First we saw a talk about owls, followed by one on hawks and falcons. We met some of the rehabilitated birds of prey that the Audubon works with. The speaker said that most of these raptors were hit by cars and can no longer fly, see or hear well enough to survive in the wild. They train the birds to relax a bit in groups so they can use them in educational programs like this one. The birds were all wary, some even skittish. A couple tried to fly off and didn't last too long out of their wooden box.
This gremlin-like being is an Eastern Screech Owl. Look how tiny!
She's holding Merlin, a barn owl. This species of barn owl is from Ohio, not around here -- just one more reason he has to remain in captivity, so as not to disrupt the native population.
Above and below are the Barred Owl.
This is the Great Horned Owl, or Mr. Ocax in "Poppy" which we've just finished reading.
Then the owl show was over, time for Birds of Prey.
A red-shouldered hawk.
Front and back shots of a peregrine falcon, like Frightful in "My Side of the Mountain".
The American kestral, another falcon, tho much more colorful (and smaller) than Frightful.
This gremlin-like being is an Eastern Screech Owl. Look how tiny!
She's holding Merlin, a barn owl. This species of barn owl is from Ohio, not around here -- just one more reason he has to remain in captivity, so as not to disrupt the native population.
Above and below are the Barred Owl.
This is the Great Horned Owl, or Mr. Ocax in "Poppy" which we've just finished reading.
Then the owl show was over, time for Birds of Prey.
A red-shouldered hawk.
Front and back shots of a peregrine falcon, like Frightful in "My Side of the Mountain".
The American kestral, another falcon, tho much more colorful (and smaller) than Frightful.
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