animals

Attacked by Parrots

14 Apr 2011
Posted by Marisa
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Yesterday we visited the Aviary in Kuala Lumpur. It was a very nice place. Also it is the world's largest aviary. We saw a lot of birds.

At one point we walked past a photo booth where you could get your picture taken with a variety of birds. There were some very cool owls that I was interested in getting my photo with, but it was unclear if the price included the owls or just the big parrots.

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So we walked on and the next stop was the "Parrot Experience." Sounds promising. When we entered there was a guy at the door selling parrot food if you were interested. I am always interested in feeding the birds, and since the price was considerably lower than getting your picture taken with owls, it promised to be my excitement for the day. And I sure got some excitement; a bit more than I paid for I think.

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After getting my cup of what looked coconut water, I unsuspectingly walked a bit into the Parrot Experience room, thinking I would get to pick out the bird I liked the best to feed. However, instead I was suddenly covered in parrots that flew in from nowhere, having been watching my cup of food a lot more closely than I was watching them.

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Animals are rarely as nice as we think they are and here you can see the birds fighting over who gets a spot at the cup.

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This one is keeping an eye on things from a nice perch.

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Some more flew in to keep an eye on the action.

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This one is not actually trying to eat my shirt, but using it so that he can climb closer to the action.

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See how he is making some progress.

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Mysterious white liquid sure is delicious.

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This guy sat on my shoulder and was perhaps trying to keep the rest in line because he kept making loud bird noises right in my ear.

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This one really thinks I'm a tree for climbing.

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When all the excitement died down, we got a more composed picture together. During the frenzy the birds also thought Jordan was a tree and perched on his head as well. However, since I was covered in parrots and couldn't reach in my pocket for the camera, you'll just have to imagine that.