Comments on: World Bird Sanctuary Live Raptor Show – Starved Rock State Park

By: Elisa Paige

Elisa Paige — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:21:16 +0000

Do you know of any raptor experts in Dallas, TX? I’m an author in need of information for an upcoming book (fiction).

In advance, thank you for any referrals you could offer.

Warm regards,

Elisa

By: The Birdfreak Team

The Birdfreak Team — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:02:21 +0000

John – you’ll have to contact the World Bird Sanctuary directly. We have no affiliation with them here at Birdfreak.com other than reporting on the event we attended.

By: john sachtouras

john sachtouras — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:44:36 +0000

Hello, We would like to know if we can hire you to bring and show your eagle to our audience.
We use Eagles as symbol of freedom and it would be very nice for many people to see a real eagle.
Please call us back at 954 854-2432 or
send an email at megacorpmarketing@gmail.com.
Thanks

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By: Mark Atteberry

Mark Atteberry — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:29:27 +0000

We are hosting the WBS in Shelbyville, IL at the Chautqauqua Auditorium on October 4, 2009. There are two shows, 1:00 and 3:00p. You can go to our website at http://www.shelbyvillechautauqua.com for more information about how to get tickets. It is sure to be a great experience and proceeds go to the restoration of the Chautauqua Auditorium, a 106 year old structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

By: Lana

Lana — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:17:00 +0000

Down here we have both turkey & black vultures & I love both species. Nothing soars more gracefully, certainly.
I always enjoy a good raptor show. Down here that tends to be a falconry exhibit at the local Renn faire. SO awesome!

By: Red

Red — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:34:48 +0000

That’s fantastic! The Harris’ hawk is gorgeous… the Kestral is cute, the Turkey Vulture is hot with it’s silver feathers and the Eagle is just incredible. The exotics were well, exotic!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:54 +0000

Great photos! We attended the program on Sunday and unfortunately Goblin only made one pass over the audience before a piece of food got stuck on her beak and she was too distracted to fly anymore. We got a great performance from Jet though! He was very bold and flew all the way across the room a couple of times. We could tell the sanctuary volunteers were really proud of him.

By: PSYL

PSYL — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:28:23 +0000

In the last photo for Goblin, it looked like it was smiling. Cute.

Love all the pictures. Hope I can attend something similar in the future.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:36:11 +0000

Wow, great photos and what an awesome experience. About the only time I’ve been almost that close to raptors was years ago at the falconer’s show at the Texas Renaissance Festival. And then half the birds were too spooked by either the wildly-colored costumes or (more likely) the beer-enhanced volume of the crowd to do any flyovers or stay still long enough to really get a good look at them. I’ll have to look into what programs are available in the Houston area.

By: The Birdfreak Team

The Birdfreak Team — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:44:15 +0000

Mike – That is so awesome!! I can only imagine how fun it would be to get to handle the birds. They are so magnificent.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:54:29 +0000

In another lifetime I was an intern with the World Bird Sanctuary – your post took me back to those days of doing educational programs and flying raptors. The Harris Hawks were always my favorite to fly, though Barn Owls and kestrels came close. And handling some of the exotic birds was an amazing experience, I’m still hoping to see some of those species in the wild. Great post!
-Mike