It’s Misha! Our Red-tailed Hawk. We had a couple warm days recently and I brought Misha down to the Butterfly House patio to spend some time warming his feathers in the sun. He promptly fluffed up and took a nap on the back of a bench. You might notice the grey or white cast his feathers seem to have. While this isn’t the greatest cell phone photo, his feathers have indeed turned grey and white as he’s aged. Misha isRead more
Posts tagged: #Sarah
Quiz: Who am I?
To whom do these feathers belong? Put your guesses in the comment section, and check back for the answer in a couple days!Read more
QuickPic: It’s Finally Winter!
It’s never fun to dunk your hands (gloved or otherwise) into a frozen water bucket to fish out all the pieces of ice. I far prefer when the whole top layer of water is solidly frozen and I can pull it off in one big piece. Like this:Read more
Staring at Unicorns
Sometimes you walk into the office and this happens: Keepers Jill and Elaina, and volunteers Colet and Tara were all intensely captivated with something acquired from the Animal Department Potluck. It’s a unicorn! Well, a unicorn Magic Eye poster. It now sits up on a shelf in the office, captivating everyone who walks in and glances upon it…not that anyone has even seen it up there amongst the clutter…who knew a Magic Eye poster could blend in so well?Read more
QuickPic: Traffic Jam
During our bi-annual bear pool power washing, I headed down to the bear yard to drop off some equipment. It looks like we’re having a party at the bear house! I was disappointed there wasn’t any watermelon.Read more
Alligator Noises!
Did you know that juvenile American alligators have a specific sound they make to call their moms? Female alligators are very protective of their babies and will guard or relocate them for at least several months and possibly as long as 2 years! Here’s Troy, our education gator, chirping: [youtube]http://youtu.be/7q9D2tdIVKw[/youtube]Read more