Hedwig is a Barred Owl. Owls can hear a mouse's heart beating!Some fine feathered friends named Putter, Topper, Hedwig and Evie dropped by the Tottenville Library this week and they didn't look like our typical library visitor. Their beautiful feathers and razor sharp talons wowed Staten Islanders of all ages as Environmental Educator Bill Flynn and his assistant Henry brought a little bit of their Connecticut nature center to NYC. 

 

During their program "Birds of Prey," Bill introduced us to four interesting birds and shared a few of his incredible bird facts with us. Did you know that a hawk can see the print on a newspaper from over 100 yards away? Or that owls are considered the "ninjas" of the bird world because of their amazing flying ability?

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birds of Prey by Amy Donovan

 

Owls by Gail Gibbons

 

City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy

 

Eagle & Birds of Prey (Eyewitness series) by Jemima Parry-Jones

 

The Life of Birds (DVD)

 

Winged Migration (DVD)

 

Look for the call number 598 in the non-fiction section of your library or just ask your librarian to point you in the right direction!

 

Bill and Henry are scheduled to bring "Birds of Prey" to other branches of NYPL, so if you missed this great program, it's not too late to check it out! Click here for a list of their upcoming appearances or visit them anytime at the New Canaan Nature Center.