Birds caught: Check. Car packed: Check.

Word of the Day:

malodorous \mal-OH-duhr-uhs\, adjective:
Having a bad odor.

I am all set for the Owl Symposium tomorrow morning.
The owls are all comfy in their carriers. Geoff and the girls are spending the night in Swami's Guest Yurt. I have a nice, quiet house in which to sleep tonight. Ahhh.
A few pics from today:

A skunk noodling around a yard near Stonelick Lake. I guess it just came from hibernation and was super hungry, because it didn't care that I was sitting there taking pictures of it. I even cleared my throat a few times, to get it to turn and look at me, but nada.

A red-tailed hawk hanging out near the highway. Look at the tiny twig it's standing on!

This speck is a red-shouldered hawk who was soaring with its mate over Stonelick Lake.

And finally, here's Junior, in his mew. It's weird to see him sitting inside a building. He is gaining weight and awaiting a new home as an education bird.
I was standing half behind the door when I took this, because I didn't know if he would try to fly to me, and he did the cutest little head tilt, trying to see me.

At least he is warm and well-fed.

Stay tuned tomorrow for my pictures and stories from the Owl Symposium. We are going to have such a blast.