Raptors of the Rockies

Last Tuesday the Friends of the Library brought a very popular program from Raptors of the Rockies to the large meeting room downstairs. It was a great way for kids to see birds of prey up close.

Kate Davis, the "Rock Star of Raptors", showed off several birds. Here she is with Sibley, a Peregrine Falcon. Did you know that guys like Sibley can get up to 200 mph in a dive?



This is Max, a Golden Eagle who had some brain damage from eating poison when he was young and can't live in the wild.

This picture and the one below show just how packed the room was.

Raptors of the Rockies is actually one of our most popular programs. The room was filled to capacity, all 125 tickets having been snatched up beforehand. There were so many people trying to get in that Kate probably could've filled the room up again for an encore. (Moral: get your tickets early.)

The bird in these last two pictures is Dot Com, a Northern Pygmy Owl. Bigger owls will eat these little owls...

...bigger owls like Graham here, a Barred Owl. I wonder if Kate lets Graham and Dot Com play together.

Thanks again to Kate and the Friends of the Library for letting such a cool program take flight at the library!