That's a shame
Burgers' Zoo free-ranging species in Burgers Bush, Desert and Mangrove
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That's a shame
My bets are that the catfish got removed from the collection due to not matching the South-American theme of the water pool. The Capybara part (and old manatee basin) is only inhabited by South-American fish species, whilst upstream near the Coca Cola hut you find African carp and tilapia, and formerly the lungfish.
Actually, it's now both the former capybara enclosure and the former manatee basin, since the capybaras left a little while ago
I'm finally visiting Burgers' zoo again tomorrow. And like some sort of madman I've made maps and guides with which I'm going to make sure to see every free-roamer.
So just in case there's any other mad people out there, I'm leaving them all here for you to enjoy!
I know it says that ** animals have less than 5 holders in Europe, but that's not actually very accurate. ** animals just means that they're rare in Europe
So just in case there's any other mad people out there, I'm leaving them all here for you to enjoy!
I know it says that ** animals have less than 5 holders in Europe, but that's not actually very accurate. ** animals just means that they're rare in Europe
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Nice looking maps and guides, have fun tomorrow and good luck with spotting all the free-roamers!
After a very long day I can now proudly say that I am the first to spot the crested bobwhite!
I will upload my observations later this evening (I hope)
I will upload my observations later this evening (I hope)
Also very happy to inform you all that the signage for the bush has been updated, there's a new sign at the entrance, and near the ocean-entrance that's almost fully up-to-date
So, here's my observations for Mangrove
Two brown basilisks were hanging out at the beginning of the stream. As well as an entire flock (Herd?) of crested bobwhite, all hiding behind the bushes, on the backstage keeper path. They all hid in the underbrush as soon as I tried to take a picture though
Blue-backed grassquits were absolutely everywhere
Two brown basilisks were hanging out at the beginning of the stream. As well as an entire flock (Herd?) of crested bobwhite, all hiding behind the bushes, on the backstage keeper path. They all hid in the underbrush as soon as I tried to take a picture though
Blue-backed grassquits were absolutely everywhere
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Not much to add for the other two, apart from the fact that I barely saw anything in Desert.
I saw a bunch of painted buntings, but they were all females so I had some difficulties identifying them until I looked them up afterwards.
Also: Luzon bleeding hearts are F[]ing everywhere, any time I thought I tried to take a picture of another free-roamer, I found out it was another one of those damn pigeons
I saw a bunch of painted buntings, but they were all females so I had some difficulties identifying them until I looked them up afterwards.
Also: Luzon bleeding hearts are F[]ing everywhere, any time I thought I tried to take a picture of another free-roamer, I found out it was another one of those damn pigeons
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A male Northern cardinal has been added to desert, meaning they now have one male and one female (Which would explain why they were so hard to spot on my visit)
Visiting again today, hoping to fill up my list further
Question: Seeing that new free-roamers in Bush like to hang around the turtle pond, is there a spot where new free-roamers in Desert like to hang out? I'm hoping to see the Northern Cardinal today.
Hopefully with the cooler weather they'll be more easy to spot (seeing that desert was around 40 degrees last time)
Question: Seeing that new free-roamers in Bush like to hang around the turtle pond, is there a spot where new free-roamers in Desert like to hang out? I'm hoping to see the Northern Cardinal today.
Hopefully with the cooler weather they'll be more easy to spot (seeing that desert was around 40 degrees last time)
Best chances are probably at either the waterfall or the shrubbery next to the bighorns across the saguaros.
For the Bush it's hard to say.
According to @TimmieGun, new free-roamers in the Bush like to hang around behind the Malayan leaf turtle pond (Bottom right corner)
Spoke to a keeper today, apparently Argus pheasants are no longer kept in Bush. I did manage to see almost all of the birds in desert
He didn't mention if they died or if they moved. Just that they didn't keep them anymore
Some other things that I saw yesterday: White-eared catbirds currently hanging out at the bird watching platform all day
The male Northern Cardinal in desert was flying all over the place, and the female was making a nest
The male Northern Cardinal in desert was flying all over the place, and the female was making a nest
Forgot to add that the indigo buntings in Desert are now held in the Canyon aviary
Does anyone know if the malayan great argus will return in the bush? According to my calculation without that species there are 35 bird species in the Bush. The leafbird is still there. The only birds I haven't seen are: orangefronted fruit dove, speckled mousebird, yellowlegged honeycreeper, chestnutbacked groundthrush and turquoise tanager. I have spotted the spangled cotinga near the entrance to the Safari. Any advice concerning the other species, apart from what was mentioned earlier in this topic?