I have a very unique job!
It seems obvious to state this, but each day I marvel at the chances I have to engage with our native wildlife. It is truly a gift to be trusted by my animal ambassadors and welcomed into their lives. I often think as I’m getting an animal ready for a class or simply preparing diets, I wonder how many other folks might be doing what I’m doing today.
As I look into the eyes of our Great Horned Owl, I feel privileged to be his co-worker. I can have discussions with my human co-workers while cleaning bird cages about Druidism, Spirituality and God and how nature is part of all of these. One co-worker commented I don’t even know what a normal job is anymore!
How great it is to work in the forest, to feel the strength of an owl’s talons as you carry him on your gloved hand, to feel the opossum’s tail and soft fur, to feel the power and softness of a snake’s scales, to watch the young crow figure out how to eat a newly introduced food and to be amazed when you find wild vultures sitting on top of your captive vultures’ enclosure, just visiting!
To hear the sound of a bird, find a mushroom or plant, not know what any of them are, find a field guide or co-worker to search it out and learn! I count myself lucky everyday to be part of this great earth and to be entrusted with the care of these impressive and laudable animals.
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