Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center, a non-profit which rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey, brought eight different species of owls to an educational presentation about the round-eyed, feathered hunters at Lone Pine State Park on August 22, 2019.
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Tika the snowy owl stares at Montana Wild Wings Executive Director Beth Watne as she delivers a presentation at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunlight filters through the feathers of Igor the barn owl at Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell during a presentation by Montana Wild Wings on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley, age 11, of Montana Wild Wings cringes as Igor the barn owl lets out an ear-splitting shriek after being removed from his carrier-box at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley of Montana Wild Wings handles Frank, a northern pygmy Owl, Montana’s smallest species of owl, at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bentley, a great horned owl from Montana Wild Wings, stares into the crowd at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Attendees snap photos Tika the snowy owl at a Montana Wild Wings program at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A crowd reacts to the sight of owls at a Montana Wild Wings presentation at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Spencer, a barred owl from Montana Wild Wings blinks during a presentation by Montana Wild Wings at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley, age 11, of Montana Wild Wings handles Olive, a saw whet owl, as Olive extends a wing over Ruby’s shoulder at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. “This bird and I have a special bond,” Ruby said. Ruby works with owls and raptors with her grandmother Beth Watne, who is the Executive Director of Montana Wild Wings. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The talons of Igor the barn owl grip into Ruby Hadley’s glove of Montana Wild Wings at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Tika the snowy owl stares at Montana Wild Wings Executive Director Beth Watne as she delivers a presentation at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley of Montana Wild Wings handles a Olive, a saw whet owl, at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Homer, a great grey owl from Montana Wild Wings, stares into the crowd at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley, age 11, of Montana Wild Wings handles Olive, a saw whet owl, as Olive stares up at Ruby at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bentley, a great horned owl, perches on the arm of Beth Watne, executive director Montana Wild Wings, during a presentation about owls at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Children gaze at Bentley the great horned owl during a presentation at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ruby Hadley, age 11, of Montana Wild Wings handles Louie, a long eared owl, at the Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center in Kalispell on August 22, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
