Monday, June 4, 2012

New Orleans Spring 2012: Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Crane Intern

Visiting Patrick at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge


Meg and I on our business trip to Florida


Interns Jen, Ashley, me, and Chelsea


Interns Shannon, me, Nicole, Ashley


Juvenile Donut eating the camera


Taylor dancing for me
Javelin and Salchow, a pair of Whooping Cranes

Sweet Croissant with her prosthetic leg


Gorgeous crane egg


Baby Camilla


Costume rearing Camilla
Me with The Count and Crazy Harry, two parent-raised chicks
With the juvies

Crazy Harry and The Count with 'momma' Sally, entering their awkward gangly stage.

Time spent in Phoenix

 
Spent time with Spacek



Tea parties with g-ma. I spent lots of time with my family, but I regret not taking any photos.... I miss them already.


Hiked Usery Mountain

Hangin' out with Cameron, Wind Cave at Usery Park


Visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum with my mom


Purple prickly pear with cochineal


Outreach animals at the Riparian Preserve that I volunteered at


My escape- Gilbert Public Library and the Riparian Preserve


Teaching kids about photosynthesis and birds with the ranger


Made lots of yummy breads in my mom's old bread machine