Monte Casino Bird Sanctuary    

On the north end of Johannesburg near Sandton, there is a bird sanctuary known as Montecasino Bird Park.  We decided it would be an enjoyable place to visit on a Saturday. So taking advantage of the beautiful weather, we headed out to explore this area. Our first stop was lunch at the outdoor Flamingo Cafe overlooking all of the pink and white flamingos. Following lunch we watched their "Flight of Fantasy" bird show in their amphitheatre. Next we headed to their Frog and Reptile Room (wishing our grandchildren were along to enjoy it with us) and then on to their walk-through aviary which had 60 species of birds, reptiles and other small mammals from around the world.

The view from our table at the Flamingo Cafe.

A fairly large chameleon.

An unusual looking chameleon.

How many frogs do you see?

Another cute little frog.

A bright little lizard!

A colorful tarantula.

Another tarantula.

A large and colorful lizard.

A Laughing Kookaburra on a girl's head.

A bird in flight

A crowned Crane.

MaCaws

A small Owl  (I think it is a European bee eater.)

A Blue Crane

Ralph the Pelican coming in for a landing.

I think they called this one "Frazer" Crane.

No idea what it is but it has a very large and colorful beak.

A ring-tailed Lemur greeted us in the bird aviary.

The Lemur thought that camera on Elder Winn's hip might be interesting.

We were also greeted by a Red Ruffed Lemur as we entered the aviary.

One of the brightly colored birds we saw.

A duckbill

Guinea fowl

Up close and personal.

Notice the florescent feathers on the breast.

Our Red Ruffed Lemur came to say goodbye as we left.

Two parrots

A sign to help us.

A meerkat just outside the aviary.

 It was a great way to spend three hours on a Saturday seeing birds and animals up close and personal.