An Owl Named Bayo

Personally, I think Flights of Wonder has one of the best pre-shows in all of Walt Disney World. For one thing, it is almost never the same twice in one day. They have a variety of birds the handlers will bring out, including this majestic Great-Horned Owl.

So the best advice I can give to guests is to get to Flights of Wonder about 15 minutes early. If you do, you may be able to meet Bayo, or one of this friends. You can get with a few feet of them and take some amazing photos.

by Dave McBride (@RadioHarambe)

Common Can Mean Beautiful

Not every animal at Disney's Animal Kingdom is endangered or from some exotic local. Some of them, like this beautiful common barn owl, are not under an existential threat. In fact, this type of owl is so incredibly widespread there are only a few parts of the earth where you won't find them.

But perhaps the secret to the barn owl's success is its ability to be so common yet still largely unseen by humans. So to get the chance to see this bird during the Flights of Wonder show is still a great thrill for those of us in the theater.

by Dave McBride (@RadioHarambe)