Jurong Bird Park

The day began with a glimpse of the last few minutes of the Bird Show at Pools Amphitheatre which begins at 1pm and ends at 1.30pm.

We managed to catch a parrot singing 'Singapura Oh Singapura' and another parrot, Picaso, doing a $10 worth of 'hawk' painting, as proclaimed by the presenter.

A 'snow' foam playing area at Penguin Wonderland

The early birds at the park could get a Penguin Party invitation tickets and take pictures with a real penguin! Alas, we never get to reach a place of attraction early!

We took a self-taken picture at the Bird Photography area. Baby looked a little terrified by the real birds!

A picture taken by the Park would cost at least $25. At one point I was tempted to buy it though. It featured us holding the birds on T-shaped branches and the framing did make a difference!

Then we got hungry. We had local fare at Hawk Cafe located right outside the Park. We got our hand stamped before exiting so that we could re-enter the Park after lunch.

Nasi Lemak. It wasn't bad at all, to say the least!

The chicken rice was good! At $9.50 per plate, I enjoyed it. The Dino Food Court at Universal Studio has alot to learn from the Bird Park!

We took the panorail to Lory Loft after the hearty meal

Coco feeding the lories with honey

'Dino Dig' at the Ostrich enclosure

The birds we saw:

Ostrich

Cassowary

Emus

Flamingos

Pelicans

Some unknown but beautiful-feathered bird at the Feeding Area at the Waterfall

Baby napping

Aviary Waterfall

"I want to look like I am holding the waterfall!"

Birds eating Twisties

Seagulls

African penguin

Pink flamingos

Duck

The secret to look slimmer on pictures: get your kid to place her hand on your tummy!

Her beautiful just-woken-up smile

We skipped the Birds of Prey Show (which was an equally great show) as we had watched it during our previous trip.

Overall, it was a nice experience seeing birds uncommon outside the Park. Each time we go there, we get to see 'new' species of birds that we previously missed. The shows are more memorable than the ones at the zoo too!

More information:
Opening Hours
8.30am to 6.00pm daily

Ticketing:
Adult S$18.00
Child (3 to 12 years old) S$12.00

Panorail ride:
Adult S$5.00
Child (3 to 12 years old) S$3.00

Lory feeding:
$3 per cup
*Current promotion: Unlimited feeding at $3

Getting there:
Take the MRT to Boon Lay Station and transfer to SBS number 194 or 251 at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange.

If you are driving :
•From AYE, use Exit 17
•From PIE, use Exit 36. Turn left into Jalan Bahar towards the direction of Jalan Boon Lay. Turn right at Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim to reach Jurong Bird Park