Playing with Birds

I didn't get a chance to check on my roving yet, but I will be able to pick it up tomorrow, so I can take pictures and post about it then for sure. I'm really excited for more dyeing this weekend, and because my honey is coming up to visit. I have been going down there for what seems like the past million weekends, even though our trips are basically split evenly. I guess I just like feeling dramatic or something.

Today was pretty normal, minus the fact that I didn't get internet back until now. It's crazy how much I rely on it when its gone, and not just for entertainment, but all of my classes and forms of contact seem to be online now. I at least didn't have too much free time in which to be bored today, instead I went to my volunteering shift at the raptor center. I actually brought my camera, so I got to take a few pictures of the birds, but I'll take more of my favorite ones to show you.

The highlight of my day though was holding a bald eagle to feed it. He had been found in a field somewhere and isn't eating, so the boss had to force feed him fish. I got to not only hold my first eagle, but it was a wild bald eagle, so that is practically the best thing ever! He did get fish all over my windbreaker though, so I really need to rinse that off.

Anyways, here are some pictures!These are the three Red Tails we keep, also known as the Bacholor(ette)s, depending on the person. It is very hard to sex birds sometimes.
This is one of our taming birds, Grasshopper. He is super adorable. He's a Swainson's Hawk.

This is another Swainson's, and Grasshopper's cage mate. Her name is Evita (Evi). This is how we take out the taming birds, which are used in education programs.