Some of the birds i work with at the zoo :)

[birdsnreps]

here are just SOME of the guys i get to work with :) its a wonderful privledge for me to have :)

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here are two of the turkey vultures i told you about :) the one on the right is snowball, she/he takes mice from my hand :)



here is the black vulture. shes a rehab bird, has one wing amputated :(







andean condors...we estimate the male weighs at least 40lbs, female is prob about 33-36.















these are some of this year's baby roseate spoonbills, which i got to help raise :)











the big grey guys are called screamers. they are pretty rare apparently :)



























this is kia, our harpy :) we have started to target train her :)

[birdsnreps]

oops!! i hit something wrong and it entered before i was ready to :(

[birdsnreps]

and last but not least, here is my fave bird in the zoo :)

[birdlady49]

Amazing creatures. Absolutely amazing. Especially the vultures. Would you be able to identify each of the photos so we know what we're looking at?

[Tishrei]

I so enjoyed viewing these ...and yes, if you can identify the photos, that would be awesome.

Thanks for taking the time to post these -- I for one, totally and thoroughly enjoyed these.

[fluffy_stitch]

Fantastic pictures!!!! talk about a dream job!!!!!!!!

[PowerBBS]

Ok, so working at the ZOO is quite a dream job.... Not just for the birds either. It would be interesting to have a hawk me thinks. (<<-- you have to say that last sentence in a Yoda - star wars - voice, as obviously my mind was thinking in his sentence structure). Train it to hunt for you, etc.... That would be nice.

I'd never have the patience for something like that. I'm impressed for people who have those types of animals tho.

I find it wonderful that mother nature produces some ugly birds and such exotic birds. I'm jeleous. Please let me know when you quit (if ever) so that I can put in my resume' and steal your job :)

[jessica313]

wow. those pictures are absolutely stunning. thank u so much for sharing them with us!

[gbird]

What amazing, magical creatures they are, and beautiful. Thanx for sharing.

[birdsnreps]

ok, from top to bottom (im not gonna repeat birds cause the pics are all mixed up)

ornate hawk-eagle
seryama
turkey vultures
black vulture
mississippi kite
andean condors
white backed vulture
roseate spoonbill babies
double-wattled cassowary
flaminos, screamers, a stork and a duck
bar headed goose
merganzers
pelicans with flamingos in the background
egret
red crowned cranes
blue jay
king vultures
harpy eagle

In my second set of pics:

ground hornbill
silvery-cheeked hornbills
maribou stork with an egyptian vulture
crowned cranes
african penguins
hammerkop
wattled finches with a kingfisher
blue brested roller
guinea fowl
whitefaced whistling ducks
bearded barbet
speckled pigeon
another kingfisher
indian ringneck parakeet
pygmy geese
female jacksons hornbill
hawkheaded parrot
wattled cranes
great hornbill