Birds in residence at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
A selection of bird pictures from my visit this week to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus)
Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Chiloe wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
Swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
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Posted on August 17, 2012, in Birds, Fauna, Mother & Father Nature, Photos and tagged african pygmy goose, bird pictures, black-bellied whistling duck, chiloe wigeon, hamerkop, knob-billed duck, safari park pictures, san diego zoo pictures, shoebill, sunbittern, swan goose. Bookmark the permalink. 24 Comments.
Interesting photos.
If I may tell You one secret of my own,I love photos but I am afraid of big birds (since my childhood) so I can not stay for long today.
Wish You very good sleep(what is time in San Diego now??I believe it is still night,about 3 a.m.
with love and respect,milena
I’m turning green with envy…. Lovely pics..
Oh I love big birds – fantastic photos Russel!
as you know my father is a birder and as such he spent years dragging me around desolate parts of Africa and I have been privaledged to see the relatively rare, pygmy geese and shoebill in the wild, I’ve also regularly seen the common Hammerkop and knob billed geese which are pretty good eating in the wild. Thanks for the memories of Africa
You’re welcome! I suspect it wasn’t until you were older that you appreciated being dragged around Africa. That’s often how it works.
in all honesty I loved it even back then, although my interes in birds was less for their aesthetic beauty than it is now, back then I was a full blown geek with dreams of becoming a zoologist/ornithologist, now I’m happy to just look and go oooh that’s pretty where as my fathers realising his dream of making a living from it.
Such a variety in one place!
Good Morning Russel, Thanks for camping out on my blog today. Have a Blessed Weekend!
Thanks for your visit to my place. Some wonderful photos here.
Wow! some great shots! That shoebill almost looks prehistoric.
I think the shoebill IS prehistoric……..lol
Here are some other shots of them at the Park: http://russelrayphotos2.com/2012/02/29/the-shoebill-some-birds-just-look-weird/
Beautiful photos, Russel. Thanks for the reminder about how incredible nature truly is. Thanks also for your likes on 3Di.
cute
Lovely photos!
Love this African pygmy goose and the swan goose! What a fantastic collection of water fowl this San Diego Zoo does have! Hooray!
I love the post but also the cool pictures of Zoey at the end!
Awesome! I’d like to visit some day… When are we going to be treated to ann all-Zoey’s post? Pretty please?
You mean gratuitous pictures of Zoey the Cool Cat?…….lol
I have decided to do such a post occasionally since so many people ask. The first one is over here: http://russelrayphotos2.com/2012/06/25/two-gratuitous-pictures-of-you-know-who/
That was done June 25. Hmmm. Maybe it’s time for another one.
Yes, it is HIGH time!!!
I re-blogged that one, LOVE IT!
Zoey the Cool Cat is helping me pick out some of her best pictures right now! Gratuitous pictures of the Queen will be up by noon.
Yay!!! Thank you so much!!! Much appreciated!
So strange haha! But also very beautiful
Love them xxx
I guess Zoey TCC saw the geese too and liked them as much as I did