Inspector Qi Ji loves mommy & his fruity pop!🐼💕🍧🍎

It was a very laid back day at the panda house. Papa Tian snacked on sugarcane in the far corner of yard 1 and Mei munched biscuits in room 4. Their beautiful son woke from his first nap looking groggy & perplexed. A keeper treated him to fresh produce on the patio & he chomped some boo too. He began an inspection of the perimeter back wall and side gate in the corner where mommy emerges after their morning separations. Our brave and independent cub then retreated indoors for his brunch banquet.

Qi Ji continued looking perplexed after his 2nd nap atop the rockwork, inspecting the playrooms and trying to peer through the windows. He found snacks and yummy fruity pop outside on the patio. Mommy & daddy got fruity pops too. Then Mei finally joined Qi Ji at 1:30 to munch & snuggle for the rest of the day.

00:00 Papa Tian snacking on sugarcane
3:58 Qi Ji enjoys brunch after first nap
5:35 Inspecting the perimeter
10:04 Mama Mei's Me time
12:18 Room inspection after 2nd nap
14:19 Family fruity pop dessert time
17:57 Mei & Qi Ji reunited for lunch munchfest

Just a personal note from your videographer: Lately it's becoming more of a challenge to capture close up footage of our pandas when they're enjoying treats. It seems that every time they receive snacks, it's against the back wall so they appear a distant dot, or in some other obscured location. Fortunately I have a decent zoom lens that allows YOU all to see farther than the naked eye. It must be such a disappointment for any other visitors that can hardly see them in the distance without a magnifying lens. These impedents to see/record them combined with cold weather, arm pains, and the prolonged separation periods is turning panda videography into a very challenging activity for me. But the intense joy of being near our pandas & being able to share them with the world motivates me to continue through these challenges. Sorry for being honest, but that's what you get with me. Thank you for listening.

Thank you for watching & joining me on this journey in the life of our Little Miracle panda! 🤗🥰 I'm grateful for the support of my viewers & the Smithsonian National Zoo for their dedication to panda conservation. This video was recorded in person at Smithsonian's National Zoo by me with my Canon Vixia HF G60 camcorder on January 20th.