Photo gallery: Reading takes flight during raptor program at library
Published 8:09 pm Tuesday, June 21, 2016
A screech owl keeps watch over the crowd Tuesday morning. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
A red-tailed hawk swoops across the room during the raptor demonstration Tuesday morning. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
The crowd of children at the George Armstrong Library summer reading program learn about the wingspan of a vulture during a raptor demonstration Tuesday. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Five-year-old Amani Davis uses her hands to help simulate the binocular-like eyesight of an owl. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Children watch as Mindy Hamilton holds on tight as a barn owl flaps its wing during Tuesday morning’s program. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
A vulture spreads its wings for all of the children to see. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Rats and mice are popular prey for raptors. These rats were brought to the demonstration to also show how rats help in the environment. (Ben Hillyer /The Natchez Democrat)
The Judge George W. Armstrong Library summer reading program gave children of all ages the chance to see raptors up close thanks the the Freedom Ranch Outreach Education Program from Hattiesburg. The Wildlife Ambassadors Program teaches children about raptors use their physical characteristics to survive and adapt in the world.
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