Animal Kingdom - Maharajah Jungle Trek

Crowned pigeon showing off his head gear:

 

That human looks tasty:

 

They may not be Norwegian Blues, but you have to admit that peacocks have lovely plumage.


Green and Envied

 

Plum-headed parakeet with some nifty foot work on that piece of food:

 

The Komodo dragons on the trail are usually easy to shoot. They love to lay on their heated rock all day.


Draggin' Dragon

 

A pair of crested partridges have successfully avoided being stuck in pear trees for another year.


Seen Any Pear Trees?

 

Lock up the family jewels and cue Louis the Lethargic.


It's Only a Fruit Bat

 

Tiger enjoying a bone on a cold day:

 

After lunch, my 6th grade teacher would tell us all to "Rest, relax and let peristalsis take place." I think these blackbuck antelope are heeding his words..


Digestion Time

 

Wall-climbing metallic starling.


Parkour Starling

 

This is a Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha, a member of the cuckoo family.


A Little Cuckoo

 

After all of the Christmas craziness has settled down, it's time for a long winter's (cat)nap.


Holiday Recovery

 

Some say that the Nicobar pigeon is a relative of the extinct Dodo bird. Others say that it's a pretty tenuous genetic link. I don't think this bird really cares.


King of All it Surveys

 

Is orange and black the new green? If not, the tiger's camouflage does not fit its environment.


It's Hard to Blend In

 

Today's special guest bird in the Maharajah's aviary is a pale-headed rosella, who flew in all the way from northeastern Australia.


Special Guest

 

Tigers: Always watching or sleeping. This one's watching with its eyes closed.


Watching and Waiting