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Had a good day out. There were two school buses pulled up before the demonstration, and the Pup and I grained. Turned out they were a very well behaved group and didn't cause any problems at all. Got a few shots.

I thought this one was amusing.
As was this one.

Great pics! Are those first two, of second post Vultures?

Yes, black vultures. Turkey vultures are what we normally see around here, but black vultures are native to South Carolina as well. This guy was found on the ground as a hatchling and some folks took him home, where he imprinted on humans. Since he couldn't be released back into the wild, they trained him as an "ambassador" for their demonstrations. Ironically, these birds nest on the ground, so he was just fine where he was when found. The folks had good intentions, but ended up doing the wrong thing.

This guy was hit by a car. He is in the first picture. This is his other profile.

He's otherwise healthy, but would not do well with only one eye.
All their trained "ambassador" birds are either unable to be returned to the wild, or products of captive breeding.

Love the raptors. Great experience. Thanks

The owls are really good at flying close to things. I was changing a setting on my camera when this guy flew literally inches from my face.

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

Is that at the Raptor Center near Charlotte?? That place is AWESOME!!

No, it's the Birds of Prey Center in Awendaw, SC. It's about a half an hour north of Charleston SC.

They do raptor rescue work, and public outreach. They have scaled back on the demonstrations, since COVID, but still do one demo 3 or 4 days a week. They provide medical/rehab for many hundreds of birds each year, as well as many outreach programs to inform the public.


https://www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org/

It is fantastic that places like that exist. Raptors are such majestic creatures.