Bird World In The Bird Park Palembang

Yellooo... The People in the world!!! Welcome to My blog again. So, last week me and my girlfriend went to Palembang Bird Park. And we are very happy because there are so many new animals that we meet that we have never seen before.

The ticket price system at Palembang Bird Park is averaged for weekdays and holidays where visitors are charged an entrance ticket of IDR 50,000 per person. Meanwhile, children under the age of 2 years and seniors over 60 years are exempt from purchasing tickets. 

The price also includes feed for certain animals. Visitors will be directed by officers about the procedure for exchanging tickets with animal feed when entering the park environment. Palembang Bird Park operates every day from 08:00 WIB to 18:00 WIB. 

Before entering the park environment, visitors are required to comply with health protocols to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, such as wearing masks, hand sanitizers and measuring body temperature.

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The Palembang Bird Park is located in the OPI Mall Jakabaring Palembang area, not far from OPI Water Fun Jakabaring. This is a bird park where it provides more than 100 species of birds, such as parakeets, starlings, parrots, canaries, zebras, and other types. This tour is suitable as a family choice, especially for children.

Besides birds, there are also various other animals such as turtles, iguanas, rabbits, kate chickens, and guinea pigs, horses, and snakes. Visitors can also feed and for children can ride horses.

On this occasion, I will explain about 5 birds which are my favorite birds. So, Check this out!

1. Gold & Blue Macaw (Ara Ararauna)

The blue and gold macaw is a large parrot with aqua blue feathers on the back and yellow feathers covering the underside. The feathers on the top of the head are green. Blue and gold macaws are herbivores. They eat a variety of plants, fruits, berries, seeds and nuts. 

Their large beaks allow them to crack seeds and nuts that are inaccessible to other birds. Its body length is between 76-86cm (30-34in) and its wingspan is 1.1m (3.6 ft). Their weight varies from 0.9-1.3kg (2-3lbs). 

The blue and gold macaw is one of 17 species of macaws. The blue and gold macaw is a popular pet species worldwide.

This macaw bird is also a bird that is practically tame and practically follows the conditions in the environment with various situations. for macaw cages at least have a width of approximately 1.5 meters and a height of 2 meters. This is also the minimum cage size for a large macaw. The macaw cage can be equipped with a footing for the macaw from non-gummy logs. 

To keep macaws, food should be considered. The type of feed for them is relatively easy. Because macaws like to eat fruits and seeds. But you should not give avocado or chocolate Cleanliness of food and drinks is also important for you to pay attention to in maintaining the health of this macaw bird.

2. African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

As the name suggests, the African gray is a medium-sized parrot with a speckled gray color. It has a large black beak and a white mask that covers its yellow eyes, and has a striking red eyelet and tail. The female has a pale gray crown with dark gray edges, a gray body, and red tail feathers. Males look similar to females, but get darker with age. The size of this bird is about 33 cm (13.2 inches) and weighs about 400 grams (14 ounces).

There's a reason the African gray is often considered a poster bird for parrot intelligence because not only does it tend to accumulate a lot of vocabulary, it also exhibits a talent for recognizing the meaning of words and phrases. African gray parrots are more prone to vitamin-A/beta-carotene deficiency, and therefore benefit from eating vegetables high in beta-carotene, such as cooked sweet potatoes and fresh kale. Vitamin D deficiency is another problem, especially for gray hair with a poor diet.

For the most part, these birds are fruit eaters, meaning that most of their diet consists of fruit. Their main food sources are fruits, nuts, and seeds, but they are also known to eat tree bark, flowers, insects, and snails.

In human care, African gray parrots can be provided with a pelleted diet that is supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables. They are commonly fed sunflower seeds, pears, oranges, apples, carrots, pomegranates, bananas, cucumbers, peas, celery, and more. It is important to make sure they have a calcium source as well. 

Stagnant birds can become overweight, so they should have plenty of time for play and exercise outside of their cages. This is also important for the bird's mental health, and poorly-stimulated birds can become sick, cause destruction, and become boosterous and loud.

3. Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros Rhinocerus)

The rhinoceros hornbill has black body, head, back, wings and breast. White abdomen and thighs. Tail is also white with wide black band across the middle. 

