Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Birds of a Feather...

flock together at the
Bird House at The National Zoo
in Washington, D.C.
 
  Blue Crowned Motmot

 Burrowing Owl

 Wrinkled Hornbill

  Red-Crested Cardinal

 Sunbitten

 Mountain Bamboo Partridge

 Pin-Tailed Duck??

 Mountain Bamboo Partridge

 Scarlet Macaw

  Red-Crested Cardinal

 Asian Fairy Bluebird

Red-Billed Hornbill
 
 The Red-Crested Cardinal was my favorite...

 a really beautiful bird!
 
Many Thanks to my dear friend Eileen at
for sharing all the information on the Smithsonian National Zoo.
With all the times I have visited Washington,
I had no idea this zoo existed.
This Bird House at the zoo is amazing!!

Sharing this collection of wild birds with Stewart for
Wild Bird Wednesday
 

35 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

a great bunch of exotics here! great photos of them! i've seen those cardinals posted by a blog friend in hawaii. so cool!

Beth said...

Just amazing! The exotic birds are gorgeous!

Cranberry Morning said...

Those are just gorgeous photos of gorgeous birds! When I lived in the jungle of Bolivia for a year, there were macaws that would perch on the housetop. Brought back a great memory!

Lisa Sall - Sall's Country Life said...

Beautiful birds and photography!

Farm Girl said...

I would really like to see those kinds of birds those birds are just amazing. I think it is funny that the burrowing owl is there. We have some that live here. I wish I could record the sound they make in the spring. It is the most haunting thing I have ever heard.

DeniseinVA said...

Marvelous photos Debbie, such a lovely variety. Thanks to Eileen and now to you, I can't wait to get back to the National Zoo. It's within easy reach of us so there is no excuse. I've been saying how much I would love to go back there to see the Gorilla Exhibit. We met a delightful couple who were part of a group who donated to this exhibit and they were able to tell us about individual apes. And now I have the bird house to look forward to. Thank you so much for sharing these delightful photos.

Judy said...

Lots of interesting birds!!! I have never heard of any of these varieties - well, except for the burrowing owl...
And I love the cherry blossoms in the next post... I really looked those beauties over with a fine tooth comb...
We are getting snow now - can I move away from here?

Adrienne said...

oh, me too!! Red crested cardinal all the way!

A Colorful World said...

Fabulous photos of some very interesting birds! I love the red breasted cardinal too. Looks like you had such a great trip!

Ela said...

Debbie, they are gorgeous !!
My favorite is the red crested cardinal. It's delightful.
Greetings

Laura. M said...

That blast. I love birds. The photos are beautiful!
Thanks for your good wishes, Debbie. We're home. Paco goes well.
a kiss.

This is the National Park Monfragüe. Wonderful:

http://asimegustaelmundo.blogspot.com.es/2011/06/parque-nacional-de-monfrague.html

Unknown said...

Wonderful birds! They're all gorgeous.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

I agree the Red Crested Cardinal takes the prize ... but, they are all beiutiful in their own way. I wish they didn't have to live in a zoo, but then I am guessing they are provided a high quality of life by the Smithsonian Staff. Beautiful pictures, Debbie ...

Andrea @ From The Sol

DIMI said...

Oh,Debbie,such beautiful birds!!My favorite is the red crested cardinal!!Gorgeous pictures!Thank you for sharing!!
Dimi...

Willow said...

You got some great shots. That red crested cardinal is amazing.

Lisa Gordon said...

The cardinal is my favorite too, Debbie.
What a beautiful variety of birds.

Hootin Anni said...

...been to the National Zoo a few times...only to see the Pandas. Now, with all the beautiful birds you and Eileen share, I wanna go back.

eileeninmd said...

Debbie, I am so happy you enjoyed the Zoo's bird house. It was one of my favorite parts besides the Pandas.. Your photos are awesome, well done! Enjoy the rest of your week!

Brian King said...

That's a great variety! Fantastic shots! It would be hard to choose, but that Red-crested Cardinal is awesome!

Miss Debbie said...

Why am I not surprised that you went to the birdhouse?? Beautiful birds...great pictures!

Michelle said...

That is a sweet owl. I haven't been to the National Zoo in a while!

Gail Dixon said...

Please excuse me while I pick my jaw up off my desk! Wow wow wow!! All of these birds are stunning. You did a really remarkable job of capturing each one of these beauties.

Montanagirl said...

Wow - a fabulous collection of photos of gorgeous birds. I have to say that the Red-crested Cardinal is my favorite as well!

Kathy said...

These birds are beautiful - and they know it!

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

You did a great job in capturing these photos! I love love love that owl.

Bev said...

Oh what wonderful pictures!!!

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

What gorgeous photos of these exotic birds! I love the cardinal best.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HI Debbie Brilliant bird shots that you saw at the zoo

Buttons Thoughts said...

Oh now this just made me smile. The Wrinkled Hornbill is the most interesting bird I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing my friend. Hug B

Angie said...

The National Zoo is one of the places on my bucket list too see. I hear it's amazing.

That Macaw is my favorite. They are gorgeous birds!

Unknown said...

They have fantastic colours!

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♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Oh what beautiful birds!
Yours sincerely.

Ida said...

Wow so many great and beautiful birds. You got some wonderful shots of them.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful birds, beautiful shots!

Stewart M said...

A great range of birds - I'd love to see any of these in the wild!

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne