We visited the Leslie Science and Nature Center today and can count that as no.3 on our list of zoos and animal parks visited. The center is a home to birds of prey or raptors that have sustained various injuries and cannot live in the wild. The birds are housed in outdoor enclosures and we got right up close to many big birds including a bald eagle that was very noisy and unfortunately fell out of its nest at 3 weeks old and permanently damaged its wing. There was a snowy owl, two turkey vultures, a peregrine falcon and a great horned owl that had just arrived after a 13 hour drive from Connecticut. The owl only had one eye and had come to live at the center and hopefully make friends with another great horned owl that lost its mate recently.
While we were there we were also on the look out for a cougar as there have been sightings of one recently very close to Nick and Sierras house and the Leslie Science Center. This article in the Ann Arbor paper tells you about the recent sightings. Bella did some research on the cougar and has found out that it is the same species as the mountain lion and the Florida panther and is the fourth largest big cat behind the tiger, lion and jaguar. Sierra has been a bit wary while out running in the trails near her house but she hasn't seen one yet. She said she would let us know if she sees one.
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