A little barred owl looked up from the crux of Dana Franzen-Klein s elbow, stared the veterinarian in the eye and, in as tough and menacing of a posture as he could muster, clicked his beak. The injured bird was a baby, maybe a month old. His click was a warning, that despite being a puffball barely bigger than Franzen-Klein s palm, he would bite the medical director of the Minnesota Raptor Center if he had to.
Braham Area Elementary School kindergarten students welcomed Katherine from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center and Susan from the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis to teach the students about raptors.
Braham Area Elementary School kindergarten students welcomed Katherine from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center and Susan from the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis to teach the students about raptors.
With a hawk, falcon and eagle in tow, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center traveled to the St. Peter Community Center on Thursday to give kids and adults a chance