The photographs below were taken through the small aviary one way mirror pane glass window. All of the breeding birds at the Centre are of 'wild temperment'. Owls have phenomenal hearing, and because of this it is virtually impossible to sneak up on them, as any naturalist will tell you. In the few minutes that we took photos, they noticed that we were present, and as a result were a little startled. We do our level best to leave them completely alone while they are raising their young, so as a result, they became nervous when they detected us at the mirror pane as they are not used to any disturbances whatsoever. We quickly snapped the pictures below with our digital camera, and then promptly departed. Things were back to normal in the Snowy's aviary after a few more minutes.

The Adult Male Snowy.	The Adult Male and the Adult Female.

The Adult Male and Female. The cedar post on an angle is a ramp we put in for the Female Snowy to be able to climb to higher perches, as she has an injured wing that was rehabilitated.

Most of the family of Snowy Owls.

The 'family' seems like they are having a discussion about us taking their photos. (Note: inset gives some idea of the good sized avairy that the snowy's are raising their young in.)

Another view of the Male and the Female. The Female's damaged, but fully healed wing is noticable in the photo, as it hangs slightly.

Snowy Owl -Young of 2002 Photos

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