Michelle Rippey

Greetings from the bears in Milwaukee

March 25, 2023 Mervi Niemenmaa 5

25.3.2023 by Michelle Rippey in the Milwaukee County Zoo Time for a few tongues and a few old friends. Made a zoo stop hoping to see old friends emerge and I did. Watched the adorable […]

Harbour seals in Milwaukee

March 11, 2023 Mervi Niemenmaa 6

11.3.2023 by Michelle Rippey It’s was a swirling, whirling Wednesday with a favorite family….the harbor seal family in the Milwaukee County Zoo. Sweet Leia (9 months of age) is the first girl for papa Ringo […]

FUNday and CATurday in Milwaukee

February 25, 2023 Mervi Niemenmaa 5

25.2.2023 by Michelle Rippey Sunday is a FUNday with the harbor seal family. Young Leia, mama Cossette & of course, papa Ringo. Have a beautiful FUNday! “HEY! Where have you been?! Come down to the […]

Red pandas in Milwaukee

February 9, 2023 Mervi Niemenmaa 7

9.2.2023 by Michelle Rippey Mondays are Pandays in the Milwaukee County Zoo but after seeing all these fantastic photos I would like to call every day a Panday. (Mervi’s note). 30th of January Hang on, […]

Goodbye, beautiful Snow Lilly

September 26, 2021 Mervi Niemenmaa 0

26.9.2021 – Photos by Michelle Rippey It’s always sad to publish news of a beloved polar bear’s death but Snow Lilly deserves to be remembered. She died on Friday, September 24. When Michelle visited her […]