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A Birthday Trip and a Day With the Birds

·Hong Kong, China·#travel#family trip#birthday#birds#animal sanctuary
A smiling person sits at a table with a layered cake topped with a lit sparkler, glasses, and a candle.

We took a trip in mid-October of 2018, centered around a birthday. We celebrated one evening inside, marking the occasion with a slice of layered cake and a bright, crackling sparkler. It was a simple, happy moment.

During our stay, we took in the view from a high point overlooking the city. It was a grey, overcast day, and the skyline was a mix of skyscrapers and residential buildings nestled into the lush, green hillsides that met the water.

We also spent a sunny afternoon at what must have been an aviary or bird sanctuary. It was an outdoor space with ponds and large enclosures. One memorable resident was a white cockatoo with a bare chest, perched quietly on a branch.

The main event was getting to interact with the parrots directly. The kids were able to hold several of them, from a large red-and-green macaw that sat heavily on an arm to smaller, more colorful birds that perched calmly on their hands. It was a quiet, focused experience, just watching these creatures up close.

A smiling child sits at a table with a sparkler in a slice of cake, glasses, and a red candle.A panoramic view of a hazy city skyline, harbor with ships, and dense green trees under an overcast sky.A white cockatoo with a featherless chest perches on a branch above a pond, with cages and trees in the background.A green parrot with an orange beak and red accents perches on a person's hand outdoors.A child in glasses holds a red and green macaw on their arm, with a white cockatoo in a cage behind them.A child in a white shirt with a colorful parrot on their finger looks at a white parrot in a bird enclosure.A child wearing glasses has a colorful parrot perched on their arm outdoors.Two children and a vibrant green parrot perched on a hand in an outdoor aviary setting.

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