In the heart of the African Water Hole and Grasslands area of the zoo sits the African Aviary. The Aviary is built around an ancient White Oak. It's an immersive habitat where guests can enter and walk on boardwalks among the 12 species of birds.
Von Der DECKEN'S HORNBILL
Tockus deckeni
(female)
HADADA IBIS
Bostrychia hagedash
HADADA IBIS mate roosting on their nest
WHITE-BREASTED CORMORANT
Phalacrocorax lucidus
SPUR-WINGED LAPWING
Vallenus spinosus
AFRICAN SPOONBILL
Platalea alba
There were four African Spoonbills in the Aviary and this one was particularly curious about me. I'm not saying he was "friendly." There is no evidence to suggest that birds are ever friendly, that's a human emotion. While some birds can act like friends to humans, they do not possess the intelligence to behave like friends. Companions, even flock-mates, but friendship isn't an accurate description of avian behavior. And I was also quite curious about him--a true meeting of the minds.
FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK
Dendrocygna bicolor
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK
Dendrocygna viduata
MARBLED TEAL
Marmaronetta angustirostris
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