Birds at the Zoo......

No squirrel today, so I will go back to my zoo report. We drove to Tacoma to go to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium.....very nice place. It is part of a 5 mile loop that besides leading to the zoo, leads to parks, a rose garden, a rhododendron garden, Fort Nisqually, a logging museum and logging train ride, and a beach. Really nice area with a lot for families to do.I promised the Tacoma view of Mt. Rainier....less snow in view and you can see the volcano crater lip to the right. Hard to believe this is actually a volcano. I'm thankful it is snowcovered and not spewing lava!

There are many birds and animals that I will never see in the wild, so I like zoos. Especially ones that are as nice and modern as this one. Here are a few of the birds I saw while there.
I liked this little Western Screech Owl. So small. It is wounded in some way that makes it impossible to live in the wild.

Seem to very content with its handler. Such pretty feathers it has.

Magellanic Penguins.....
Looks ready to slide down a hill into the water.

Taking a bow

Puffins.....I'll probably never see them in the wild.

Tried to catch one as he took the plunge from the top.
Mike got a photo that shows how it looks like it is "flying" underwater.

They look so funny when they walk down this narrow ledge. The one at the right was headed up, but came to the other one and had to turn around and go back.

A little pool of ducks.

Wood Duck

They have an exhibit called Budgie Buddies where you can get a stick with food...shown below...and hold and feed a Budgie. I liked all the different colors.

All the kids were really loving it.

A couple different green ones.