Birds and Buddies Show
Forsaking our love for sleep is one of the challenges we face when we are on a trip. We stayed so late the preceding night that we wanted to skip the visit to Jurong Bird Park and just give the park hopper ticket (that was post-Night Safari and Singapore Zoo visit) to other tourists. But then, the previous daydreaming about feeding the lorries and fascination to “stalk” 8,000 birds (of more than 600 species) by capturing them in a snapshot outweighed the sleepiness. It is good that the park’s programme is time-conscious friendly that shows and feeding sessions happen twice daily.
We came in just in time for the Birds n Buddies Show. With this show alone I took a gazillion photos already and hardly blinked! Hence, I decided to chop the Jurong Bird Park post into two to fit the photos to a reasonable number.
(Our two feathery pals formed a cute heart-y shape.)
I initially wanted to put everything in a mosaic, but that will not do justice to these captivating creatures. They are inherently colorful that except for inking the watermark and resizing them, no other editing was necessary.
Birds n Buddies show showcases performing birds in a single act. Whether you are fond of them of not, I think that their antics will amaze you. While this green parrot is not of multi-colored nature, she (let us just presume) had everyone’s eyes when she started singing English, Chinese and Malay songs. Multi-lingual. Beat that. Re-watching the videos that we took still gives us childlike giggles.
(It looks like it did not hurt, but ticklish instead.)
(The bird was trained to get a certain amount of Singaporean dollar and to return the same later on.)
(Looks like it has two heads eh? But no.)
One of the interesting chapters of some shows is whenever the audience is asked to participate. We have witnessed variety in interactions and each kind was momentous as you can see from the faces of the audience – the volunteers and those around them who were equally ecstatic. Flickering eyes, astonished heart, stunned soul.
The mascots in their colorful costumes added to the cheerfulness of the air. I am still in disbelief that we risked missing a visit to this bird park. This show was, but, a minor slice of what was in store. I am glad that we did not give in to the temptation to sleep more.
(Slideshow of Birds n Buddies show)
Birds n Buddies Show happens in Pools Amphitheatre everyday at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
Next entry: Birds of Prey Show, Penguin feeding, Lory Loft, African Waterfall Aviary, World of Darkness, Panorail and more.
i love the sixth photo…lovely colorful flamingos.
There are too many of them and they look fancier when they walk in synchrony.
so much photo opportunities.
hahaha, jurong bird park was the one we had to give up/skip because i wanted to rest, too tired from all the walking
Naku, muntik na talaga kami hindi pumunta dito. Almost lunch time na kami nakarating, we intended to reach at 8:30 AM.
ang gaganda naman! we skipped this one when we went to singapore (as well as the singapore zoo)…now we are regretting it! hu hu!
Hindi bale next time na lang.
Wait for the continuation of this post. Dami talagang birds of different species.
We went to Singapore Zoo (one of my top 5 destinations in SG!) and Night Safari as well.
hahaha. i did a post on birds, too.
I’ll check it.
birds are captivating, ‘no? kl and singapore have beautiful bird parks. sana meron din dito sa pilipinas (or if there’s already one, where is it kaya?)..
I remember during our visit to Malagos in Davao many years ago that there is a mini-bird park. But I haven’t heard of a real sanctuary.
we missed this when we were there. we went to the night safari. did u get to try that?
Yes, we went to Night Safari and Singapore Zoo. I’ll write about that, too. Took gazillion photos.
fascinating! the last time i saw birds in one compound was when i visited the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao, pero di ganto kadami. 8,000 birds–wow!
I’ve been to the Philippine Eagle Center, too. That was fascinating as well. But yes, Jurong Bird Park is better because it is home to so many species. Worth the visit.
hayyy sarap naman dyan. sarap ka-interact ang mga birds.
There’ a bird show in Malagos (Davao), every Saturday. But your shots are far better than what could be seen in Malagos.
the second photo captured the moment so well….galing-galing!! never been on a bird show so will difintely share this post to Hubby
Thank you, Wits!
btw, i tried your Dampa-Style Shrimp recipe and it was oh so good!! I will cook it for some friends over the weekend
WOW! wonderful. great shots, Ms. Jo. Hindi kaya nasaktan yung batang babae?
BTW, I still can’t comprehend the need or compulsion to “forsake sleep’ (though I have my own share of late nights, or should I say “mornight”). No matter what and how important I did, I end up beat and unhappy with only few hours of sleep.
yours truly,
masandal…
ang ganda naman ng mga flamingos! they look elegant-slash-beautiful! and galing ng mga shots mo. pang-professional. =)
very colorful! such an eye candy…
i bet you enjoy capturing all of them!
ang ganda ng mga photos mo!!! the girl is pretty. last time we were here in singapore, we didn’t have time to visit jurong bird park. now, hubby wants to go there. but i am not a fan of birds, hehehe. so baka sila nalang ni ej pumunta =)
i haven’t been here but will visit one day…layo kasi and minsan kakatamad..heheeh!!!
yeah, singapore zoo and night safari is a must-visit place
very colorful pics. Amazing how they can tame birds !
oh wow the colors are amazing!
Great photos Wits. You seem to enjoy taking photos of those birds…ang gaganda kasi ng photos mo.
Thanks for sharing!
I visited Jurong many years ago and looks like the birds remain very talented! Even if I haven’t slept well myself, their antics will just keep me awake.
wow ang ganda-ganda naman. very colorful. siguro kung ako ang nandyan hindi ako magsasawang panoorin at kuhanan sila ng pictures.
Those birds are beautiful and amazing. I’m sure the whole program was captivating to watch.
I can say you really your vacation as much as I love looking and reading this post.,