A different kind of Bird Study

We spent the day at the Minnesota Zoo today. There are many many types of animals there of all shapes and sizes but ,once again, the birds stood out for us. So we took the opportunity to work in a little Bird Study. First stop, the World of Birds Show...

East African Crowned Crane
Found in eastern Congo, Uganda, and Kenya to central Tanzania.


Red-Tailed Hawk
(this one is half Albino)
Found right here in MN, as well as around the U.S.A


King Vulture
Found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.


Red Junglefowl
From NW India, through Assam, Burma, Thailand and Malaya to Indo China, South China, Hainan, Sumatra and Java.


Hyacinth Macaw
Found in only three areas of Brazil and the eastern border areas of Bolivia, and in extreme NW Paraguay.

Bald Eagle
Native to MN... they range throughout the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Canada.


Also making appearances:

Green-Cheeked Amazon

Rose-Breasted Cockatoo

The Zoo's pond was a beehive of activity... a pair of Trumpeter Swans were nesting along the shore. A Canadian Goose wandered a little too close to the nest and the male Swan made quick work of chasing him off! I also saw a couple of tall white birds in the distance that I think were a Crane of some sort.

We spent some time on the Minnesota Trail where we were able to get up close and personal with some native birds... both on display and in the wild at the bird feeders.

Pileated Woodpecker

Great-Horned Owl

Bald Eagle

Chickadees

Grackle

Hummingbirds

The Tropics Trail always has a variety of very colorful birds to enjoy... and they were out and showing off for us today!! Flamingos, Bali Minah, Greater Indian Hornbill, Green Aracari, Ducks of many shapes and sizes and colors, and lots of others that we couldn't identify!

We even found birds at the Family Farm. Chickens galore! Chickens in fences and Chickens running wild! There were also Chicks and hatching eggs in the barn to observe.

After our stop at the Farm, we had a pretty heated discussion trying to figure out the answer to that age old question... which came first, the Chicken or the egg?