We went to Niagara for the day. We also went to Bird Kingdom, a tropical bird aviary place. Since it was all tropical birds I barely knew any of the birds but later identified most of them from their website.
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A gull |
The Falls
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Niagara Falls |
In a building we were in near the falls house sparrows were nesting everywhere in the building, in big letters, on the wall, on a wall covered in vines, etc... Outside the building there were a lot of gulls. We saw a lot of Double-crested Cormorants flying around the falls. We went behind the falls too.
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A House Sparrow nest |
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House Sparrow eating |
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The falls |
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The US falls |
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Cormorant rock
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Bird Kingdom
I had almost no idea what any of the birds were because they were all tropical and I never had time to read the signs that said
what they were because I was taking pictures. I later
identified most of them from their website though.
Bird Kingdom was very fun and interesting.
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'Lola' the albino Burmese Python |
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A thing about Passenger Pigeons |
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The Laughing Kookaburra |
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Red-footed Tortoise |
We got the Kookaburra to 'laugh', it is VERY loud.
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The Kookaburra |
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Bearded Dragon |
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A waving Blue and Gold Macaw |
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Alexandrine Parakeet. |
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An African-gray Parrot and Yellow-headed Amazon |
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Tokay Gecko |
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Alexandrine Parakeet
This parakeet was very funny because he copied almost everything
you said. I said 'hi' and he said 'hello' back. We whistled and he copied us. |
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Argentine Black & White Tegu |
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Green Iguana |
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The waving Macaw |
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Green-winged Macaw |
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Alexandrine Parakeet |
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Green Iguana |
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Red-winged Laughingthrush |
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Female Mandarin Duck |
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Ringed Teal |
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White-throated Laughingthrush |
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Superb Starling |
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Silver Pheasent |
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Nicobar Pigeon |
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Royal Starling, these always reminded me of colorful
grackles. |
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White-throated Laughingthrush |
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Giant Wood Rail |
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White-throated Laughingthrush |
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Java Sparrow |
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Emerald Starling |
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Pied Imperial Starling |
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Red-capped Cardinal |
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juvenile Scarlet Ibis |
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Red-crested Turaco |
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Victoria Crowned Pigeon |
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Pied Imperial Starling |
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Silver Pheasent |
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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill |
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Waterfall |
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Red-crested Turaco |
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Juvenile Scarlet Ibis |
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Scarlet Ibis with baby ibis |
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Nicobar Pigeon |
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Scarlet Ibis with baby |
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Scarlet Ibis |
The Nocturnal section was very interesting, I loved the bats. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed a flash so I turned the ISO up.
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Egyptian Fruit Bat |
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Egyptian Fruit Bats |
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Boobook Owl |
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Indian Flying Foxes (they are bats) |
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White-cheeked Bulbul |
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Zebra Finch taking a bath |
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Zebra Finch |
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Collared Finchbill |
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I can't figure out what this is |
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Bare-eyed Cockatoo, also known as the Little Corella
This one is called 'Baby'. He was quite talkative, he said things like
'I'm Baby', 'Hello' 'Bye' 'Peanuts' and other stuff. |
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Zebra Dove |
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Gouldian Finch |
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Laughing Kookaburra |
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Green-winged Macaw |
Amazing! Especially the macaws and scarlet ibis.
ReplyDeleteYes, I thought they were very nice too
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