Here are some pictures from my recent visit to the zoo with my family. Our main objective was to see the Monsoon Forest, a tropical house that had been opened in 2015, but was badly damaged by fire in 2018. It reopened in 2020 but was then subject to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. I visited again in 2022, but the birds were wary after all the disruption, so the experience was not as immersive as it had been before the fire. In 2023, the birds had settled in better, so they were much more active - it was amazing seeing Grosbeak Starlings flying so close to people as they went from one tree to another, and ground-dwelling birds running around at the side of the path. The only disappointment is that there is nowhere to sit and watch the birds - I managed to stop for a short while in a corner of the path, but then I was funnelled along the route again and was soon back outside. I did manage to take a few good photos but, as insufficient birdwatching took place, here is a photo of a rhino as well.

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