The Festival of Eagles

Every October there’s a Festival of Eagles in Canmore to celebrate the migration of the Golden Eagle through the valley. So yesterday there were hoards of people standing around with binoculars in the middle of town, apparently spotting eagles soaring by (I saw a paraglider and an aeroplane).

Easier to spot were the birds in the Birds of Prey Exhibit, courtesy of the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation.

 

The Golden Eagle looked as if it was about to snap and kill someone

 

 

Great Horned Owl – was merely unimpressed

 

 

Burrowing Owl – would probably crawl up your trousers and devour your leg

 

My desires to go to Hogwarts have been re-awakened.