GREENWICH, Conn. - The Audubon Center of Greenwich hosted a "Family Breakfast and Wildlife Show" on Sunday, Jan. 25, with Michelle Hips of the New Canaan Nature Center showing off a few of her wild friends.
Michelle Hips and a Great Horned Owl.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanThe crowd enthusiastically watches the birds.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanA dad and son enjoy the show.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanA Great Horned Owl at the Audubon Center.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanThere were plenty of questions from kids.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanMichelle Hips shows a Red Tailed Hawk.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanMom and son watch intently.
Photo Credit: Skip PearlmanHips wowed the family-filled crowd with a red-tailed hawk, an American kestrel and a great-horned owl.
"Seeing animals in person is a special experience for a young child," said Jeff Cordulack, the center's events and communications manager. "It can create a lifelong memory."
Added Hips of showing the youngsters the birds of prey: "The kids think it's pretty much the coolest thing ever."
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