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Discovery Cove Dolphin Experience, FL

At first glance, the admission price to Discovery Cove might give you a heart attack. But when you add up everything you get for that price - swim with the dolphins experience, coral reef snorkeling, stingray pool snorkeling, tropical bird aviary, breakfast, lunch, wetsuit/mask loans - it's not too bad. Well... compared to flying somewhere remote and doing all of those things Discovery Cove is cheap. Where else can you swim with the dolphins? Their dolphin experience is worth the admission price because you'll likely never get to do that anywhere else in the world.

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01-Discovery-Cove-map	02-coral-reef	$A blue-naped mousebird sits eye-level in a tree.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 03-blue-naped-mousebird-1
$I think this is a female green honeycreeper. That's the closest match I could manage off the discovery cove birdlist. If you know it's a different bird, please email me.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 04-green-honeycreeper-1	$A keel-billed toucan is one of the more striking residents at the Discovery Cove aviary. The keel-billed toucan is from Central America and eats a mixed diet of fruits and meat.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 05-keel-billed-toucan-1	$The Lady Ross's Turaco was another one of the more striking residents of the Discovery Cove aviary. It would be so neat to see one of these birds in the wild if you could get this close.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 06-ladr-ross's-turaco-1
$This pied imperial pigeon preened itself just above my head in the Discovery Cove aviary.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 07-pied-imperial-pigeon-1	$This bizzarre red-legged seriema looked like a miniature ostrich. Its head came up to about my waist. I don't know if it could fly; it basically wandered around the Discovery Cove aviary on the paths sort of trying to avoid the humans.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 08-red-legged-seriema-1	$I think this is a reichenow's weaver. It's the best match I could come up with against the DIscovery Cove birdlist. If you know that it's a different bird, please email me.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 09-reichenow's-weaver-1
$The roul rouls stayed on the ground of the Discovery Cove aviary and foraged beneath the bushes. They were always on the move, and they were frequently seen with the white-cheeked turacos.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 10-roul-roul-1	$These cute speckled mousebirds were very friendly and very interested in whatever food you had in your hand be it fruit or worms.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 11-speckled-mousebird-1	$The black-necked aracari is one of the many birds you can hand-feed in the Discovery Cove aviary. He eats a balanced diet of fruits and meats. An aracari is a type of toucan. It's found in Central and South America.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 12-black-necked-aracari-2
$If you can stand to hold a live worm in your hand, this blue-faced honeyeater might eat from your hand.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 13-blue-faced-honeyeater-2	$A blue-naped mousebird sits eye-level in a tree.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 14-blue-naped-mousebird-2	$The Lady Ross's Turaco was one of the more striking residents of the Discovery Cove aviary. It would be so neat to see one of these birds in the wild if you could get this close.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 15-lady-ross's-turaco-2
$This pied imperial pigeon preened itself just above my head in the Discovery Cove aviary.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 16-pied-imperial-pigeon-2	$This bizzarre red-legged seriema looked like a miniature ostrich. Its head came up to about my waist. I don't know if it could fly; it basically wandered around the Discovery Cove aviary on the paths sort of trying to avoid the humans.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 17-red-legged-seriema-2	$I think this is a reichenow's weaver. It's the best match I could come up with against the DIscovery Cove birdlist. If you know that it's a different bird, please email me.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 18-reichenow's-weaver-2
$The roul rouls stayed on the ground of the Discovery Cove aviary and foraged beneath the bushes. They were always on the move, and they were frequently seen with the white-cheeked turacos.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 19-roul-roul-2	20-speckled-mousebird-2	$The black-necked aracari is one of the many birds you can hand-feed in the Discovery Cove aviary. He eats a balanced diet of fruits and meats. An aracari is a type of toucan. It's found in Central and South America.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 21-black-necked-aracari-3
$A blue-naped mousebird sits eye-level in a tree.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 22-blue-naped-mousebird-3	$This guira cuckoo was sitting on the ground at the entrance to one of the Discovery Cove aviary sections. For fun, I stuck my hand out and he hopped right on. Without food as an enticement. I took a few pictures of him with my free hand before I led him to my shoulder where he sat and watched me take pictures for the next 10 minutes.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 23-guira-cuckoo-3	$The black-necked aracari is one of the many birds you can hand-feed in the Discovery Cove aviary. He eats a balanced diet of fruits and meats. An aracari is a type of toucan. It's found in Central and South America.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 24-black-necked-aracari-4
