Birds about Town, Part 2

Okay, the title is misleading, these birds were spotted out in the countryside.   But they are great so I wanted to share them.

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This is an Andean Condor swooping down on command from a high perch.   They are so huge that they can’t actually fly, they just glide.

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She is the star of a bird show that was at the Fair.

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There was also a South African eagle.

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Most important to the show was the Australian conure that is trained to take money from tourists and stuff it into a box.  This animal trainer obviously had a great love of these birds and they were truly amazing to watch in action.   Then there are the native birds of the area.

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The giant chicken to entice you to the roadside diner.

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And the dockside (the only thing missing is a dock and water) pelican.  This bird and it’s compatriots are there to entice tourists to stop at a roadside antique shop, and, if this works it proves that tourists are easily led.

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