Montecasino Bird Park 02 Lorikeet

Montecasino Bird Park

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November 11th 2010
Geo: -26.1538, 28.0389This afternoon Paul, Jen and I went to the Montecasino Bird Park. I'm not that interested in birds and didn't know what to expect. When we arrived we choose to go through the Lorikeet Aviary first. In here there were lots of friendly lorikeets that we could feed nectar to. The birds would sit on our hands and eat the nectar. It was a bit ticklish when they stood on ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more