On Saturday, my dad, his friend Belinda, myself, Squirrel, Damian, Cobus, Sue and Vanya went to Eagle Encounters at Spier. This is a sanctuary for birds of prey. They take in birds of prey from all over - one of the owls they had there had been found bound in cellotape, being kicked around like a soccer ball by a bunch of boys. When they removed the cellotape, the owl lost all his feathers, and it took about a year to get the feathers to grow back properly. Some eagles had landed up in this sanctuary because they had been discovered being smuggled for the black market... The stories are heart-breaking, but I am so glad the birds have a good place to go to.
The weather was amazing - in the twenties, clear and calm. We all got a bit sunburned, but it's good to finally get rid of winter's pallor.
As you walked in, there were four owls that you could pet:
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| Damian with the Black Eagle, Leo |
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| Squirrel with the Black Eagle, Leo |
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| Cobus with the Black Eagle, Leo |
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| Me with the Black Eagle, Leo |
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| Leo's wingspan - up to 1.5 meters! |
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| Belinda with an owl |
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| Cobus with an owl |
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| My dad with an owl |
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| Damian with an owl |
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| The owls did not stay on my glove, but for some reason decided my head was a better perch! |
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| This vulture was too strange! He stuck his head under the fence, and just sat there for hours. |
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| Dad, Sue and I |
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| My family |
If you want to see more pictures, please let me know and I'll add you to the Dropbox folder.
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