National Day

National Day was last Thursday, August 9th, here in Singapore.  It is the day they celebrate their independence from Malyasia (not Great Britian)  They just celebrated their 47th year. It is wild to be in such a young country.  Ross had the day off so we spent it at the Jurong Bird Park and then watched the National Day festivities on TV.
The Jurong Bird Park was a sight to behold.  We have never seen so many varieties of such colorful birds in our whole life.  A definite place to take any of our visitors.

Sarah & Nate's wing span doesn't measure up to the largest pelicans!

This is a cassowary.  Found in the prehistoric section.  It doesn't even look real.  It has a horn that it uses to push through the think vegetation of the rainforest

Nate was selected as a volunteer to have "Butter" a sulfur crested cockatoo land on him and out a stuffed animal into a cup.
Like the pose?  Superman ...

Mama bird and her chicks!