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Seasonal Daily Activities

The National Aviary offers a variety of Seasonal Daily Activities for an optimum guest experience. Visit one of our habitats for 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!

Members visit for free and receive discounts on Animal Encounters, Gift Shop purchases, and our live, immersive bird shows!

Reserve General Admission Tickets

Please Note: We’re re-feathering our nest! The National Aviary’s Penguin Point habitat will be temporarily closed for routine maintenance the week of Mon., March 16. You can still meet an African Penguin Animal Ambassador during an Eggs-pert Talk at 10:30 am, 1:30, and 4 pm near the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater, included with General Admission! OR check “touching an African Penguin’s soft feathers” off your bucket list during a Penguin Encounter; Members receive a discount. 

Stay tuned to our website and social media channels for the reopening date.

Seasonal Theme: Nesting in Nature!

Seasonal Daily Activities

Stroll through warm, blooming habitats see if you can spot an array of avian architectural wonders, from nest cavities that mimic the cliffside crevices used by Inca Terns to flat, platform nests comprised of sticks and twigs of Steller’s Sea Eagles. Uncover the stories behind these unique nesting practices of our feathered residents (and see them up close!) during Nurturing Nesters: Expert Feeding and Rainforest Residents: Expert Feeding.

Meet various Animal Ambassadors and learn how fledglings are just one small part of the family-building process during Not Just Bird Eggs: Expert Talk. PLUS, you may even say hello to another animal that hatches from an egg…and pro tip: it’s not a bird *wink wink.*

Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel

Gray Crowned-Crane, Clover, alongside every Eurasian Eagle-Owl who flies in this show hatched at the National Aviary?! See where their journey has taken them as they soar overhead, showcasing their astonishing abilities and adaptations during Passport to Parks, presented AAA Travel.

Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets

A Rainbow Lorikeet’s best magic trick? Their ability to feed on nectar through a specialized U-shaped tongue. See this magic trick UP CLOSE when you Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets!

Fly on Birdly®

Just like a chick spreading its wings in preparation for its first flight…YOU can “take the leap” and fly like a bird. Virtual reality flight simulator, Birdly® allows you to choose your destination, from over the Amazon Rainforest to around the tall skyscrapers of New York City.

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Sign up for a National Aviary Membership to receive 10% off Animal Encounters, free General Admission for one year, and even more exclusive perks!

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