While at the Sonoma County Fair we got to visit, pet and learn about all kinds of animals from birds to horses and cows to reptiles. Well, most of the reptiles were in cages or weren’t to be petted, but we did get to see them and just how cool they are. The birds we mainly saw were happy and content in a barn waiting to be seen and shown and go home. But the birds I’m going to show you today are those that have been rescued and will either be released back into the wild or dependent on human care for the rest of their life.
First I’d like to introduce Poppy. She’s a red-tailed hawk and they were kind enough to turn her around to show off her fancy red tail. I didn’t get a photo of that though but here she is in all her glory. Poppy won’t ever be released back into the wild because she’d be a danger to herself and humans because she doesn’t have the ability to hunt. I don’t recall them telling us why she was unable to hunt but she is and will be fed by people and kept safe for the rest of her life.
Here we have a great horned owl who is unnamed. The lady showing him explained that they are told not to give the birds names because that would make them more inclined to be nice to humans. This owl bites and claws and will be released back into the wild when he’s ready. I don’t recall why he was at the rescue center but obviously he’s there because he needed some form of care. Did you know that with our facial bone structure owl eyes would be enormous on our faces? Their eyes are huge compared to ours.
This is Odie and isn’t she pretty? She only has one eye though and will not be released back into the wild. I’ve never seen an owl with one eye. This one was so adorable I just couldn’t stop looking at her. She was even kind enough to turn her head so I could get a really great photo of her looking at me funny, sort of like “Did you get it yet?”.
This Bird Rescue Center is located in Santa Rosa, CA and they do except charitable donations which are tax deductble and they have volunteer options as well. I know my Honey’s family has had them rescue some birds in the past and they seem to take really great care of them to get them back out into the wild.
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