Scenes from Marsh Madness Festival 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
By Nick Schneider, Co-Editor
The Fifth Annual Marsh Madness Festival was hosted Saturday in Linton.
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Leslie Grow, from the Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Center at Hardy Lake State Recreation Area, conducted a demonstration of a variety of raptors -- including a Bald Eagle, Eastern Screech Owl, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, falcon and this Red Tailed Hawk.
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Justin Guyer, president of the Wabash Valley Herpetological Society of Terre Haute, holds a large boa snake as part of his demonstration at Marsh Madness on Saturday.
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Nora and Thya Grandider, of Greenwood, were among the guests at Saturday who were leery of the the large tarantula that was part of the Wabash Valley Herpetological Society's demonstration.
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Two birdwatchers at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area wait for a large flock of Snow Geese to pass the area, located off of State Road 159 on Saturday morning.
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A Bald Eagle.
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Lyla Garwood, of Linton, gets to touch a large boa snake.
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This small Eastern Screech Owl made plenty of noise.
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Two Marsh Madness Committee volunteers zoom in some viewing scopes for visitors.
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This bald eagle spreads its majestic wings.
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A close up view of a Falcon.
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Hardy Lake Raptor Center employee Cody Mitchell explains some of the features of a Barred Owl.