Birds of prey on display at wetlands talk

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A volunteer introduces Tweek, a great horned owl, at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands” talk presented by the Orange County Bird” of Prey Center on Thursday in Huntington Beach.

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A red-tailed hawk puts on a show at Thursday’s “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands” event at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s Interpretive Center in Huntington Beach.

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Tweek, a great horned owl, surveys the scene during the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands” event Thursday in Huntington Beach, featuring experts from the Orange County Bird” of Prey Center in Lake Forest.

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A red-tailed hawk visits the the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s Interpretive Center in Huntington Beach on Thursday for an experts’ lecture called “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands,” presented by the Orange County Bird” of Prey Center.

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A volunteer displays Spartacus, a western screech owl, during the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands” talk presented by the Orange County Bird of Prey Center on Thursday in Huntington Beach. The Bird of Prey non-profit treats and rehabilitates injured raptors.

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A volunteer lets J.R. Harris, a hawk, spread its wings during the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands” talk presented Thursday in Huntington Beach by the Orange County Bird” of Prey Center.

(Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

April 7, 2017 5:14 PM PT

Visitors to the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve on Thursday had a chance to learn from experts about the “Raptors of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands.”

The event at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy’s Interpretive Center featured speakers from the Orange County Bird of Prey Center in Lake Forest and an opportunity to meet such animals up close. They included Gus, a Western screech owl; Tweek, a great horned owl; J.R. Harris, a hawk; and Hank, a red-tailed hawk.

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Because of its rich food sources and good climate, Bolsa Chica hosts many birds of prey, also known as raptors, according to a news release.

The interpretive center is at 3842 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach.