Pretty & Playful
Wings From Down Under
Sponsored by Lowe’s
May 23 – Sept. 7; Open weekends from Sept. 7 - 30.
$2.00 per person exhibit admission
Otto Borchert Family Special Exhibits Building
 Cockatiel |
They’re bright, they’re friendly and they might land on your hand, if you like. This summer, you can touch, hold or even feed grass parakeets, cockatiels and eastern rosellas in the Milwaukee County Zoo’s special summer bird exhibit. All three types of birds hail from Australia, where they’re extremely common in the wild. Included in the exhibit admission is a food stick with millet seeds so visitors can feed these charming birds (extra food sticks are $1). Guests who don’t wish to get that close can simply watch the colorful cuties fly in two mesh aviaries.
How can you tell the birds apart? Parakeets (known as budgies in Australia) are the smallest of the three (7 to 8 inches head to tail feathers) and vary in color from blue to green and yellow. Cockatiels are gray, with a big orange spot on their cheeks and a tall crown of feathers on their heads. You’ll have no trouble spotting the multi-colored eastern rosellas, which sport vivid red, yellow and green feathers.
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