Part of our recent vacation included a trip to the Riverbanks Zoo. We'd been there with Ben twice before (Mom and Dad have grandparent passes; how cute), but we never got to feed the lorikeets. I had seen a couple of sets of pictures of Scott, Tracey, and Abel feeding them, but the exhibit was always either closed or beyond our little guy's capability of behavior (heh). Ben LOVES birds, so we were really excited to get in there. It is really neat, whether you're two or 50!
When you arrive outside the lorikeet exhibit, you can purchase a small cup of nectar that the birds will drink right from your hands. (And apparently will graciously adorn your clothing with, if you stick around long enough for it to go on through!) We were sharing the zoo with about five different elementary schools the day we went, and the place was crowded. The only 'available' bird was pretty high up, when we first got in there.
You can see how Ben is totally into this:
These two birds were doing such a cute job of sharing, no joke...
Mommy's turn (I love Ben's arm around my shoulder)...
...and then Ben goes solo:
And you wouldn't believe the sort of naughtiness these two, er, lovebirds were up to shortly after this photo was taken! (I'll give you a hint, the ginormous turtles were doing the SAME THING just moments later... nothing like getting a real, live biology lesson at the zoo!)
So much fun!
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