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Lorikeet Forest, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Worker Outside
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A man worked outside the aviary. His job was to offer to sell you nectar to feed the birds. Behind him was a sign that read:

Lorikeet Forest
Hours
10:30am -- 4:40pm
Enjoy your visit


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Inside A Sign
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Inside was a sign that described lorikeets. It read in part, "The Aquarium Of The Pacific opened Lorikeet Forest in 2001."


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Terry Fed A Lorikeet
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Terry had a lorikeet perched on her arm so that it could feed from a small cup of nectar held in her left hand.


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Kids Of All Ages
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Kids of all ages enjoyed the lorikeets that afternoon.


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A Display
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A display described two of the lorikeet species present and showed on a map where they originated.


Lorikeet Forest external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:00:40 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_0177
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Toys And Textures
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The lorikeets had many small toys available to help keep their lives interesting. There was also a piece of cardboard over the chain to give the birds a different texture to enjoy.


Lorikeet Forest external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:00:52 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0178
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Lorikeet Leaned
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A lorikeet on a a horizontal fence rail leaned in a direction to match the opening in leaves behind it.


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Lorikeet Feeding Station
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A metal fence divided the feeding station from the interior of the heated shed where the birds could spend their nights.


Lorikeet Forest external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:06:04 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0194
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Video Of Lorikeet Fight
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Two lorikeets perched on one arm and gently fought for a share of the nectar.


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Two Lorikeets Shared A Post
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Two lorikeets were perched atop the same wooden post.


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Our birds are full.
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A sign outside the aviary read:

Lorikeet Forest
Our birds are full.
Nectar sales are on hold.

Please return at a later time to feed the Lorikeets.


Lorikeet Forest external link   •  Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:21:36 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 18 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0227
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