How lovely! And they are so tame! I'm not sure I'd put my face that close to an owl's beak.

Mum loved them - and even without her sight problems would have wanted to be close. There was one ther that they had to watch - but even she allowed mum up close to it.

Beautiful :)

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they?

Wow! How wonderful!

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? Mum had a super afternoon.

I love owls too!! I'm very jealous!

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? I was so lucky to spot the "drop-in" event ... hope you manage to bump into similar.

Oh, how lovely! You can see how much she was loving it. I adore owls too, so I can easily imagine how much this trip meant to her.

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? Mum had a super afternoon.

Your mom is seriously cool. You can see how delighted she is around the owls. What a great daughter you are for arranging this treat for her.

My mom hated all animals. She wouldn't let me have a dog growing up. Once I left home, I would bring my current dog to the house when we came for a visit. Mom would fuss about everytime. She did love one of our dogs, Ruffles who was an English Cocker. Ruffles was very protective. Some local boys were crossing Mom's yard to get to her plum trees. I opened the door to yell at them. Ruffles hit the door and burst out into the yard. The boys ran screaming with Ruffles right at their heels. She stopped at the edge of the yard and continued barking at them. Those boys never tried to steal Mom's plums again. After Ruffles passed, Mom said she woke up from a dream once yelling for Ruffles to get whatever was scaring Mom. That was huge praise from my Mom.

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? Mum had a super afternoon.

Mum has always tended to say she prefers animals to humans!!! In some cases I think that is so true.

When she was a kid the family kept chickens during the war - came to time that one had to go, no one could eat it once it was cooked!!! My mum's first 4 dogs were Cocker Spaniels ... I always tell Jiffy had odd he really is!

I am sorry about your mum - maybe you could adopt mine!

That's a big fella she had on her arm!

She looks so happy!

*g*

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? Mum had a super afternoon.

What lovely pictures and what a great owl, stunning!

Owls are stunning creatures, aren't they? Mum had a super afternoon.

I would have loved that as well. How wonderful!

Was Hedwig there?

LOL - I better not suggest that to mum as she isn't a fan.

They are lovely creatures, aren't they?

I've been meaning to comment on these pics for weeks! Just had to say how happy your mum looks with the owls, she's having an absolutely wonderful time. That big one looks really heavy too!

Mum had a great early birthday!

When we got back I picked Jiffy up and gave him to mum to hold - she said the owl wasn't much different in weight!!!!