Avian Rehabilitation Center: I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka Florida with friends on Saturday and thought I would share a few photographs of some of the birds...

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka Florida with friends on Saturday and thought I would share a few photographs of some of the birds there.
I don't usually post on the forum as I don't feel my photographs are good enough, but I had to share this place with you.
This is a really cool place and well worth the visit.

Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI

Lovely, nice images.
We are not all pros here, so do not feel your photos are not good enough.
I am glad to see them.
Duane

Geofw wrote:

I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka Florida with friends on Saturday and thought I would share a few photographs of some of the birds there.
I don't usually post on the forum as I don't feel my photographs are good enough, but I had to share this place with you.
This is a really cool place and well worth the visit.

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

Duane, Thank you for looking and your nice comments.

Bear2 wrote:

Lovely, nice images.
We are not all pros here, so do not feel your photos are not good enough.
I am glad to see them.
Duane

shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA

Geofw wrote:

I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka Florida with friends on Saturday and thought I would share a few photographs of some of the birds there.
I don't usually post on the forum as I don't feel my photographs are good enough, but I had to share this place with you.
This is a really cool place and well worth the visit.

I am with you and enjoyed your PIX very much. They are all pretty. Shang

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

Thank you Shang. I took over 200 a lot are heading to the trash bin!

shangyrhee wrote:

I am with you and enjoyed your PIX very much. They are all pretty. Shang

chaman

Your pics are very good. Are you joking? I think this forum would really benefit from more posts like yours.

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

Wow, thank you so much, really appreciate your kind words.

chaman wrote:

Your pics are very good. Are you joking? I think this forum would really benefit from more posts like yours.

chaman

Geofw wrote:

Wow, thank you so much, really appreciate your kind words.

I mean it too. These are good and have a lot of potential.

gwr Loc: South Dartmouth, Ma.

great shots. three awesome raptors. gary

tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas

Geofw wrote:

I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka Florida with friends on Saturday and thought I would share a few photographs of some of the birds there.
I don't usually post on the forum as I don't feel my photographs are good enough, but I had to share this place with you.
This is a really cool place and well worth the visit.

Geofw, nice pictures! Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Does the ARC have a 'release' event you can go to and get shots of the raptors 'on fly away.' Great shots and was the last one a snowy owl - didn't know they went so far south. Keep the pics coming.

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

Hi John, Thanks for looking, the ARC is only open on Saturdays. They fly different birds during the day.Here is their website http://arc4raptors.org/

The owl shot is a European Barn Owl. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

John_F wrote:

Does the ARC have a 'release' event you can go to and get shots of the raptors 'on fly away.' Great shots and was the last one a snowy owl - didn't know they went so far south. Keep the pics coming.

cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

Great shots. Love that little guy in #2.

ron

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

My sister worked at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo for 12 yrs as an educator and traveled extensively. I've been to it a number of times and the founder (who died earlier this year) knew Jack Hanna. WBS holds open houses a couple times a year if you're ever in the area. There's a small rookery in the housing complex my parents winter at and, although I've never been to it, there's an Audubon facility on the other side of the same town (Venice, FL)