We had a great time seeing some taxidermy owls, coloring owl pictures, dissecting owl pellets and seeing a live (in the dark of the night) owl show with Master Falconer John Karger of Last Chance Forever: The Bird of Prey Conservancy. We met an Eurasian Eagle Owl (check out his bright orange eyes) , a Barn Owl, a Great Horned Owl, a Barred Owl, and an Eastern Screech Owl. All of the owls spoke to us. It was super cool hearing their different calls. I've learned that that creature I hear every night in my back yard is an Eastern Screech Owl (click on sound). We also got to see a Broad Winged Hawk , a Red Tailed Hawk, and a majestic Bald Eagle.
Annie was absolutely enthralled! (mommy too)
We dissected some of our owl pellets there but we decided to bring it home and finish it up on Saturday morning. They found a complete skull of a rat and a small bird! As well as some ribs, vertebra, rat feet, and lots of other lovely goodies!
She keeps telling me that she can't stop thinking about the Cool Owls!
Dissecting Owl Pellets
Yes, this is a rat skull!!
