We recently visited The Raptors near Duncan. We signed up for the "Closest Encounter" and so we got to hold some of the birds and see them up close. The first bird we held was a Peregrine Falcon.
He had quite a penetrating stare.
Next we got to let a Harris's Hawk fly down from the trees and land on our glove. It was a little intimidating at first to have it flying straight at you. But it landed precisely and softly on the glove. (for a reward of a small piece of meat) Harris's Hawks are found in the southern US and in South America. They are one of the only raptors to hunt cooperatively in groups.
Last but not least we had a little Western Screech Owl fly to us. It seemed a little nervous and didn't spend long on your glove. A pretty little bird though.
Who needs eyes in the back of their head?
And a few more birds we saw there. I always like the cute little American Kestrels (North America's smallest falcon)
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