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Flamingo Fest

Member Morning: Flamingo Fest!

National Aviary Members are welcomed to light refreshments and early access to Flamingo Fest – before the Aviary is open to the general public!

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The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an incredible visitor experience. View an insightful feeding, watch birds soar over the audience during a live bird show, or get up close with your favorite species during an Animal Encounter!

Flamingo canvas painted for the National Aviary's Brushes and Birds
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Brushes & Birds featuring Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas

Saturday, February 24 | 11 am – 1 pm | National Aviary Admission Included

Join Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas; MariasIdeas.com for a creative and colorful class in painting your own beautiful flamingo! Stick around after class for Flamingo Fest fun.

Flamingo Fest
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Flamingo Fest

Saturday, February 24 | 11 am - 3 pm | Included with admission

Flock to the National Aviary to celebrate all things flamingo during family-friendly Flamingo Fest!

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Meet Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant hatched at the National Aviary | CBS News

The National Aviary is introducing visitors to Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant chick that hatched this spring.

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Guam kingfishers hatched at National Aviary among first released into wild in nearly 40 years | CBS News

Three Guam kingfishers that hatched at the National Aviary have been released on an island in the Pacific, marking the first time their species has been in the wild in nearly 40 years.

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Guam Sihek Released to the Wild | National Aviary

Nine Guam Kingfishers have been released to the wild on Palmyra Atoll, making them the first of their kind to reside in the wild since the 1980s.  

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Take an Enchanting Journey through Forests this fall at the National Aviary! | National Aviary

Explore the Aviary’s new fall seasonal theme, Forests Presented by Peoples; learn more about the creatures who inhabit these woodland areas during TWO new daily activities, and say “hello again!” to the adorable Eurasian Eagle-Owl making her Animal Ambassador debut!

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  Extinct in the Wild birds head to new home ahead of first wild release | National Aviary

Precious Guam Kingfishers arrived on the Pacific Island as part of a project to re-establish a wild population 

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