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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:27 PM Post #8833545
| We went on a week trip, and one of the places we stopped is called "birds of eden", which is a free-flight dome over part of the natural forest of around 2 hectares with the height reaching 34 meters. It has walkway's built in the forest on various levels. It houses both local and exotic birds. 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:28 PM Post #8833546
| This is a pic up from the walkway to the dome above one of the walkways. 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:31 PM Post #8833548
| 1. Cattle egret 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:32 PM Post #8833551
| Carribean Flamingo's 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:32 PM Post #8833552
| another 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:33 PM Post #8833555
| Greater flamingo 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:34 PM Post #8833557
| Ringed teal 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:35 PM Post #8833559
| Barnacle Goose 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:36 PM Post #8833561
| Chinese goose, Scarlet ibis, Golden breasted Starlings 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:37 PM Post #8833563
| Golden Pheasants 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:39 PM Post #8833567
| another pic 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:40 PM Post #8833568
| Common moorhen 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:41 PM Post #8833569
| Crowned Crane 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:42 PM Post #8833571
| Spotted dikkop (thicknee) 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:43 PM Post #8833573
| Indian Green-winged Dove
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:44 PM Post #8833574
| Lace neck dove 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:45 PM Post #8833575
| Rameron dove 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:45 PM Post #8833577
| Senegal Parrot 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:46 PM Post #8833579
| Another one 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:49 PM Post #8833581
| Yellow crowned Parrot with unknown blue headed 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:51 PM Post #8833582
| Blue and Gold Macaw 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:52 PM Post #8833584
| A pair up in the forest canopy 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:53 PM Post #8833585
| Red Lory (I think) 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:53 PM Post #8833586
| Dusky Lory 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:54 PM Post #8833588
| Monk Parakeet 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:55 PM Post #8833590
| Red masked Conure 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:56 PM Post #8833593
| Sun Conure (I think)
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:59 PM Post #8833595
| Lesser or medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 8:59 PM Post #8833596
| Citron-crested Cockatoo 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:00 PM Post #8833598
| Ducorp's Cockatoo 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:01 PM Post #8833599
| Green Turaco (looking similar to our Lourie) 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:02 PM Post #8833600
| Another pic of the beauti 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:03 PM Post #8833603
| Knysna Lourie - a local 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:04 PM Post #8833605
| Bare faced Go-away Bird 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:04 PM Post #8833606
| Hartlaub's Turaco 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:05 PM Post #8833609
| Another effort 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:06 PM Post #8833611
| Western Grey Plantain eater 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:07 PM Post #8833612
| Another effort of this shy bird 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:08 PM Post #8833613
| Grey Lourie of Go-away Bird 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:09 PM Post #8833614
| Southern Yellow billed Hornbill 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:09 PM Post #8833616
| Red-billed Hornbill 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:10 PM Post #8833619
| Inca Jay 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:11 PM Post #8833620
| Another pic of this one 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:12 PM Post #8833622
| White tailed Jay 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:12 PM Post #8833623
| Olive thrush 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:13 PM Post #8833627
| Red-billed Quelea taking a bath 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:14 PM Post #8833630
| Canvas back 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 2, 2011 9:15 PM Post #8833635
| It was nice to see some birdies I will never see otherwise. Hope you enjoy the first set of pics... |
Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:38 AM Post #8834075
| Caspian Tern (red) & Swift terns (Yellow) 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:39 AM Post #8834079
| Greater striped swallow 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:39 AM Post #8834082
| Grey Herons 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:40 AM Post #8834085
| Rock pigeon on nest 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:41 AM Post #8834086
| Cape Canary 
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
October 3, 2011 8:12 AM Post #8834144
| So many great birds Little! I love the Crowned Crane, Green Turaco and all the others.
Thanks for posting all the pics. This looks like a wonderful place. |
NancySLAZ
Sun Lakes, AZ (Zone 9a)
October 3, 2011 9:42 AM Post #8834255
| I'd never even get to see pictures of these fantastic birds without you LT! Thanks so much. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
October 3, 2011 11:23 AM Post #8834392
| Little_things wrote:Canvas back
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Resin
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 3, 2011 6:32 PM Post #8834981
| Wonderful thread, Rian. What an amazing place that domed aviary must be. |
Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 7:53 PM Post #8835089
| Thanks, glad you like it...its a massive place with the little river, going through it as well. We stopped open-mouthed as 2 macaws came flying over the tree tops and dove down the hill under the tree right next to us - so otherworldly, amazing. |
MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 3, 2011 8:09 PM Post #8835103
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Rian, have you ever seen the Shoebill Stork? AKA Whale-headed Stork. |
Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 3, 2011 8:15 PM Post #8835107
| No Margaret, but just a little prettier than marabou I think... 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 3, 2011 8:53 PM Post #8835152
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That's some beak, eh?
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:00 PM Post #8836554
| maybe red lory? 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:02 PM Post #8836556
| Rainbow lorikeet 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:02 PM Post #8836557
| another resting pic 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:07 PM Post #8836561
| Lorius Lory 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:08 PM Post #8836562
| Emerald green fruit pigeon 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:09 PM Post #8836564
| Emu's 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:10 PM Post #8836565
| feet... 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:11 PM Post #8836567
| Superb starling 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:12 PM Post #8836568
| Von der Decken's Hornbill 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:13 PM Post #8836570
| Red bishop busy with his nest 
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Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 4, 2011 10:14 PM Post #8836572
| Finally we call this the "undertaker", but its a Marabou 
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MargaretK
PERTH
Australia
October 4, 2011 11:33 PM Post #8836611
| Wow, Rian, did you count how many birds you saw whilst you were there? Amazing variety. |
Little_things
Port Elizabeth
South Africa (Zone 10a)
October 5, 2011 1:03 AM Post #8836617
| No, but they have over 180 species there... |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB (Zone 4a)
October 6, 2011 5:21 PM Post #8838824
| Fantastic colorful birds Rian. Looks like a very great place to visit. |
