Owls and more!

This past week has gone by so fast! I don't know where time has gone! Its weird to think that I only have seven working days left......

 This past week was quite enjoyable! I experienced my first working day with only two interns on. It was just Alex and I alone with Leah! It actually went better then I had expected. I guess that means things really have slowed down.....

But not when it comes to owls! 

We now have seven barred owls in our care! Four are inside the raptor room, and the others are in outdoor aviaries. I have decided this week that I really love working with the owls, especially the part that involves catching them! 

A couple of our owls need to be hand fed and tube fed, so someone has to hold them. As long as you have their talons under control, they are pretty comfortable to hold!

They have the cutest faces!

I had some pretty interesting first time experiences this week! For starters, answering the clinic phone! I swear that phone never stops ringing! During the summer I sometimes thought I was hearing it, but I was actually just hearing it in my head. Anyhow, Sue and Leah were both out, and Alex didn't want to answer the phone, so I was stuck with it. Well, it would so happen that the phone wouldn't stop ringing, so by the end of my little phone shift, I actually felt pretty comfortable with the thing! Weird how you start becoming comfortable with certain things, just before you are about to leave!

My second first time experience actually turned out to be Leah's as well! A porcupine we have had for awhile, got diarrhea suddenly, which Leah said she has never seen in a porcupine before. Anyways, I restrained the porcupine, while she cleaned it up. It really wasn't happy with us, which made holding it quite challenging, but I like a good challenge! Anyhow, we were successful and it was quite exciting to participate in! Leah complimented me on my restraining skills, which made me kind of proud of myself!

Alex and I have had a lot of days off together this week, so we managed to complete her project! The turkey vultures responded to it well, and were pulling at the string and meat very excitedly!

 I also completed my project as well! I made up a little guide book on enrichment for the mammals since I really enjoyed making enrichment for them! 

The cover of my project

On Thursday Sue took Alex and I to Napanee's remembrance day ceremony. I was very happy to be able to go, because I have family in the military, and I know a lot of people with military ties. It was very windy and a little chilly, but a lot of people showed up, which was very nice to see!

The weather, once again, has been lovely! Alex and I took a little walk through the woods on our day off and tried to capture the fall beauty.

We found a massive oak tree!!

And of course I had to climb it, because I am part monkey!

Of course even at a wildlife center you can't seem to escape politics! Everyone here was in absolute shock and dismay at the news of Trumps victory as president of the United States. I was, however, comforted by the fact that the front page of the local newspaper was about the fall colors!

You know all is well in the world when fall colors is the front page of the news!

Today has been pretty relaxing. I went to church, the store, then biked back to town with Alex, just so we could get some more fresh air, and explore the town a little further!Tonight is pizza for dinner, which I am absolutely thrilled about! (I like Pizza!)

Thirteen more days with these lovely ladies!