Fall Owl Fest 2017

Posted on by Ian C.

Today Margaret and I returned to the Avian Reconditioning Center for their annual Fall Festival; once again lots of great close-up views of Owls, Eagles, and other raptors.

The purpose of the ARC is to rehabilitate injured and orphaned birds, and release them back to the wild – those birds have minimal human contact and we don’t get to see them.

The birds we see are too injured to be safely returned to the wild – some have lost an eye, or broken a wing beyond repair; one eagle we saw today had had lime disease and could no longer catch prey in the wild.

Even with all these impressive photos of eagles and other birds, my personal favorite still is the great horned owl 🙂

Shiny Stanton

Posted on by Ian C.

Over the last week there’s been slow but steady progress, especially in the theme of adding shiny stuff to the interior – because the interior walls are mostly framed in steel, and because the a/c ducting is being installed. Pictures of course:

Today’s visit found most of the windows installed, and the second phase of plumbing begun – more progress!