Our mission is to care for ill, injured and orphaned wildlife, and to educate the public on wildlife and other environmental issues.
Errington, BC Canada
Joined October 2009
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Time for another Casey progress, right? He will be five years old early next year and almost at his full maturation stage. The top 2 photos are from October of last year. The bottom ones from last week. 🧵
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at NIWRA! We hope you and yours are having a relaxing, enjoyable and safe long weekend. As always we thank you for your support, care and friendship. We’re open all weekend from 9-4:30 😉
Good Day Friends! Yayy, another long weekend!😊 Sharing a few fun photos taken this week. Elsa was having a big preen. Her expressions before and after were priceless. Your captions are always welcome!
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Our 4 beautiful Red-tailed Hawks fit right in to the beautiful Autumn colours of the season. Glider, Chinook had both been imprinted so are non releasable. Petra and Mango have had injuries that did allow them to be released. NIWRA will remain their forever homes.🧵
The Red-Tailed Hawk is one of the most widespread and commonly observed birds of prey in North America. It is found in almost any open or semi-open habitat, from sea level to above timberline. It occupies open woodlands, grasslands, agricultural fields, estuaries, and marshes🧵
We’re starting our random photos day off with the two species of turtles in our ponds. Its hard to tell the difference between the Red-eared Slider & the Western Painted from a distance. Great to see the Western Painted closeup - the only native freshwater pond turtle in BC.
September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A day to honour, remember and reflect.🧡
Happy #nationalcoffeeday from the owls at NIWRA!☕️ What’s your preference?😊
Some colour and sweetness for your newsfeed! This little Anna’s Hummingbird had been in our care and was released into our Wildlife Garden this summer. It sure was enjoying the flowers. Thanks to Dave E for this awesome video & as always, thanks to our Animal Care team.
Happy Weekend friends!
A few fun photos to share with you from a lovely visit yesterday. Blizzard was quite the character - lots of vocalization, very playful and every time the camera was raised, got this pose! Even his neighbours were noticing! 🧵
With the changing seasons & light conditions, we’re seeing more & more barred owls admitted due to vehicle collisions.
While these collisions are almost impossible to avoid, one thing we can do to try to prevent them is ensuring we aren’t leaving any litter near roads🧵
especially when it comes to anything biodegradable. Even something as small as an apple core thrown out of a car window can draw critters to the roads, and these critters then draw in hunting owls.🧵
It’s always cool to see Turkey Vultures in the wild in BC and on the Island, and of course our beautiful residents here at NIWRA. But now it’s migrating season for those in the wild. In September and October thousands can be seen kettling over Southern Vancouver Island.🧵
They’re not great flyers so they have to wait, sometimes for weeks for the proper air currents to help them across the Strait. Check out our friends at bcbirdtrail.ca to get info on where you may be able to view them getting ready to head South😊