I had the great pleasure to hang out with Mary Anne Weber, Houston Audubon's Education Director, and Dawn Monachino, Education Specialist, both of whom office out of the Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center (HAREC) in southeast Houston. Dawn gave me a tour of the sanctuary, which I was very eager to check out since it was my first time there. The Animals Now, the first thing to know about HAREC is that it is not just about the birds. They do have other animals in their care as well. The first one I met was Pickles, a 6 month old opossum. Some of the other education animals are: Mac & Cheese - Corn Snake Donut - Ball Python Salsa - Smooth-sided Toad Marcia - Three-toed Box Turtle Licorice - Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula And then, there were the birds. I have met several of them over the years by helping Mary Anne with Owl Prowls, but now I got to see them at their home, and it was pretty special. Percy* - Eastern Screech Owl Emilio - Purple Martin Juliet* - ...