Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

For the past two and half years now I've taken a "picture a day" and since I mostly like to take wildlife pictures, and I'm an accidental wildlife photographer, my encounters with new animals is sometimes limited.  So, one of my friends suggested that I take pictures for the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (http://greenwoodwildlife.org).  What a treat!  I get to take pictures of awesome animals who need a little help getting back on their feet and the center gets some (hopefully) good pictures to use in their marketing materials. 

The first day I toured the facility I was blown away by how prepared they were for the over 2,000 animals (over 130 different species) they expect to receive during the year.  Everything in it's place and a resident bunny outside waiting for the party...  (click on any image to see larger versions of all images in this section)

On my second visit I got to see baby squirrels being fed by volunteers.  They were so small their eyes hadn't opened yet!  I also photographed a Grosbeak who had a broken wing...  (click on any image to see larger versions of all images in this section)  Note that all of the scratches on the volunteer were not from the squirrels... or at least not from these ones!

On my third visit I photographed (and attended) a training session about squirrels.  The baby squirrels had opened their eyes and were becoming feisty. Here Greenwood staff members show how to feed and handle the baby squirrels. (click on any image to see larger versions of all images in this section)