birds i met

[happyowl]

The sunny weather held long enough for us to visit the ‘birds of prey’ exhibit over at Wild Wings at Mendon Ponds yesterday. It’s a small walk through the section of the park housing birds that have been rescued and can’t live in the wild. Below are a few photos to share

Comments

[weetziefae]

i must admit, the bobcat does look cuddly! How sad that she was declawed and deprived of a life of woodroaming.

the barnowl pic is ever so great. I love the juxtoposition of the skull and owl

[happyowl]

isn't the bobcat lovely? she was very curious when we visited, and was friendly to the staff.

[weetziefae]

ps...i love your emu icon. So sweet!

Oh, and i should introduce myself. Hi new lj friend. I was so pleased to find that you have a livejournal as I'm a longtime happy owl glass fan. I'm a crafty girl/works on paper type and look foward to reading more here.

[happyowl]

thank you SO much! you're very kind. that emu is actually a cassowary, though they're from the same continent. the main difference is the cassowary's hard, prehistoric-looking "casque" on their head. they're very cool creatures.

good luck with your crafty endeavors, and thanks for the intro! i try to keep this journal updated, but i don't get around to it as often as i should. (like so many things) ;)

[slughuntersf]

Great horned owl is my fav owl of all time! Love their feet!

[happyowl]

they were MASSIVE! he was very collected in his shelter.

[sarahcoyne]

awwwwwwwwww. they're all just so cute! even that creepy bald-headed vulture!
and here's a fun fact - i wish IIII could barf as a defense mechanism! seriously. how handy would that be!? "oh, you want my wallet *blaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgh* but it's covered in upchuck..."

i wanna snuggle that bobcat so much!

[happyowl]

you're genius!!! nice visual.

and the cat was adorable and very large! i'd never seen one in person before--i can only imagine that damage it could do with its claws if it weren't so friendly.

[copaceticgirl]

aww, poor barf! :( i mean, scavenging at MCDONALDS?!?! ew! ;)

and that bobcat looks seriously snuggly indeed!

[happyowl]

yeah, the desperation! mcdonald's is a far cry from his usual, delicious road-kill! (or IS it?)

[dang_argyle]

birds! yay!
we have a small fake lake thing in front of my apt complex, and there are always birds, ducks, mallards, canadian geese out there. (like chirping their heads off right outside my window.) last week we saw a blue heron. neato. oh, and there are turtles too i guess, but turtles dont fly.
-aj

[happyowl]

nice! it's so great to see geese after living on the west coast for a few years. you don't see as many canadian geese like you do on the east side.

and i guess bobcats don't fly either! ...so my posting 'title' doesn't really make any sense now that i see it! :-P