Category: Joyful Obsessions

Falcated Teal Duck. Snapped @ Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC.

African Pgymy Goose, lil Mr. Cool Breeze. Snapped @ Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC

Hailing from Australia, the Parakeet —a/k/a Budgerigar— seems to be everywhere but in the wild, courtesy of a thriving pet trade.

Red-faced Liocichla (India). Snapped @ Aviary at North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro NC

Ring Teal Duck, male. (South America) Snapped @ Aviary at North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro NC

Northern Bobwhite (USA, Mexico, Canada) a/k/a Virginia Quail. (Snapped @ Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC)