Dara was off from work the week of Quincy’s birthday. We were helping our church with the VBS in the evenings, but wanted to find some short trips we could take during the day. On this day, Tuesday the 14th, we drove down to Ellsworth to visit the Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary. The main thing they do at this place is to keep wounded birds – either to be rehabilitated and released or kept there to live in a safe environment.
The main draw for us was the fact that they had owls there and you, faithful readers, know of Quincy’s love for owls. Sure enough, there were owls aplenty. They looked more like animatronics than anything else – with just their heads swiveling and eyes blinking. Although, the large Great Horned Owl named Hooty would hiss at us when we got close.
Quincy spent a lot of time just running between two Great Horned Owls. When we were able to drag him away from the owls, we took a nice walk on one of their many nature trails. After fending off the bugs and seeing the owls again, we drove to Friendlys for a nice lunch and then headed for home. I’m sure Quincy’s nap was filled with thoughts of owls.
