 This year was the 6th annual gala and fundraiser for Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Wild Night for Wildlife. This was the first year I attended and I was amazed at the cool items available in the silent and life auction. The event was a huge success and raised over $100,000 for the continued care of orphaned, sick and injured wildlife in Colorado. This event was even more important this year since Greenwood is now the only rehabilitation center on the northern front range that cares for both birds and mammals. For those of you who weren't able to attend this year or want to get a sneak-peak at this year's event, I've included some pictures. There were lots of tables of silent auction items (I donated several of my favorite pictures of Greenwood's visitors), a man who played the harp, delicious hors-d'oeuvres and a hearty meal. Gary Shapiro, from Channel 9, began the ceremonies and Amanda Manoa, a rehabilitator from Greenwood, gave a short speech about the work at Greenwood. An auctioneer started the live auction by playing a game of heads or tails and then the real action began. Items auctioned off this year included this beautiful handmade quilt, trips for wildlife viewing, mountain home rentals, trips to Mexico and New York and even a working vacation on a cattle ranch! Here are some of my pictures from the evening's festivities. Be sure to mark your calenders! Next year's event is on Friday, September 25th!          It's hard to believe that fall is just around the corner when there are still baby squirrels at Greenwood. The most common type of squirrel that Greenwood rehabilitates is the Fox Squirrel. Fox Squirrels have two litters per year, usually March and late-July so squirrel rehabilitators are busy throughout the summer. Most squirrels come to Greenwood because they have been orphaned or they have fallen out of the tree. Below are some of the pictures I took from my early September and mid-October visits. They are a of a black Fox Squirrel (a not as common variation in color), a pair of baby American Goldfinches with conjunctivitis, a Common Nighthawk and a Ring-billed Gull.     |
AuthorRachel is a math and science tutor who loves to photograph wildlife in her spare time. In this blog she shares her experiences of her visits to Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lyons, CO. Archives
April 2016
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