Exotic Birds at Linton Enchanted Garden

 Among everything else at Linton Garden are a few birds to enjoy.

Fontanelle Forest in Bellevue

 Fontanelle Forest is an are with interesting history.  It is where Lucien Fontanelle had his trading post and he raised his children.  Now it is a wildlife habitat area.  There is a nice playground for the little ones, and an aviary for birds of prey who have needed rescuing.

Heron Taking Flight: Beautiful

Sheri and I both think this is a heron, but we are not bird experts.  What I do know is it is beautiful.  I was taking a walk waiting for the train.  The bird was just standing in the Guadalupe River by the Santa Clara Street overpass.  While I was trying to get the phone ready to take pictures it started flying away.

osprey siting

At the Cemetery in Parker, Idaho looking at Great great grandfather Isaac's grave we had a beautiful  bird of a hawk.  I have concluded it was an osprey, Caleb thinks it was a falcon.  Whatever it was it was impressive, but we had the most difficult time getting its picture.

Raptors: Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

We sat for the raptor show, red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, owl, chicken (not a raptor), falcon.  The host also said there was a bald eagle flying around scaring some of the  birds, and causing a commotion in the local crows.  I never saw it.  A raptor is a bird that uses its talons to kill and tear food.  (Turkey vultures do not usually kill food, but tear it.)

red tailed hawk is the most commonly seen raptor.  They are often flying above the freeways searching for mice.

The crazy chicken was fun, and made a bee-line for the barn. 

The turkey vulture buzzed me twice, and I ducked both times.  It came right at me and veered the last second to its perch. 

 The vulture even picked up trash.
The owl was very funny, and very cute with his pointed ears which aren't really ears.

The show then ended with a falcon, which was crazy fast and back and forth around the grounds in no time at all.