This
bright bird was next up for a 'lil pink box' appearance. I was unsure
if it was an Egyptian goose or African shelduck though - and on
trying to figure it out via ID guides discovered it was neither. This
Nene wanted the meal so much, it stuck its neck through the fence to
eat lunch.
Ahhhhh,
how pleasant - a tree filled with pigeons!! More pigeons greeted me
when I stuck my head - and camera - over the fence below.
Across
the other side of the walkway - more pigeons, sunbathing with the
Nenes. More pigeons adorned the tree....
This
is why the cafe-side lake is no longer filled with eider, whistling
duck, gulls, Philipine ducks, Aussie woodducks - and pigeons. I miss
the eider and woodducks but am curious as to what the new exhibit
will be like. Currently it is nowhere near finished - but resembles a
swamp being drained or forrest being cut down.
Dalmatian Pelicans sound interesting. The trees full of pigeons are definitely nice.
ReplyDeletewell maybe - but i will miss the birds they already had.
ReplyDeleteThat's true. It's too bad they can't have them all.
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