Walking the birds

Today I got to walk birds around Perkins! This means that I have a bird sitting on my gloved hand and I take them around Perkins so that he can get enriched and become more comfortable around people.  This was the first time that I was allowed to take a bird out of their home and it was so exciting! First I walked Radar our Barn Owl. He was extremely calm and only freaked out once (freaking out entails the bird flying off your hand in an attempt to get away). Then I walked Omega our Screech Owl. Omega weighs only .14 kg which is about 1/3 of a pound. Omega loves to get little gentle noogies on her head. It is the cutest thing because she'll close her huge eyes and give the face that says "this feels good." After I walked Omega I took out Tamarack, our Great Horned Owl. After walking Omega, the whole 3 pounds that Tamarack weighs was heavy. Having her on my hand turned out to be a forearm workout! It was a very exciting day and I was so glad I was able to do so before my project ends!