Into the wild: Up close and personal with wildlife on Grouse Mountain

 

 
North Shore News July 26, 2012
 
 
 
Rocco the bald eagle doesn’t get too many challengers in staring contests.
 

Rocco the bald eagle doesn’t get too many challengers in staring contests.

Photograph by: submitted , for Vancouver Courier

The Birds In Motion demonstration on Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver showcases remarkable birds including a bald eagle and a great horned owl

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Rocco the bald eagle doesn’t get too many challengers in staring contests.
 

Rocco the bald eagle doesn’t get too many challengers in staring contests.

Photograph by: submitted , for Vancouver Courier

 
Rocco the bald eagle doesn’t get too many challengers in staring contests.
Raptor handler Jess Baynton holds Tyto, a barn owl featured in Grouse Mountain’s Birds in Motion exhibit. The summertime show runs three times per day at 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. until mid-September.
Grizzly bear Grinder makes his rounds in the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.
The Birds In Motion demonstration showcases remarkable animals including Rocco this bald eagle handled by Ryan Duncan at Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver.
Grouse Mountain's Birds In Motion show runs three times per day 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30pm through mid September.
Rocco the bald eagle is one of many birds of prey featured in the demonstration.
Raptor handler Jess Baynton educates guests about the birds and their habitat. Resident raptor, barn owl Tyto is also the star in Grouse's new Theatre in the Sky presentation Tyto's Triumph a short film documenting the early life of this feathered friend. The raptors and other wildlife at the Peak of Vancouver are part of Grouse Mountain’s ongoing commitment to create a Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.
Jess Baynton gently raises and lowers Tyto so that he steadies himself by expanding his wings.
Dr. Ken Maquisten holds Mortimer or "Morty" the male Great Horned Owl on display at the mountain.
Toba the female Great Horned Owl flies from one of the perches set up at Grouse Mountain's Blueberry Bowl site where the Birds In Motion takes place.
Barn owl Tyto comes in close to wildlife manager Devin Manky. This resident bird is very comfortable with humans and is presented to school groups who visit the mountain.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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