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Burrowing Owl
I spent a wonderful day on Monday with a friend who had asked if I'd like to go to the Coaldale Birds of Prey Centre, near Lethbridge, southern Alberta. It was just over a two-hour drive there and the temperature down south was 37C (roughly 106F)!
This Centre is "Canada’s largest birds of prey facility. Situated on a 70-acre wetland area site, the centre is a celebration of nature featuring the hawks, falcons, eagles and owls of Alberta. Throughout the site and along the pathways, a number of birds of prey are sitting on their perches only feet away from visitors. These birds are all in various stages of training and receive lots of exercise in the daily flying programs. At the centre, they have one of North America's largest captive breeding populations for the endangered Burrowing Owl."
This teeny Burrowing Owl is one of my favourites. I got the chance to have one of these perched on my arm (on a special glove). Numbers in Alberta have declined and attempts are being made to protect this species. They are the cutest little things - I had a baby one pecking at my shoe and my finger when we first arrived at the Centre.
This Centre is "Canada’s largest birds of prey facility. Situated on a 70-acre wetland area site, the centre is a celebration of nature featuring the hawks, falcons, eagles and owls of Alberta. Throughout the site and along the pathways, a number of birds of prey are sitting on their perches only feet away from visitors. These birds are all in various stages of training and receive lots of exercise in the daily flying programs. At the centre, they have one of North America's largest captive breeding populations for the endangered Burrowing Owl."
This teeny Burrowing Owl is one of my favourites. I got the chance to have one of these perched on my arm (on a special glove). Numbers in Alberta have declined and attempts are being made to protect this species. They are the cutest little things - I had a baby one pecking at my shoe and my finger when we first arrived at the Centre.
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