Discovery Island Trails- Animal Kingdom

Did you know that there were live kangaroos in Animal Kingdom? While I had no idea until one day I spotted one while taking photos of the tree of life…



The Discovery Island Trail (was the Tree of Life Gardens… you can still see the sign near the flamingos) is home to many animals and not just the ones on the Tree of Life. It is a beautiful walk and around every corner there is a surprising exhibit with beautiful animals. My favorites are the birds …





Much like the birds in The Oasis the birds on the Discovery Island Trial will pose and watch as I take their photos and those two green birds are a riot. They will play with each other (one antagonizing the other) and are fun to watch but beware they can get a little wild. Besides the easy to spot not camera shy birds there are some harder to spot Axis Deer…



Every time I am in Animal Kingdom I have a hard time getting a photo of this cute little deer. He is always behind a tree but once with Norwood’s help I was able to get a shot. It is fun to walk around the trails and discover an animal I did not see the last time I was there. Here is a little list of animals that you might run into while on the Discovery Island Trail…

Abdim's Stork, Asian Small-clawed Otter, Axis Deer, Blue & Yellow Macaw, Cape Teal, Comb Duck , Eyton's Tree Duck, Galapagos Tortoise, Greater Flamingo, Grey Kangaroo , Green-winged Macaw, Red Kangaroo, Ring-tailed Lemur, Roseate, Spoonbill, Saddle-billed Stork, Salmon-crested Cockatoo, Silver Teal, West African Crowned Crane, White Stork, White Faced Whistling Duck, Woolynecked Stork