch made of a tree trunk outdoors at the California Academy of Sciences Ducks having a splash at the San Francisco Zoo. Visit Outdoor Wednesday for more great outdoor fun.

Camera Critters #232

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Now, this is not the first time you've seen Claude appearing on Poetic Shutterbug.  However, since Saturday, September 15th is his 17th birthday I had to pay tribute to him by asking all of you to wish him a Happy Birthday :) Photos taken at the California Academy of Sciences .   Click the above widget for more Camera Critters fun...

Camera Critters #221

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Source: Photo taken of Claude the Albino Alligator at the California Academy of Sciences I want to introduce all of you to Claude, the albino alligator who currently lives at the  California Academy of Sciences  here in San Francisco. Claude is a teenager with his 17th birthday coming up in September of this year. He weighs about 190 pounds and was born in Florida in 1995. He eats fish pellets and has his own residence swamp at the academy which he shares with turtles. He once had a girlfriend, Bonnie who was brought in to keep him company. Well, that did not last very long. After a few months Bonnie had, had enough of Claude's antics and bit him in the foot. Yes, this is a true story. So, they decided to leave Claude on his own which makes him much more happy than being with a mate. Because he is albino, he has vision problems and will often bump into the glass and different things in his habitat. He does have a favorite rock which he occupies and is hea...