Survival Guide/ Review
9 years of living on the North side and somehow I had never been to the Aviary. How does one not do that? It seems time had flown by...
Flash forward...pssshhhhuuu (Flash forward noise) There I am surrounded by families with their kids feeling rather old for the (bird watching on easy mode) Aviary, but alas I was excited to be there.
Every room is different, a gumball machine of different selections. There are a few rooms that the employee's use to unleash live birds onto you as proposed meals for the day. Make sure you bring something to keep them away. A cricket bat seems to work efficiently.
There is even a room where the ceiling rains to recreate a wetlands area. What's really going on here is that they are using the water to distract you so the flamingos can move in closer into striking distance. Again, a cricket bat works well.
At first I was in awe of the different rooms due to the large differences in each one but soon I realized this was just a ploy to confuse you. Keep this in mind while you make your way through there. Now hear me out here, there is a bird there...beware of this bird. is called the Rhinoceros Hornbill. This bird is a bit larger than a full grown man and has a roar of a raptor. I am fully sure that this is a bird that will escape eventually. If the documentary called Jurassic Park has taught us anything it is that you can't cage giant creatures that feed on the bones of men.
If you do make it through all the rooms, there is a session where they feed the Penguins, they use fish to do so and the kids seem to really love it. The people there are all very informative and honestly really do try to make the people have a great experience.
I highlighted the fact that they use fish because frankly I think this is just a gateway drug to using humans. It's just a matter of time guys...just a matter of time. Don't forget your cricket bat.