
Aviaries at the San Diego Zoo were on my radar for my trip to Balboa Park this day. I’d purchased a year’s pass earlier when I took an interest in the nesting wild birds at the Safari Park, so I thought why not exploit the captive birds in the walk through aviaries? Visits to these one acre cages can be peaceful. With benches to sit and absorb the ambiance, and intimate views to exotic species, time spent here can be restful. This would be my last visit to the zoo collections.
Captured subjects include Orangutan, Violet Turaco, Green Wood Hoopoe, Red-eyed Dove, Crested Coua, Metallic Starling, Spotted Laughingthrush, White-throated Kingfisher, Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Ashy-headed Goose.

Orangutan(Pongo pygmaeus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 14:27 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X2573-Orangutan |
(C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Violet Turaco(Musophaga violacea) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 14:55 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 450 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2588-VioletTuraco |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Green Wood Hoopoe(Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 15:23 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2601-GreenWoodHoopoe |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Green Wood Hoopoe(Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 15:24 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 320 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2606-GreenWoodHoopoe |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Red-eyed Dove(Streptopelia semitorquata) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 15:25 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 320 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2610-RedEyedDove |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Crested Coua(Coua cristata) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 15:39 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X2640-CrestedCoua |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Metallic Starling(Aplonis metallica) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:00 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2669-MetallicStarling |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Spotted Laughingthrush(Garrulax ocellatus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:02 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 330 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2671-SpottedLaughingThrush |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


White-throated Kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:02 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2674-WhiteThroatedKingfisher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush(Garrulax pectoralis) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:06 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 310 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2694-GreaterNecklacedLaughingThrush |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Spotted Laughingthrush(Garrulax ocellatus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:11 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 320 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2711-SpottedLaughingThrush |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Spotted Laughingthrush(Garrulax ocellatus) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:13 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 330 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2718-SpottedLaughingThrush |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Metallic Starling(Aplonis metallica) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:22 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 490 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2726-MetallicStarling |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Metallic Starling(Aplonis metallica) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:22 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2727-MetallicStarling |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Ashy-headed Goose(Chloephaga poliocephala) |
Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:31 |
Location:
Balboa Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2730-AsheyHeadedGoose |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |

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