We were in Boise, ID mainly to see family, but we learned about a Bird of Prey Center near Boise that had several types of raptors. We visited the center, and saw several types of eagles, hawks, owls and other birds of prey from all over the world. All are there because they could not survive in the wild, either because of an injury or from being raised by a breeder without learning to fend for themselves.<\/p>\n
All but the Harpy Eagle picture included with this story are live birds. This center has a breeding and release program for California Condors, which had decreased to only 22 birds in the 70s. Now there are hundreds and the ones born and raised here are released at the Grand Canyon. When we were there a few years ago we saw several of them there. All the condors from this center have a large number on their wings; you can see one in the picture of a condor included with this story.<\/p>\n
They also have a museum with many stuffed birds of prey from all over the world. They have many volunteers who will give you information on all the exhibits, and they have a presentation several times a day where they bring in a bird sitting on a gloved arm to show them and talk about them.<\/p>\n
It was a very interesting and informative visit! Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n\n