Show BIRDS IN THE ZOO T M THE white headed sea eagle and I 1 m from south africa blahe brownie was visiting some of tie birds in the zoo and they were him about themselves yes continued the white headed ea eagle and now fm here of course you can see that for yourself but it seems a long distance from south africa it my way and the family way has always been to capture our food alive fish Is what we like and you can also see that I 1 am beautiful that too Is a family char my back feathers ore of a lovely slate gray color and my head 13 white as my name tells anyone under part of my tall it Is white and I 1 have white feathers upon my legs 1 I agree with you said brownie ou are a very striking handsome bird thank you thank you said the white headid sea eagle I 1 am the australian eagle you eee I 1 have bron feathers and I 1 1 I am the american flamingo said the next bird too am very beautiful I 1 have a white head and breast and at the back of my neck are white feathers too 1 I am full of handsome feathers perhaps 1 I should say that I 1 am covered with handsome feathers acs laughed brownie 1 I think that would be more correct 1 I said the nest creature upon whom brownie called nn the asiatic white crane I 1 live in the open country and we are to be found in pairs or in small family groups we are dainty you see 1 am white and gray I 1 like pretty simple colors rish Is what we are fed the say that very little Is known about our nesting ways when wild and it Is a family secret as a matter of fact we keep our home nests terr secret 1 then nillie brownie saw a pelican swallowing a fish and it seemed as though he could see right into the pelicans throat in the sunlight the pelicans were going about with their bits of fish and they were chat terling and making a great deal of noise the gulls were folding their beath teath ers go nicely on their backs spread ing out their wings aad making them dehes look their very best they had not paid any attention to the pelicans when they had wiggled down their food for that was just how it had looked to brownie nor had they chattered ag much as the pelicans had I 1 am the black necked stork said the next one upon whom brownie called my neck Is really more of a pea cock blue color than it Is black but I 1 suppose the person who farst named us was more or less color blind at any rate such Is the name and too I 1 suppose some members of the family may have necks which are more black than blue we come from india and from northern australia were very shy and very wary of strangers we go about all by ourselves when in the free state though we do go la pairs too dont you think our long and very thin pink legs are quite interesting and unusual indeed I 1 do agreed brownie he had been particularly fascinated by their long and very very thin pint legs im the american flamingo said the next bird we live along the at coasts of tropical when we ire wild our colors are more wonderful and more brilliant W e lose some of the brilliant coloring when were in the zoo such Is the flamingo family way and then watched the keeper feed the pacific gull and after feed ing him he gave the gull s beak a nce little affectionate shake for he was a great pet of the keeper but brownie had to leave then lie wag invited to come again however to hear more of their stories |