Parrots, Ibis, Cranes and more!

Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama has a large number of surprisingly accessible birds. Most are kept in open areas where there is a low fence to prevent visitors from approaching too close, the lack of glass makes it a bit easier to get photos of the birds.

A number of Macaws were present. It's interesting at how expressive they seem, when birds can't really form facial expressions as we can.

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Macaws use their very strong beak to crack open nuts and other hard fruits, they also have great memory and remember when and where food is available in the wild.

And with just the closing of an eye, an entirely new expression!

Another section of the bird area was in a building with entrances built something like an airlock. One set of doors on the outside and another inner set separated by a passageway of about 2 meters. On the door frames were also hung lengths of chain forming a curtain, easy for humans to push through but enough to prevent the birds from escaping.

Housed in this section were birds included the Toucan with its massive, though extremely light, bill and amazingly blue eyes!

Best hair would have to go to the Grey Crowned Crane:

Not only the crown on its head but the lovely pleated appearance of the neck and body feathers, wow!

There were a few Scarlet Ibis wading in the water as well!

This is how you scratch your neck if you don't have arms:

Outside again to the Emu pen, this portrait shows us very clearly that the dinosaurs are very much still here:

And indeed, these are the kinds of hair-like feathers that adorned many of the dinosaurs.

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Another recent post from my trip to Shirahama:

Tide Pool Macro Photography

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