Arizona Senora Desert Museum - Raptors

Finally! Back to one of our favorite AZ pastimes ... touring! The Sonoran Desert is one of the unique features here at Tucson and it has been on our list to visit this " museum."  It actually is more like a zoo and nature centre featuring plants and animals native to this desert.  We started off with a "raptor" show. 

Here John is looking out over the desert as we wait for the raptors to appear! I love raptor shows. Just hearing them described that way gets me all excited. Even though dangerous dinosaurs do not appear, the show these majestic birds put on is impressive. I love it when they fly right over your head and you can hear the wing whooshing as well as other bird sounds.  The trainers are amazing.  The birds usually cannot be returned to the wild due to injuries or that their upbringing has somehow imprinted them to humans.  They could not survive in the wild.  But they have a good life!  Easy food, lots of exercise and even challenges to face thanks to the ingenuity and knowledge of their trainers.  We have seen a couple of other raptor shows elsewhere and this one did not disappoint.