This is a large bird with body length of 80-90 cm. Beak yellow and red at the base. Large casque of similar color on upper mandible, shaped like an upturned cylinder. Adult male can be identified from the black on its casque and red iris. Adult female has bluish white iris and casque lacking any black coloration.

Rhinoceros hornbills often forage on fruit trees, hunt small vertebrates and large arthropods (invertebrates with segmented bodies). Figs and other high-lipid fruits are favored items. In addition, these birds also eat lizards, tree frogs, bird eggs, spiders, and large insects including beetles and crickets.

4. Black Crow (Corvus Capensis)

The black crow have black-colored feathers, commonly with an iridescent shine to them. Some crowd species also have other colors, like white patches, on their feathers. They measure 40–53 cm (16–21 in) in length, of which the tail makes up about 40%. Crows also have relatively thick beaks, known as “bills". These seemingly mundane birds are actually incredibly smart and charismatic. Crows are some of the smartest birds in the world.

Crow are omnivores, which means that they will eat both plants and animals. They are scavengers as well as predators, and will eat virtually anything they can find. They will hunt small animals like rats and mice, smaller birds, reptiles, and eggs. They will also feed on carrion and hassle other animals away from their kills.

In zoos, crows are provided with plenty of flight space in their enclosures, with a variety of perches. They are also provided with environmental enrichment in the form of toys, puzzle feeders, and perch variation. Crows are extremely trainable, and because they are so intelligent it is advisable to do some type of training with them to keep them mentally stimulated. Their diet is extremely varied in the wild, so in zoos they are provided with a wide variety of foods.

5. Black Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger Aterrimus)

Black palm cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. 

Black palm cockatoos are the largest of all parrots, ranging from 49 to 68 cm in height. They weigh 500 to 1100 g, with females ranging from 500 to 950 g and males ranging from 540 to 1100 g. Wing length is around 35.1 cm, tail length 23.8 cm, bill length 9.1 cm, and tarsus length averages 3.5 cm.

The black palm cockatoo  requires a large enough cage to accommodate flight and play. The cage should be at least 10 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet high. If you cannot accommodate a cage this size or an aviary, it is best to consider one of the smaller cockatoo species.

In the wild, black palm cockatoos often feed in the early morning hours. Its native diet is palm fruit, nuts from the kanari tree (Java almond), stringy eucalyptus tree bark, and tree seeds.

Those are some types of birds that I took at the Palembang bird park. Of all the types of birds found in the Palembang bird park, these 5 birds are my favorite birds because these birds have a special beauty that other birds don't have. However, of the 5 birds, my favorite is the black crow. Because these birds have characteristics and interesting facts. In your opinion, what bird is your favorite bird of the 5 types of birds that I have described. Write in the Comments below👇👇👇

7 Legendary Indonesian Market Snack... (You Have To Read This!!!)

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Indonesia is already known as a country that has a lot of culinary heritage. In each region, you can find typical culinary delights with delicious flavors. One of Indonesia's legendary culinary delights that you can easily find in various places, for example, is a variety of market snacks.

These culinary varieties are called market snacks because they are generally sold by traders in traditional markets in the morning. This market hawker culinary is usually a kind of cake or snacks with small portions with an attractive appearance and distinctive taste. Here are 7 typical Indonesian market snacks that you must try while on a culinary tour.

1. Nagasari

Nagasari made from a mixture of rice flour, sago flour, coconut milk and sugar. The mixture is made into a thick, sticky dough and filled with bananas. Nagasari is then steamed in a banana leaf package, sometimes using pandan leaves for a more fragrant result. Nagasari is sold at a price of 2,000 rupiah per unit. The shop where I bought Nagasari is open from 5 am to 10 pm. And the shop does not provide gojek service.

How to make Nagasari: 

1. Steam the banana kepok or banana horn until cooked. Remove and cool. Cut diagonally 1 cm. Set aside. 
2. Take half the coconut milk, stir with rice flour until dissolved. 
3. Heat the remaining coconut milk in a saucepan with sugar, pandan leaves and salt until hot. 
4. Pour in the rice flour solution and stir until it becomes a thick and boiling mixture. Turn off the fire. 
5. Take a piece of banana leaf, spread a little oil in the middle. put 1 tablespoon full of rice flour mixture in the center, flatten. 
6. Put a piece of steamed banana in the middle, put a little dough on it. 
7. Roll and fold both ends until neat. 
8. Arrange in the preheated steamer and steam for 30 minutes. 
9. Remove and cool.

