2011 Migration Festival - Lighthouse Park
Celebrating Birds, Butterflies & Dragonflies
 Hawk Watching, Bird & Butterfly Banding, Bird Walks, Horizon Wings, Skyhunters in Flight Climb the Lighthouse, Ride the Historic Carousel and Live Music |
 Butterfly Garden |
 Butterfly Catchers |
 Butterfly is identified, then released unharmed |
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 Three things about owls: excellent hearing, night vision and silent flight |
 A domesticated owl spread her wings |
 Perigrin falcon on display |
Perigrin falcon on display for the gathering |
 Perigrin falcon close-up |
 The New Haven Bird Club looking toward the sky |
 Blue Trail provided music |
 Audobon CT answering questions about birds |
 The Lighthouse and Keepers quarters |
 Visitors prepare to climb the Lighthouse. Ranger Wray shows the opening they must fit through |
 The Lighthouse beside New Haven Harbour |
 The Historic Carousel inside the Carousel House |
 Steeds and the magnificent music box |
 Two riders happily anticipate their go around |
 Youngsters smiling for their mom |
 Ranger Dan announcing Brian of Sky Hunters to the gathering |
 Hawk on pedestal pre-show |
 Perigrin falcon and Hawk pre-show |
 The Hawk is hooded during show of other birds |
 Brian begins show with small White Faced Owl from Africa |
 Barn Owl flies from its box to Brian |
 Barn Owl in the grass |
 Owl |
 Sky Hunter show with Lighthouse in background |
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