{"id":1310,"date":"2013-03-30T23:51:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T23:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2014-01-27T01:04:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T01:04:33","slug":"march-28-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=1310","title":{"rendered":"March 28, 2013 Eugene Cascades Raptor Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Found a new really huge dog park and spent the morning casually walking around in it with the pups.\u00a0 KatieBug found a playmate to chase and stopped just short of catching the larger dog so they both could rest up for another go.\u00a0 I\u2019m relieved that her negative experience with the Pit-bull didn\u2019t intimidate her in the least.\u00a0Even Millie ran joyously back and forth a few times, jowls pooched out and drool flying out of her mouth in streams.\u00a0 Deciding that the pups needed some quiet time, we dropped them off at our room and left to do some exploring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1325\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Northern Spotted Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Northern-Spotted-Owl-136x150.jpg\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1313\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1313\" alt=\"American Kistrel\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/American-Kistrel-125x150.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/American-Kistrel-125x150.jpg 125w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/American-Kistrel-251x300.jpg 251w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/American-Kistrel.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1318\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Injured eagle\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Injured-eagle-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1316\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1316\" alt=\"Habitats\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Habitats-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Habitats-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Habitats-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Habitats-452x300.jpg 452w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Habitats.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1321\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1321\" alt=\"Nesting area grounds\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-area-grounds-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-area-grounds-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-area-grounds-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-area-grounds-452x300.jpg 452w, http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-area-grounds.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1314\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Art in the yard\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Art-in-the-yard-150x143.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cascades Raptor Center captured our attention and was only a few miles up into the hills.\u00a0 It was a bit difficult to walk\u00a0around for me as no guard rails were available to clutch while stepping over and around the uneven rocky paths but very interesting to view these huge birds up close and read each raptors story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1315\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1315\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eagle crunching his baby chick dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Eagle-crunching-his-baby-chick-dinner-150x128.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1317\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hawk and his mousy dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hawk-and-his-mousy-dinner-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We came late in the afternoon and, lucky us, we got to watch them rip into their dinner of fresh killed mice and baby chicks. \u00a0Eww!\u00a0 That bone crunching noise and seeing those little bodies being ripped apart caught me off-guard, but then I do realize they have to eat however unpleasant I find the deed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1322\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nesting Barn Owls\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-Barn-Owls-150x129.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1323\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1323\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nesting pair\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-pair-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1324\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nesting Spotted Owls\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Nesting-Spotted-Owls-150x99.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=1326\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Part of an Eagles nest\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Part-of-an-Eagles-nest-150x141.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several aviaries were for nesting mates and the gift shop had a live cam set up to watch one that was sitting on her egg.\u00a0 \u00a0Signs throughout the aviaries warned visitors to be quiet, not something little boys do easily anyway but I found myself giving their mom a disapproving look when they continued to beat on one another and yell at the top of their lungs while she continued to ignore them. \u00a0Words were on the tip of my tongue before I decided against speaking my mind and turned away thinking here was another neglectful pit-bull owner mentality, again not worth the effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Found a new really huge dog park and spent the morning casually walking around in it with the pups.\u00a0 KatieBug found a playmate to chase and stopped just short of catching the larger dog so they both could rest up &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=1310\">Continue reading <span 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