May 2023 brought me two visits to Edinburgh Zoo to see the pandas – and Tian Tian surprised me on both times by being active and up and about in her indoor enclosure so I got plenty of pictures! Without further ado, enjoy the photos:

With the weather looking that little bit nicer in April 2023, I spotted both pandas outside on my visit that month! This was the first time I have seen either of them outside this year and at least with Yang Guang when it gets more into the late Spring/Summer he will spend a lot of time outside, so it’s a great season to visit. It was luck that I went at a time when Tian Tian was coming into season and thus naturally spending time outside as she was a bit restless, and alike in 2019, I even saw her doing some water play which is just amazing to see. I’ve only ever seen her outside in the Spring when she’s in season, so I’m not sure I’ll be lucky enough to see her outside again so this was definitely special.

Spring has started approaching already – this last year of giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo is going so quickly! In March I managed to get two weekend visits in, luckily the weather was pretty good on both days, but I still haven’t seen either panda outside yet this year, so fingers crossed for the warmer months. I have been incredibly lucky with Tian Tian this month (and in January+February too actually) and she has been active and on show on all of my visits whilst Yang Guang has been mostly either eating leaning back against the window or asleep, but I still think I got some super cute shots of him this month: