BIRDS of PREY _ Bird Release _ Dill Sanctuary _ 2016
BIRDS of PREY | Bird Release | Dill Sanctuary | 2016
Over the years I have had the wonderful privilege of photographing so many wonderful events sponsored by wonderful folks in our South Carolina Lowcountry. The Charleston Museum coupled with “The Center for Birds of Prey Awendaw SC” or “The Avian Conservation Center The Center for Birds of Prey”, as some refer to it, is one of the most spectacular occasions for me.
Yes, it begins with the birds themselves but as I observe these amazing creatures, as my husband Jim calls them, ‘Predators in Pretty Packages', and hear the wonderful presentations about the life of the birds the center acquires I am so moved…by several things.
Each individual bird comes to the center with a unique story…most through injury then brought in by some caring soul at which point the center takes these birds under their wing caring for them. Some, due to circumstances where folks thought they were being helpful but in reality the birds natural instincts have been compromised to the point they can no longer reenter the wilderness. Good thing is, these birds can be used for educational purposes like demonstrations here with the Charleston Museum and the south eastern wildlife expo (SEWE). Other birds can be rehabilitated then can be reentered into the wild like the one pictured here which was released in Oct. at Dill Sanctuary located on James Island SC whose property runs along the Stono River.
What a wonderful place to release these beautiful creatures to their freedom.
Read MoreOver the years I have had the wonderful privilege of photographing so many wonderful events sponsored by wonderful folks in our South Carolina Lowcountry. The Charleston Museum coupled with “The Center for Birds of Prey Awendaw SC” or “The Avian Conservation Center The Center for Birds of Prey”, as some refer to it, is one of the most spectacular occasions for me.
Yes, it begins with the birds themselves but as I observe these amazing creatures, as my husband Jim calls them, ‘Predators in Pretty Packages', and hear the wonderful presentations about the life of the birds the center acquires I am so moved…by several things.
Each individual bird comes to the center with a unique story…most through injury then brought in by some caring soul at which point the center takes these birds under their wing caring for them. Some, due to circumstances where folks thought they were being helpful but in reality the birds natural instincts have been compromised to the point they can no longer reenter the wilderness. Good thing is, these birds can be used for educational purposes like demonstrations here with the Charleston Museum and the south eastern wildlife expo (SEWE). Other birds can be rehabilitated then can be reentered into the wild like the one pictured here which was released in Oct. at Dill Sanctuary located on James Island SC whose property runs along the Stono River.
What a wonderful place to release these beautiful creatures to their freedom.
