Kobe Kachoen

While I was visiting the in-laws in Osaka we took another trip to Kachoen, the bird and flower park in Kobe that we went to last summer. We stayed for a shorter time than before and although I didn't get a chance to see the owls or play with the toucans and parrots, it was even better because my niece Marya was with us. Watching her delighted reactions to the birds was just as fun as watching the birds themselves.

She had been really excited about seeing the penguins, and while she did like them it turns out that was she liked best feeding the ducks. "Come for the penguins, stay for the ducks", that's Kachoen's motto.

But for me the highlight of the day was the hot swan action:

But Kachoen is not all hungry ducks and randy swans. There's plenty else to see and do, so I'll leave you with a bunch of pictures from the rest of our visit. There are lots more in my Golden Week album, so if you just can't get enough of exotic birds, pretty flowers and cute nieces, have a peek.

Comments

[Vicki]

Beautiful pictures! Japan looks so vibrant and colorful. Do you know what kind of bird the red one is?

[mina]

Thank you, those are lovely photos!

[Tess]

Looks like a lovely day. I like your earrings and necklace–very elegant.

[Kevin]

Nice photos!

[Sean]

Very nice!

The picture that really wowed (and rearranged my head) is the one at flickr "2482149585". It looks gloriously like a bright and sunny impressionist painting. Good job!

[erin]

How do they get those birds so pink?

[Amy]

Thanks for the comments!

Vicki and Erin, it's a scarlet ibis, and although it's naturally red or pink I suspect they feed it food colouring to get the colour so bright.