slowly she turned

We went to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on Sunday morning to see the raptor release, where the trainers release birds that are being rehabilitated or can’t live in the wild for a time and they fly over the crowd’s heads back and forth. The birds were released one species at a time: a pair of Chihuahuan ravens, a great horned owl, and four Harris hawks. It had a gorgeous botanical garden with winding flat trails and places where you could sit in the shade and lots of water stations.

Also seen at the museum zoo: an ocelot sunning itself, a hare, and several rattlesnakes. We also saw a caracara “Mexican eagle” flying with its trainer after the public raptor release.

If you are in the Tucson area, I highly recommend this place. Early in the morning would likely be the best time to go, especially in the hot months.