Ah, Tong had been having mild fever for a few days. So, mama cancelled the swimming lesson and tong skipped school. With a freed up afternoon, we decided to head to the Jurong Bird Park! I had initially wanted to take the 1hour long journey via bus but thought otherwise and caught a cab. The traffic was smooth and we reached there in a jiffy and the fare was only $11.60. Just in time for the 3.30pm penguin feeding segment. The kids were thrilled.
Armed with a glove and tray of fish, they scooted off to the enclosure.
The African penguins were waiting patiently for their treats.
Glad we caught this amazing experience.
Went on to the air-conditioned part for the next segment. Turned out that it merely involved the keeper feeding the penguins.
So, we went on our merry way to catch the "Birds of the skies" show which showcased dazzling and impressive birds of prey like vultures, owls and eagles.
Turned some nifty facts, like how the bald eagle was named so not because it did not have feathers on its body but because bald meant something else in the old English. ha.
Went to see the exhibits at the back of the amphitheatre, we had never noticed these before.
saw a sign pointing to the "Research and breeding centre" and ventured there. To our delight, there were rather interesting displays. Like this nest, which Jun really liked, and he kept going back there. The gigantic egg shells amused the older ones.
The research centre showed eggs and newly hatched birds in incubators, and even showed the kitchen where they prepared food.
That enormous egg belonged to the extinct elephant bird. One could only imagine how gargantuan that bird must have been. And that wee teeny egg at the far right? That was a humming bird's egg!
We took the tram round the park and then got off at the Lory Loft.
Both were enthusiastic at first, but the birds were fierce and greedy, one even pecked poor tong's hand so he dared not hold on to the cup anymore.
We ambled around the enclosure, the birds came in such close proximity to us, flying above our heads, narrowly missing crashing into us at times...
My littlest baby...he adored birds, I wondered if he was enjoying this trip?
saw a slightly pink feathered parrot, the kids did not even dare go too near it for a photo
Ha, finally a photo of the cheeky little birds in our house. Before we knew it, 2 hours had flown by and it was time to go home. We were caught in a slight jam and took quite some while before we could reach home and the fare was $24.50, twice of what we paid when we went there! Mama highly suspected that the uncle took a longer than usual route and got us into the jam...oh well...
With the June holidays coming, we would surely come back here again. We would definitely not give the wet play area a miss next time.
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