Over the Labor Day weekend I visited some friends in Boston who just had their first child. While visiting,I had the opportunity to visit one of two "Zoo New England" locations in Massachusetts - Franklin Park Zoo in Boston.
Not only did I rack up my "bird point" total with many local birds in the nearby park, but the Franklin Park Zoo houses literally dozens of species!
Birds seen in the wild:
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| Canada Goose - 1 point |
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| Mourning Dove - 1 point |
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| European Starling - 1 point |
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| House Sparrow (Female) - 1 point |
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| House Sparrow (Male) - .5 points |
Birds seen at Franklin Park Zoo:
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| Wattled Crane - .5 points |
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| Wattled Crane |
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| Kori Bustard (Africa) - .5 points |
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| Kori Bustard - This thing is basically a velociraptor with wings... |
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| Emu - .5 points |
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| Emu |
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| Australian Wood Duck - .5 points |
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| Ostrich - .5 points |
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| Black Swan - .5 points |
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| So pretty! |
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| We'll see if Hallie let's me count this one...the Northern Brown Kiwi sleeping in the dark (.5 points)? |
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And while we are on the subject...another terrible photo of a nocturnal bird...This is an actual bird, believe it or not, called the "Tawny Frogmouth" - .5 points
When I first took this, I was pretty sure I had just taken a picture of some sort of stuffed animal or a weird bird feeder. or something...but it was crowded so I took a photo of the informational poster and just figured I would clean up the photograph when I got home (as you can see, not much luck) or chalk it up as a loss... |
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This is what the poster said was within this eerie blue light. So when
I snagged the above photo I was less than satisfied, and not at all
convinced that I had a shot of the "Tawny Frogmouth"
But then, I got home and googled "Franklin Park Zoo Tawny Frogmouth" ....and the photo below came up! A real-life version of my weird stuffed fluffball! This is not my photo (below) but it helps explain what you are looking at in mine. |
This thing is incredible! Very much like an owl but it not classified as one, the Tawny Frogmouth is a nocturnal Australian native. Most of them do not appear to be this "fluffy" in the wild, but at least I know I wasn't being duped with a stuffed bird!
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| Palm Cockatoo - .5 points |
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| Citron-Crested Cockatoo - .5 points |
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| Kea - .5 points |
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| Kookabura - .5 points |
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| Great Indian Hornbill - .5 points |
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| Awesome bird! |
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| Aww |
Andean Condor - .5 points
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| Chilean Flamingo - .5 points |
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| Sunbittern (S. America) - .5 points |
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| Maccao Duck (male) - .5 points (apologies for blurry photo) |
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| Mallard Duck (female) - .5 points |
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| Ringed Teal (female) - .5 points |
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| Golden-Breasted Starling - .5 points (this African bird looks like such an alien!) |
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| Red-crested Turaco - .5 points |
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| Another alien-looking species! This bird was very agile and difficult to photograph! |
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| Boat-billed Heron - .5 points |
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| Bearded Barbet - .5 points |
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| TO BE IDENTIFIED! |
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| Gouldian Finch - .5 points |
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| TO BE IDENTIFIED! |
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| Orange Bishop - .5 points |
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| Ruffled up Orange Bishop |
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| Maccao Duck (female) - .5 points |
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| Bali Mynah - .5 points |
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| This bird was just singing away - it was really neat! |
Violet Turaco - .5 points (This illusive bird, much like it's red-crested cousin, it is verrrry difficult to photograph. Thankfully I photographed each of the zoo's posted signs so I know for certain that this is the right species!)
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| Siberian Crane - .5 points |
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| Red-crowned Crane - .5 points |
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| Saddle-billed Stork - .5 points |
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| Hammerkop - .5 points |
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| Scarlet Ibis - .5 points |
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| African Pygmy Falcon - .5 points |
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| TO BE IDENTIFIED! |
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| TO BE IDENTIFIED! |
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| Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture - .5 points |
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| This African vulture is an endangered species with a wing-span of more than 8 feet! |
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| Yellow-billed Stork -. 5 points |
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| Hadada Ibis - .5 points |
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| TO BE IDENTIFIED! |
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| Green Honeycreeper - .5 points |
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| Marlbled Teal (female) - .5 points |
This zoo had a very cool "Aussie Aviary" that featured dozens of "Budgies" (Budgerigar). These birds are native to Australia, and in the U.S. are more commonly known as a "Parakeet"!
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Budgerigar (Male) - .5 points
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Budgerigar (Female) - .5 points
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| Fatty |
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| For $3 they will give you a stick with birdseed glued to it, and the birds come right to you...$$$ |
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| Please don't poo... |
And if you remember Parakeets from the '90's then you probably remember cockatiels too. The lady one of the lady cockatiels at this zoo was molting, so she looks kind of like a vulture. But don't judge her please!
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| Cockatiel (Female & Male) |
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| Aw |
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| <3 |
TOTAL ACCUMULATED BIRD POINTS: 27
and for FUN....
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| Hey buddy... |
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| Say whaaaaat??? |
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| Pumba |
- Genny
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