Wow, an Owl!

So Jonas and Sam went to the Festival of the Hills this weekend, while I was working in the hospital. One of the exhibits was a person who does rehabilitation of birds of prey. While touching the Great Horned Owl was clearly exciting, the high point was when Jonas got to HOLD a Saw Whet owl. They are about 7 inches tall, and have a wingspan of approximately 17 inches (according to the websites I looked at). They are named "saw whet" because their sound is similar to that of someone sharpening a saw. For full details, see link at right. Sam said that Jonas was so excited he was shaking!