2. Lemper

Lemper is a traditional snack made from glutinous rice. Glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk. After it is cooked, it is filled with stir-fried chicken or shredded. The stuffed sticky rice is then wrapped in banana leaves. This one snack is a very filling choice of snacks because it is made from glutinous rice. The price per unit of the lemper is 2000 rupiah. From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., the shop where I bought lemper is open. In addition, the shop does not offer gojek service.

How to make lemper:

1. Wash the glutinous rice and soak it in cold water for 10 minutes. Cook until done. 

2. Mince the chicken that has been developed. 

3. Put the coconut milk, salt, and pandan leaves into a saucepan, cook until it boils. 

4. Mix the glutinous rice into the coconut milk solution, stir until the glutinous rice absorbs all the coconut milk. 

5. Steam the sticky rice for 20 minutes. 

6. Saute onion, white, candlenut, and mashed coriander. Add lemongrass, galangal, and bay leaf, stir until evenly distributed. 

7. Add chicken, salt, pepper, and sugar to the pan, stir until evenly distributed. 

8. Take enough sticky rice to make lemper bodies, fill with seasoned chicken, cover and form a square. 

9. Wrap the lemper with banana leaves. 

10. Chicken lemper is ready to be enjoyed!

3. Bongkol Cake

Bongkol cake wrapped in banana leaves has a savory and sweet taste, this is suitable to be eaten cold so it's fresher Viewers, a cake with a soft, tender texture and eaten with coconut milk sauce mixed with palm sugar. Regarding the price, it is quite affordable with 1000 rupiah per unit. The bongkol cake seller is open from 6 to 9 in the morning. The seller has not provided Gojek service for ordering via online.

How to make bongkol cake: 

1. Wash the glutinous Rice 

2. Mix all ingredients such as Glutinous Rice, Grated Coconut, Salt to taste into one 

3. Wrap it with pandan leaves that have been shaped 

4. Prepare a pot that has been filled with water 

5. Steam the prepared heads, wait until cooked and serve.

4. Wajik Cake

Wajik cake is a cake made from a mixture of glutinous rice, sugar mixed with grated coconut and then cut into squares. Wajik cake has a sweet taste. The sweet taste is often added with other aromas such as pandan and vanilla, while the taste of this food has an original taste, namely the taste of brown sugar and the taste of durian. Wajik cake has a texture like uncooked rice but when eaten it will feel soft and easy to bite. The shop's operating hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m .The price of this wajik cake is 2000 rupiah per unit. There is no online ordering service available at the shop where I bought that wajik cake.

How to make wajik cake :

1. Wash the glutinous rice until clean then drain. 

2. Soak in cold water for 2 hours then drain until slightly dry. 

3. Steam the glutinous rice in a hot steamer until half cooked (about 30 minutes). Lift the sticky rice. 

4. Cook coconut milk with pandan leaves, brown sugar, sugar, and salt until it boils then remove from heat. Strain. 

5. Stir in the hot coconut milk and half-cooked glutinous rice until the coconut milk is completely sucked in by the sticky rice. Allow a few moments. 

6. Steam the glutinous rice again for 30 minutes until soft, remove. 

7. Prepare a flat rectangular baking dish, grease with a little vegetable oil or line it with banana leaves or plastic. 

8. Pour the hot sticky rice into the pan. 

9. Press until solid and flat then let stand until cool. 

10. Cut into wajik shapes. Serve.

5. Kojo Cake

This kojo cake is a typical cake from South Sumatra. Although the recipe in each region is different, you can be sure that the ingredients for making this cake are the same, namely eggs, sugar, coconut milk, flour, and water from pandan leaves and suji leaves. The price of this kojo cake is 2000 per unit. The shop's operating hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m .There is no online order service available at the shop where I bought the kojo cake. 

How to make kojo cake :

1. Puree pandan leaves with coconut milk until well blended 

2. Strain the coconut milk mixture with pandan leaves. Then cook with butter, wait until it boils and let stand until the hot steam disappears and cools down. 

3. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, salt, and flour and stir until everything is well combined. 

4. Next add the coconut milk to the flour mixture and stir again until all the ingredients are well mixed. 

5. Prepare a 22 cm tin (choose one that looks like a flower), then grease it with butter and sprinkle with flour so it doesn't stick. 

