Outdoors | : TheReview Wednesday, April 11,1990 — a tr ee HAMPSON Reserve getting ready for orphans with sale Continued from Page A9 from side to side as they survey their surroundings and then stride sedately down the mound and into the burrow, The diet of these little owls is quite varied as they feed upon many insects such as grasshoppers and crickets, mice, voles, ground Squirrels, small rats, salamanders, snakes, young cottontails and ground-nesting birds such as savannah and vesper sparrows, lark buntings and prairie horned larks. They capture their prey either by sailing down upon them from their lookouts or pursuing them in the air. Examination of the brownish pellets scattered around the burrow entrance will give a good idea of food preferences. I have found several of these packed with noth- ing but the hard exoskeletons of beetles. Very young burrowing owls, clad rather sparsely in brownish ‘Burrowing owls are easily recognized by their long legs and short tails which are very evident as they perch upon fence posts, mounds or rocks on the lookouf for prey.’ grey down, are comical when they first appear above ground. Walking about with deliberation on stiff legs and hunched body, they look for all the world like little old grey men who have long since lost the easy physical flexibility of youth. Later, the entire brood of eight Or more youngsters are seen stand- ing in close array on the mound at the entrance to the burrow. Now the adults are busily foraging by the hour in order to feed the hungry brood. { 1 ¥ SWEET & SOUR BONELESS PORK ¥ TEA or COFFEE ONLY $6°0 Chines by Glenn Werkman The Review Last May and June the Wildlife Reserve of Western Canada was inundated with orphaned animals, abandoned by neglectful mothers or parents who suffered an untime- ly death. Some of the young animals, who are brought to the reserve by human saviors, require special feed to help them survive the early stages of life, volunteer worker Jcanna Campbell said. Thai feed can be extremely expensive so each spring the reserve holds a garage sale to raise money to help with the cost. The reserve is a non-profit organization that operates com- pletely on donations. Donations of items to the garage sale, to held at 1175-Wain Rd. April 28-29 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. are definitely needed. We're even willing to pick things up from people who can’t drop things off,” Campbell said. CUDDLED TOGETHER FOR warmth is a litter of piglets waiting for moms milk bar to come by at feeding time. The litfer was at the Wildlife Reserve of Western Canada Saturday. fee SPECIAL OF THE MONTH | COMBO FOR ONE FAMILY DINNER i ¥ CHICKEN CHOW MEIN ¥ DEEP FRIED PRAWNS |-Bayshore STRUGGLING TO KEEP HIS balance one day after being born 1s Rufus, a baby lamb, while mom, a Hampshire lamb bleats in warning, at the Wildlife Reserve of Western Canada Saturday. ¥ EGG FOOYONG ¥ CHICKEN CHOW MEIN ¥ BEEF CHOP SUEY ¥ SWEET & SOUR ‘} BONELESS PORK {las ¥ PORK FRIED RICE = ¥ Serves 4-5 persons ONLY $D As Serving the Peninsula ©) for over 12 years. if Always with Guaranteed Freshness, Consistancy and Good Taste. GLENN WERKMAN photo But dropping items off at the reserve can be experience. There’s plenty of animals to have a look at. Several peacocks and peahens tun lose around the property, there’s a brand new litter of piglets (another litter’s on the way), two broods of chicks, five bunny rab- bits, and a brand-new black Hamp- shire lamb named Rufus that was born Saturday and is just leaming to walk. A young deer, one-year-old, already hopped the fence once, Campbell said. “We said ‘Go, be free,’ but he came back. I guess he knows where his food comes from,” she said. There are two river otters inside a pen that can be admired from outside the fence. As the name implies, its a wildlife reserve, and wild animals bite people, Alex Matheson reminds visitors. Also, four eagles are recovering in pens on the reserve after becoming victims of gun shot. Another resident worth a look, without the fear of getting sprayed, is a descented skunk that was someone’s pet and found aban- doned near Elk Lake some time ago. Ale An injured owl brought to the reserve from Prince George is still recovering at a veterinarian’s office but may be back by garage sale time. “In May and June we get a lot of orphaned and injured animals and e that’s the biggest reason for the _ garage sale,” Campbell said. 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