Leave me alone!

 

Well, this explains my difficulty in deciding whether these birds are rainbow or coconut lorikeets. (Columbus Zoo)

Soras swim but don't have webbed feet. (Columbus Zoo)

Maybe the sora's long toes help it swim. The bird is about the size of a robin.

hadada ibises (Columbus Zoo)

dromedary camels (Columbus Zoo)

More of Poor Clyde, an African gray parrot

Amur tigers (Columbus Zoo)

pygmy goats (Columbus Zoo)

Colorful birds

I first called this post "Beautiful birds," but all birds are beautiful. (I'm not fond of European starlings, however.)

red-and-green macaw (Detroit Zoo)

Indian peacock (Detroit Zoo)

These brothers are blue-throated macaws (Toledo Zoo). There's a third that's off-exhibit, and they're named Larry, Curly, and Moe.

coconut lorikeets (Columbus Zoo)

Lannister, a Reeves's pheasant (Columbus Zoo)

Nicobar pigeon (Columbus Zoo)

Victoria crowned pigeon (Cincinnati Zoo)

Superb starlings seem to have jewels on their wings (Columbus Zoo).

There are a number of color variations of Gouldian finches (Toledo Zoo).