Posted on 19 Jan, 2009 10:36
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Exotic bird pays surprise visit to my house
This exotic bird recently paid STOMPer Cheryl a visit. She says that the bird was not afraid of people and even came back again on a separate occasion.
The bird, which Cheryl suspects is a Hornbill, sat on the wall and seemed to be looking for food.
The STOMPer then offered the bird a slice of papaya which it ate up. It did not, however, eat the apple given to it the second time it came back.
Cheryl sent in some pictures and a video of the bird eating the papaya.
She says:
“I was washing my hands in the kitchen on January 8 in the afternoon and looked up when I heard a flutter of wings from the garden and was stunned, staring at the view in disbelief for a minute or two.
“A huge bird was sitting on top of the garden wall looking around most probably for food.
“I placed a papaya on the left side of the garden wall and it hopped over to eat it.
“It was not afraid of humans and let me and my mother got very close to take photos.
“It was huge, around the size of my dog, which is a Pomeranian.
“After the bird had eaten its fill, it flew off.
“However, my father informed me that it came back again on January 18. It just sat at the garden wall looking around.
“It did not eat the apple my father offered it and flew away shortly.”
Read Jurong Bird Park's response here:
Exotic bird is a Toco Toucan
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</TD><TD>Check out a video of the bird eating a papaya </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Exotic bird pays surprise visit to my house
This exotic bird recently paid STOMPer Cheryl a visit. She says that the bird was not afraid of people and even came back again on a separate occasion.
The bird, which Cheryl suspects is a Hornbill, sat on the wall and seemed to be looking for food.
The STOMPer then offered the bird a slice of papaya which it ate up. It did not, however, eat the apple given to it the second time it came back.
Cheryl sent in some pictures and a video of the bird eating the papaya.
She says:
“I was washing my hands in the kitchen on January 8 in the afternoon and looked up when I heard a flutter of wings from the garden and was stunned, staring at the view in disbelief for a minute or two.
“A huge bird was sitting on top of the garden wall looking around most probably for food.
“I placed a papaya on the left side of the garden wall and it hopped over to eat it.
“It was not afraid of humans and let me and my mother got very close to take photos.
“It was huge, around the size of my dog, which is a Pomeranian.
“After the bird had eaten its fill, it flew off.
“However, my father informed me that it came back again on January 18. It just sat at the garden wall looking around.
“It did not eat the apple my father offered it and flew away shortly.”
Read Jurong Bird Park's response here:
Exotic bird is a Toco Toucan
<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD><TD>Check out a video of the bird eating a papaya </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
