Thursday, March 23, before our flight back to Sao Paulo we took a shuttle over to the Parque das Aves (bird park). It was home to every kind of flying creature imaginable — from huge harpy eagles and vultures, to tiny parakeets and butterflies. These photos are just a small sample of the things we saw.

This bird escaped his enclosure and we watched as the handlers tried to coral him back over the fence.

The bird park was full of tropical flowers and plants.

The toucan enclosure was awesome. The birds came right up to you.

Carter learned to not make any sudden moves near the birds.

(Love DJ’s mental lapse in this video — Carter almost gets his fingers snapped off and DJ tries to send Raine over to stand by the bird!)

Crocodiles

Raine sat right next to a python!

The butterfly habitat was really cool. There were butterflies of every color and size.

After checking out of our hotel, we headed to the airport to board our plane.

We had a great view of the falls as we flew off.

Then it was back to the incredible mass of humanity in Sao Paulo.