6. Sieve the dough again so that there are no lumps. After that, pour the filtered dough into the pan. 

7. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 55 minutes. 

8. Kojo cake is ready to be served

6. Lupis Cake

Lupis is made from glutinous rice, the material is then cooked and wrapped in banana leaves. In serving, this cake is usually sprinkled with grated coconut and liquid brown sugar, so it has a distinctive taste. The price per unit itself is 1000 rupiah. I bought the lupis cake from a street vendor whose operating hours are from 7 to 9 in the morning

How to make Lupis cake:

1. First, soak the white sticky rice for about 20 to 30 minutes. 
2. Then drain the sticky rice and steam for 30 minutes. 
3. While waiting for the sticky rice to be steamed, prepare the banana leaves to wrap the sticky rice later. The trick is to shape the banana leaf into a long circle. You can also form a triangle if you want the lupis cake to be triangular, but here I made a round cake lupis because I'm used to making things like that. 
4. Make a banana leaf roll of about four to five rolls. One liter of sticky rice can make four rolls of lupis, if one roll weighs 400 grams.
5. After steaming, put the sticky rice in a bowl and sprinkle with salt to taste, about two pinches. 
6. Then stir the glutinous rice evenly using a wooden spoon.
7. After that, slowly insert the sticky rice into the banana leaf roll. Tidy by pressing, but not too dense. 
8. Do this until the sticky rice runs out. 
9. After that boil for four hours. During boiling, make sure the water is still full, don't let the water run out. 
10. While boiling, you can prepare a splash of brown sugar which is very easy to make. 
11. First prepare brown sugar or palm sugar according to taste. Then add water and boil until all the sugar is dissolved. If you want a thicker sprinkle of sugar, you can continue to boil it until it reaches the desired consistency. 
12. After that also prepare grated coconut and steam it for 30 minutes to coat the lupis later. 
13. After the coconut is steamed, don't forget to sprinkle salt to add to the taste of the lupis cake later. 
14. After the lupis has been boiled for four hours, remove it and wait until it cools down before slicing it. 
15. Once cool, unroll the banana leaves and cut the lupis according to taste. 
16. Serve the lupis with coconut and brown sugar topping. 
17. Lupis is ready to eat

7. Srikaya cake

Srikaya cake is a green cake with a pandan leaf scent with a very soft texture. This striking green cake is made using only sugar, eggs and thick coconut milk. This cake is easy to find in the markets in the Palembang area. I bought this in the 16 ulu market area which is sold at a price of 2000 per unit. For the operational hours of the Warung where I bought the sugar apple cake, it is from 6 am to 11 pm.

How to make Srikaya cake : 

1. Soak the glutinous rice for 1 hour, then put Aron in a skillet with coconut milk, then steam it until it forms a soft 1/2 dr mold. Clean the steamer, prepare to steam the srikaya. 

2. Make Pandan Coconut Milk by blending 6 chopped pandan leaves with 100 ml of water, strain, squeeze out the water, put it in the same measuring cup used for measuring eggs and sugar then add coconut milk and stir, if the water is still not the same as Egg dose can be added. 

3. Mix eggs + coconut milk + sugar (if you don't want it to be too sweet, reduce sugar to taste) + milk, mix well, add a little salt, mix well. 

4. Put the sticky rice into the steamer, adjust the distance, then pour the sugar apple mixture into the mold using a spoon, steam for 45 minutes, remove from heat.

Those are traditional or market snacks from various Indonesian countries. If you are visiting these cities, try the culinary and traditional snacks that will make you addicted. In addition to some of the traditional market snacks above, there are many more traditional culinary delights that have begun to be shifted to contemporary cuisine. If you have some input, comments, criticisms and suggestions, you can contact me at the email that has been listed or you can directly comment in the comments column below. 👇👇👇

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Welcome to my blog! Thank you a lot for visiting my blog. Let me introduce myself, my name is Fariz Fadlurrahman. You can call me Fariz. I'm currently a 4th semester majoring in English Department at the Sriwijaya State Polytechnic Palembang. In this blog, I will provide some information whether it's tourist attractions, culinary foods, tips and tricks and so on. I think that's all for about me. I hope I can provide useful information to all of you. And if you have a suggestion, questions, or maybe comments about my blogs just write it in the comment section or you can email me at my email. Thank You!