Screech Owl Visits

This past weekend I helped out at the Brighton Optimist Club's 'Free Fishing Derby For Kids'. It was the 25th anniversary of the event and we had a proclamation signed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and some other special activities for the kids. One was a visit from the Howell Conference and Nature Center's wildlife bus. They brought a screech owl and an opossum for the kids to see, as well as some other activities.

The owl was fascinating and I took a lot of pictures of it. Here's one that I think is pretty good. The children were quite taken with these exhibits, as well as those from the Kensington MetroPark Nature Center, who had a large box turtle and garter snake. Add to that the waterfowl in the pond and the fish that were being caught and it was quite a day for seeing nature.