The Birmingham Zoo
I posted a few days ago about my family and I taking a trip to Birmingham, Alabama. Our first stop on our trip was to Vulcan Park and Museum. If you didn’t get a chance to read that post then you can read it here. Well when we planned our trip to Vulcan we also planned to visit The Birmingham Zoo since it is only 5 minutes away. We didn’t want to drive 2 hours to do just one thing. Besides we knew that there was no way we were going to drive by a zoo and not go in since our kids are absolute animal lovers. So this was basically a stop we had to make.
Being that my kids love animals so much we also know that when we go visit place like this that they have animals they want to see. This fact sometimes sparks arguments or disappointment because one wants to go to a particular area before going to see another. So The Husband decided that we would take turns going to see the animals they wanted. Tyler chose first. He wanted to go see the reptiles. This wasn’t a surprise since he has always had a fascination with snakes. So off we went. It was amazing to see all the different reptiles. It is pretty awesome to be around them in their habitat. I’m sure one of these days Tyler is going to ask for some crested gecko morphs, I just don’t know when. No matter how many times I’ve been to the zoo I am always fascinated by the animals.
- Birmingham Zoo Reptiles
Then it was Nishe’s turn she wanted to go see the elephants. So we headed in that general direction. Along the way we saw some of the beautiful birds within the zoo. Most roam freely like the peacocks. We even saw one with it’s tail spread out. Peacocks are some of the most beautiful animals to me. We also saw flamingos and Nishe’ even got one to eat out of her hand. She was scared but she did it. I thought it was pretty funny. Tyler was having no part of it.
The Birmingham Zoo Birds
After that we made it to the elephants. They are gorgeous creatures. They look like very peaceful animals as long as you respect their space and don’t bother them. Before we got to the elephants we took advantage of photo opportunity near an elephant statue. After that we went across the street and checked out the park. Nishe’ found an elephant mask.
The Birmingham Zoo Elephants
After this the taking turns kind of went out the window and we went wherever the zoo led us. We saw giraffes, pigs, zebras, and many other animals. One of the must sees for both were the big cats and monkeys. Especially the lions. Check out these pictures:
More Birmingham Zoo Animals\
Then of course we had to take advantage of the many photo opportunities that the park had to offer like these:
Birmingham Zoo Fun Photo Opportunities
We all had a great time. In the end trips like this are so much fun and so totally worth it. Especially when you get to see faces like these. I hope that they remember this for a long time.
Family Moments at The Birmingham Zoo
Wow, that looks like an amazing zoo! If I am ever in that area, I will have to make sure to take the kids there. We love zoos!
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I haven’t been to the zoo in years, nearly a decade but I miss it because I love seeing all the animals and participating in the fun activities. Looks like everyone had a wonderful time.
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The Birmingham Zoo looks fantastic! We live many hours away, if not a full day away, but I know my kids would enjoy going there if we ever ventured down south.
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Yes I think they would love this zoo.
I absolutely Love taking my kids to the zoo. I don’t think we ever tire of it. It’s fun, educational and a great way to spend family time together.
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Nope it never gets old. I don’t think I will ever tire of it.
I’m glad to see you guys had a fun time! I try to take my daughters to the Atlanta Zoo every other year.
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Atlanta is home for us. We go there when we can.
You got to feed the flamingos? How awesome is that! I’m jealous.
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Only Nishe’ was brave enough to do it
Zoos are so much fun and all ages can enjoy. Even adults. That looks like a really nice zoo. Well kept.
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Yes you can go and enjoy it at any age.
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Your zoo looks amazing!! It so cool to have those places to take the kids~ they don’t even know its educational!
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The kids love it. One of their favorite places to go.
I can’t wait for the weather to get a bit better so I can take my kids to our local zoo. How neat to get to see the peacock with it’s tail spread out. Did you know that the males are the pretty ones. The girls don’t have the beautiful colors.
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Going to the zoo is a perfect family outing, and I like to take advantage of all those photo opps too!
The photo opps are so much fun. It is an awesome family outing.
We like to go to the zoo, but only make it about once a year since it’s a bit of a drive for us. My son feeds the animals too, but like your daughter he’s a bit nervous about it while doing it. 😉
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I hope you all get to visit this year. We rarely make it but once a year ourselves.
This made me miss going to the zoo – ah those fun moments – I’m glad you all had fun in there! It shows in the photos.
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Yes it was a great time. They love visiting new places.
My zoo is nice but I’ve never had a flamingo eat out of my hands! This looks like such a beautiful trip and so much fun.
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Ha ha ha! Yes she was so scared but she did it and was thrilled.
That zoo looks like such fun. I was in Birmingham for work a few years ago, so bummed that we didn’t have time to squeeze in a trip to the zoo.
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Yes it is a nice zoo. I think you would like it.
This post makes me yearn for warmer weather! I can’t wait to take my kids to the local zoo.
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This looks like such a great place to visit! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Yes it really is. Very fun.
Looks like you all had a fun trip to the zoo! I love going to the zoo 🙂
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Yes it was great. My kids love the animals.
How fun! I always enjoy a zoo whenever we travel…plus the one that’s in our own area!
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We always like to visit different zoos in different states. We’ve been to the one in our state a few times but its a little expensive.
I love the zoo! It looks like you all had a great time. The photos are great, I would love a photo with an elephant!
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Yes we had a blast. The elephant was a statue. They had fun with it though
My family loves visiting different zoos! It’s a great outing that the whole family will enjoy.
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Yes we do too. It is always so much fun.
We love going to the zoo! The animals and making memories.. Plus the learning aspect is awesome. My daughter learns something new every time we go!
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Yes my kids usually try to read every sign about every animal.
What a fun family day at the zoo! I will definitely have to add that to my list of visits to make the next time I visit Birmingham. I love the way you made sure that everyone got a chance to see their favorite animals…and I love that elephant mask!
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Yes. We had to find a way to be fair. They had so much fun.