The bird show was in Spanish, so I don’t know what they were saying, but it was nice to see some of the birds up closer. The Ibis must be easily trained, because they flew in to get the food being offered.  It was cool to see them flying in together as a flock. This… Continue reading Bird Show

I had really hoped to see flamingos in the wild, but we didn’t, so I was pleased that I got to see them at the aviary. Colombia has three types of storks, Maguari stork, Jabiru and Wood stork and the aviary had all of them. Unlike other stork species who like to nest at high… Continue reading Wading Birds

I actually only have ducks and geese for this post.  Swans are waterfowl, but the swan we saw I put in the not found in Colombia group of birds. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks White-faced Whistling Duck Blue-winged Teal    These strange, warty-faced birds are Muscovy Ducks.  They are one of the oldest domesticated fowl species in… Continue reading Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl

We were surprised to find birds in the aviary that are not normally found in Colombia.  I have to admit that some of them are very cool birds and interesting to see, but just not what I expected to find at their National Aviary. I think my favourite of those was the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill,… Continue reading Birds at the Aviary not from Colombia