![]() In the bird garden, you may feed the parrots and have souvenir pictures taken while holding the birds. The setting is a perfect backdrop for the birds’ bright color palette. Tropical birds living in a mountain setting heavily influenced by the architectural designs of the British Isles? But it works. Toucans, horn bills and magpies are allowed to fly freely in the Secret Garden, which is really pretty cool. Paved walkways lead past butterfly, peacock and dragonfly benches where you can rest to a soothing stone waterfall. The immaculately cultivated gardens are full of thousands of beautiful flowers, pleasing green walkways, beautiful landscaping and stone features. The prayer garden also has a manger scene. The deli offers snacks such as chicken tenders, sandwiches and pizza. The Garden of Eden is a perfect place to stop and enjoy lunch from the Parrot Mountain Deli while taking in the wondrous cacophony of hundreds of birds singing, talking and squawking. You can experience the walk-in aviary and feed nectar from a cup to the Australian Lorikeets housed there.Īnd the beautiful plumage isn’t the only wonder on-site. You’ll want to allow enough time to enjoy the baby bird nursery, where guests can interact with the babies and see them being fed. It features more than 80 different types of birds with hundreds and hundreds of individual birds on display. We strongly suggest reserving 2-3 hours to enjoy this walk-through attraction. Read Also: You can now take pictures with monkeys in Pigeon Forge TN You can pose for a photo-op with a bird perched on your hand, shoulders or head (lunamarina/) How long do people stay at Parrot Mountain? They are closed on holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It is open from early March until December. Parrot Mountain closes seasonally in the winter for the birds’ protection. It’s a spectacle that is perfect for bird lovers or photography buffs. They sing, talk, hang out on open perches and even dance, showing off a stunning array of beautiful plumage. ![]() They are free to enjoy sun, rain and fresh air as part of their habitat. The birds are housed in beautiful English-style cottages. Parrot Mountain is a home for psittaciformes, parrots, cockatoos and other colorful tropical types including macaws, toucans, hornbills and others. When you arrive, you’ll see a stone fence similar to ones you’ll find in Ireland and a path that leads to parrot cottages and a tropical bird paradise. You may want to take an umbrella, especially during the rainy season. It may be important to note that this attraction is about 80 percent outside. Parrot Mountain is officially known as Parrot Mountain and the Garden of Eden. ) No commercial photography is allowed inside the attraction at Parrot Mountain (photo by Kimberly Grayson/) Is Parrot Mountain indoor or outdoor? (And we have beautiful photos we’d love to share!) If you work at Parrot Mountain, please contact us at. has made attempts to contact the attraction for permission, but have not heard back. If you’ve had multiple vacations to the Smokies and you’re looking for something new and different, you may want to check out this attraction.Įditor’s Note: There’s a sign at Parrot Mountain that forbids commercial photography without written permission. I felt it might be time to brush the dirt off my shoulder and let a bird rest there once again.Īnd thanks to Parrot Mountain near Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, I knew just the place to do it. I wouldn’t say I developed a phobia or anything, but I have had no desire to stand idly by as a large bird digs its directly-descended-from-velociraptors-razor talons into my skin.Īs a now-grown man, I have, however, been recently rethinking my position. That was the first and last time I allowed myself to be used as a perch. ![]() Honestly, had they not had their wings clipped, I thought the two tropical birds might have taken flight and carried me off to unknown realms. ![]() ![]() My teeth? Gritted and bared like a domesticated wolverine trying desperately to remember what it was like to be feral while being told to smile. My arms? Shaking with exertion from supporting the weight of these two birds. On each bicep rests a large, colorful parrot with a tight grip on my quivering arms.Ĭlearly, someone thought it would be a good idea to take their only grandchild at the time, the jewel of their very existence, and turn him into a parrot perch. My arms are stretched out horizontally from my shoulders and bent at the elbow, scarecrow style. I’m wearing shorts that stop so far up my thigh it looks like I’m dressed for a doubles match with John McEnroe. There I am, sandy blonde bowl cut, John Denver style. It’s of a nearly 5-year-old version of me, circa 1979. There is a picture that sits in a dusty album in my grandmother’s Florida home. ![]()
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