Some Fine Feathered Friends At Gatorland

I (Mom), love birds of any kind! I have always enjoyed getting photographs of them, especially very colorful birds. Just one more enjoyable part of Gatorland!

I'm Mr Lonely

I have been trying to take a decent picture of the birds for months now. They have never turned out good at all. Since I have learned the macro- zoom feature on my camera, I finally got a good one. This little guy is all alone, since the "incident", and really doesn't seem to be lonely. He talks a lot to himself in his little mirror, and really enjoys watching the TV. He was the only one who ever made a lot of noise, so it hasn't quieted down since the demise of the two females.

While The Peeps Are Away.........Somethings Will Play

This past Sunday started out quite well. In fact it was great all day! We went to a friends house and enjoyed a cookout and swimming. Lots of fun! Then...........we came home. To this! This is a corn snake. It is inside my finches bird cage! I had one male and two females. Now............there is only the male left. Boy were we ever shocked! It probably came in through a cable wire hole, right below the table that held the cage. We immediately took the cage outside, and pondered what to do next. By removing the tray and bottom grate, the snake was able to slither out. Now mind you, he had two big lumps on his body, (my finches), so it could have been a little difficult for him to escape from the cage. He didn't seem to be able to wiggle away to fast, he must have been to full. By this time, my hubby was really upset about what our little birds went through, so he grabbed a shovel from the shed. The snake became history! I wonder if the male bird realized what a close call he had. I really wonder what Billy was thinking and doing all the time this was going on. He usually stays on the couch (right near the bird cage), all the time we are gone. I CANNOT STAND the thought of a snake being INSIDE my house! Mice, bugs or other small things,.........easy to get rid of. A three foot long snake..............how do you keep them out? The lesson of this story.........Do not keep small birds as pets!

Pretty In Pink

I love birds! Any kind of bird! Especially BIG birds! Any color of bird! How much fun it would be to be a bird for one day! Just think of all you could see if you were a bird, flying around! Even though they don't fly, the flamingo is one of my favorites! I also like to pick up any kind of bird. This one would be quite a handful, but fun to hold! I doubt that I will ever get a chance to hold a flamingo :( But I sure will continue to gaze at them.