Today we traveled north to Tavernier to the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center, which rescues and rehabilitates injured birds. In their possession are a variety of birds, including hawks, owls and falcons. Many local birds, like egrets and pelicans, congregate here as well, but are kept from mingling with the injured. Many have come to the rehabilitation facility because of a damaged wing or a missing foot. Some have been shot or have flown into power lines. Below is a picture of an Eastern Screech Owl and one of two Kestrels the facility hopes to one day return to the wild.
As a non-profit organization, the sanctuary runs solely on donations. It requests a minimum donation of $ 5.00 for each adult. Wooden signs with donors' names engraved adorn the facility's railings and fences.
Here is a link to the organization's blog: www.keyswildbirds.blogspot.com
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