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Honoring our feathered friends
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
photo by Helen R. Hammond
Jack Hanna
photo by Helen R. Hammond
A treat for all was to see the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the
United States, pictured above left, participate in a flight demonstration. Above right, Jack Hanna communicates with his fellow bird handlers in a flight demonstration.
photo by Helen R. Hammond
Birds of Prey educator Monty Wallace holds a Yellow-Billed Kite.
photo by Helen R. Hammond
From left, Stuart McDaniel, Chair of the Board of Directors; John Tison, Secretary of the Board of Directors; Board Member Carolyn Dietrich; Jack Hanna and Jim Elliott, the Executive Director
and founder of The Avian Conservation Center. The nonprofit
organization has cared for and released thousands of birds for
almost 20 years.
photo by Helen R. Hammond
Jim Elliott, Jack Hanna and Carolyn Dietrich get ready to release a Barred Owl that was rehabilitated at the center.
Wildlife conservationist Jack Hanna, right, made a special visit to The Center for Birds of Prey Dec. 5. While Hanna has visited Charleston for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition almost every year, this was his first visit to the center, which is located in Awendaw.
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