On 2/10/2015 5:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Jack, Thank you!
John, you are right, - it's an ibis.
More exactly, it's a "hadada ibis" (or hadeda ibis) from Africa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadada_ibis
I actually found a video record of the show (from a different day) on
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wejiejyK5s
And the other one is an African collared raven.
Cheers,
Igor
Cool. I though the other might be some sort of Magpie. Used to see a lot
of them around Ft. Hood.
On Tue, 10 Feb 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Last weekend we went to the Dallas Zoo.
This was the second time I went to this zoo.
They have several shows and "encounters with animals", where there is
some action happening with the animals. What I like about those is
that (unlike at many other zoos) they also actively mention such
important issues as conservation, recycling, etc. This especially
important for the kids that are the major part of the audience.
They have a bird show where they bring out various interesting birds.
Some of those birds do some tricks (such as getting a dollar bill from
a hand and putting it in the donation box).
Unfortunately, this time we came to the amphitheater as the show was
starting, and all good seats were taken. So, my seat wasn't good for
photography. I managed to grab just a few snapshots.
Here is one of the birds (I don't remember the name) with a long beak
caught in the flight:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2015-02-08-DallasZoo/_IR24586.html
And here is the dollar-grabbing act:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2015-02-08-DallasZoo/_IR24587.html
Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Igor
PS. If someone is interested, a few more images of birds (and one
extra) are available in this gallery:
http://42graphy.org/misc/2015-02-08-DallasZoo/
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