Warm temps in the low 50's made for a pleasant trip to the Raptor Trust over the break even though the bombshell weathergirl missed the mark again and it was lightly raining. But, not enough to need an umbrella and even with the bare trees covering, not enough to get us too wet.
The paths were sparingly lined with festive red ornaments. Just enough to entice you along knowing that it was a season of celebration.
We passed a few people leaving as we were walking in and could hear some voices in the distance, but it definitely was a quite day there. Other signs on that fence stated that there was no running and that children should be accompanied by parents. This was just after the welcoming station where HWNSNBP added our donation to the donation box - there is no set fee for visiting.
The owls first for your viewing pleasure - the pictures are murky because each of the enclosures have netting inside the fencing and my digital cameras mostly choose to focus on the netting unless I can find a place to get closer. A more educated photographer would know how to change the settings to avoid this problem, but I'm still on strictly automatic settings so I do the best I can with those.
The eagle was engaged in a meal of an unidentifiable animal. There are two in there. The one on the ground is barely visible in the picture and obviously had learned to wait patiently whilst his/her buddy divied up the meal.
A couple more "close-ups" before we left.
Never thought about the owls being asleep in the daytime
ReplyDeleteLove the owls, especially the snowy. You can do a certain amount to counteract the netting by adjusting the aperture, but for the best results I think it takes a DSLR and a dedicated wide aperture lens. The ornaments hanging in the bare trees look lovely.
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