One of the shows that was going on while we were at Callaway Gardens was their Birds of Prey show. They have a number of birds of prey (raptors) that are commonly found in that area of Georgia. For the show that we saw, there were two owls and a red-tailed hawk.
I think the first owl we saw was a "Barred Owl". She was in the care of Callaway Gardens because she had been raised by humans and had been "human imprinted" (so she would not know how to survive as an owl in the wild.
The next star of the show was a red-tailed hawk.
He flew fast and low over our heads multiple times, but neither Dwayne nor I got a picture. The hawk is at Callaway Gardens because he was injured by being shot by a chicken farmer who was protecting his chickens (which is evidently illegal...).
Finally, we saw what I think was a Barn Owl.
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| The tufts on the top of his head are just feathers, not ears. |
He also flew right over our heads - compared to the hawk, he was nearly silent on the wing. I can't remember why he is at Callaway Gardens - all of their birds of prey are there because they cannot live in the wild.
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