25-blue-naped-mousebird-4	$This guira cuckoo was my best friend for at least 10 minutes in the Discovery Cove aviary. The caretaker showed me where his mate had a nest of 6 eggs, one of which had already hatched. The nest was too high to see inside - all I could see was the tail feather of the mother.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 26-guira-cuckoo-5	$I loved the look of the keel-billed toucan. The brightest colors you could imagine on a bird. We saw some of these when in Costa Rica, but it was nice to see one so close.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 27-keel-billed-toucan-5
$I loved the look of the keel-billed toucan. The brightest colors you could imagine on a bird. We saw some of these when in Costa Rica, but it was nice to see one so close.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 28-keel-billed-toucan-6	$A peacock and peahen hang out on the bridge over the lazy tropical river that winds through the Discovery Cove aviary. It was a special feeding time for them, else you would not likely find them out in the open like this.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 29-aviary-bridge	$Doves in the United States are as boring as you can get. Who knew that they could be so varied? The "beautiful" is part of the bird's name, not necessarily my description of it.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 30-beautiful-fruit-dove
$I thought this blue-bellied-roller was a relative of the kookaburra when I first saw it.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 31-blue-bellied-roller	$Everyone gets a kick out of feeding a beautiful tropical bird, especially one as friendly as the blue-naped mousebird.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 32-blue-naped-mousebird-feeding	$I visited the Discovery Cove aviary several times during the day, and this bush thickknee was always sitting in the same place on the ground. Only when I was leaving on my last visit at the end of the day did it get up and walk around.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 33-bush-thickknee
$Well, if you've never hand-fed a channel-billed toucan, the Discovery Cove aviary is your big chance.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 34-channel-billed-toucan-feeding	$A channel-billed toucan awaits a meal at the Discovery Cove aviary.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 35-channel-billed-toucan	$This pair of purple-tailed imperial pigeons was hanging out on a branch just above the path. Another great example of how pigeons can be so neat outside of the USA.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 36-purple-tailed-imperial-pigeons
$Bring the kids to the Discovery Cove aviary, because they will certainly get a big kick out of feeding someone like this friendly (and hungry) speckled mousebird.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 37-speckled-mousebird-feeding	$A pair of sun conures in a tree. They breed them in the USA as pets, and are fairly smart birds.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 38-sun-conures-2	$Even an almost 3-year-old can feed the sun conures at the Discovery Cove aviary. Sun conures loved people, and were not shy about getting on somebody's shoulder or head -- even if they didn't have any food.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 39-sun-conure-feeding
$This sunbittern stayed pretty still on the ground - a shame because its wings have a remarkable pattern on the back when they are open.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 40-sunbittern	$One of the weirdest looking birds I've seen - the vulturine guineafowl reminded me of a zombie undertaker in a Las Vegas show costume.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 41-vulturine-guineafowl-1	$The vulturine guineafowl remained on the ground looking for food on the floor. I don't think I saw it take food from anyone, but that doesn't mean that it didn't.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 42-vulturine-guineafowl-2
$The white-bellied go-away bird has a strange name which is taken from the sound of its call. I never heard it. It's from Africa.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 43-white-bellied-go-away-bird-3	$The wattled curassow was another floor-dweller, and spent most of its time at the Discovery Cove aviary trying not to be seen. I caught it on a lucky break out in the open.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 44-wattled-curassow	$The white-cheeked turaco was never interested in anything I tried to feed it.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 45-white-cheeked-turaco
$This white-crowned robin chat was elusive, always hiding in the shadows of the Discovery Cove aviary. I found it, though. Twice.\n\nThis is one of the great things about the Discovery Cove aviary. You don't have to pay for a tour to South America or Asia or Africa and hope you get lucky enough to see a bird like this. And this close, too. And you'll get to feed it. Compare the price of Discovery Cove admission to an exotic tour like that and now it appears to get more affordable.$ 46-white-crowned-robin-chat	47-dolphin-prep	48-dolphin-prep
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