Had a vacation day on Monday and went to the Wild Bird Sanctuary. They deal mostly with raptors; taking in injured and rescued eagles, owls, hawks, etc. They'll rehab the ones they can and release them; the ones that can't be released are permanent guests. It's a pretty cool place and operates totally on donations.
This is Patriot, one of the permanent guests. It's hard to take a bad picture of such a majestic bird.
This is Jake, a Great Horned Owl. He was watching a turkey vulture circle above him.
Another view of Jake:
Oliver, an African Eagle Owl. It's the largest species of owl and can take down a roe deer (which are about 2 feet tall). He was also more interested in the turkey vulture.
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This is Patriot, one of the permanent guests. It's hard to take a bad picture of such a majestic bird.
This is Jake, a Great Horned Owl. He was watching a turkey vulture circle above him.
Another view of Jake:
Oliver, an African Eagle Owl. It's the largest species of owl and can take down a roe deer (which are about 2 feet tall). He was also more interested in the turkey vulture.
More...