Last week, I got to take a workshop at The Raptor Center down in the cities. It was 4 days learning about training, first aid and raptors in general. For me, it was fun and I learned some fun facts to take back with me. As part of the class, we got to handle some birds - I got a peregrine falcon and bald eagle on glove for the first time. This won't surprise some of you but the peregrine was more exciting and beautiful to me!
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| Transferring the bird to my glove |
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| Getting adjusted |
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| This is a male eagle - he weighs about 7 pounds. |
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| As usual in pictures with me and bird - my mouth hanging open |
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| One last photo - my arm was getting tired! |
We also got to spend some time practicing our first aid skills down in the clinic on actual patients. I got to give fluids to a couple peregrines and a goshawk. I also bandaged a peregrine and sharp-shinned hawk. Let me tell you, those teeny toes make putting a bandage on difficult. This was one of the most beneficial parts of the entire workshop - getting hands on experience on birds that are alive!
More pictures to follow once The Raptor Center puts there's online. I didn't take too many and sadly did not get my photo with the peregrine :(
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