Wednesday, October 10, 2012

WHOO COOKS FOR YOU?

 WHOO COOKS FOR YOU? 
WHOO COOKS FOR YOU ALLLLL?  
That's the call of the Beautiful Barred Owl we met today at Atwood Bird's of Prey. We met two lovely owls up close: the Barred Owl pictured here and a Great Horned Owl. In the outdoor exhibit we met and heard an eagle (pictured below) , saw a turkey vulture,  red tail hawk and a cute little screech owl.  We learned a lot about owls like: the fly very quietly, the like to live near water, this barred owl only weighs 1.5 lbs. and they turn their heads to see because their eyes don't move like human eyes  We also learned never to throw food out the car windows because the food attracts little critters like mice.  The owls like to eat mice and then owls can be injured by cars.  Not good!  That's what happen to these injured owls in the exhibit.