Open Door Bird Sanctuary’s Tony Speer holds a kestrel for a close-up look from guests at the Navarino Nature Center 40-year anniversary celebration April 18. The sanctuary houses about 20 injured or imprinted birds.
Sierra Rogstad of Open Door Bird Sanctuary in Door County holds one of the owls that lives at the sanctuary. Open Door houses raptors that are injured or imprinted and cannot live on their own in the wild. It is not a rehab center for wild birds. Rogstad and others brought the birds to the Navarino Nature Center’s 40th anniversary celebration April 18. (Kevin Passon | NEW Media)
Navarino Nature Center director Tim Ewing, right, talks with visitors to the nature center April 18. The nature center celebrated its 40-year anniversary with wild birds, a monarch butterfly presentation, a history of the nature center, refreshments and historical displays. (Kevin Passon | NEW Media)
Visitors are welcomed to the Navarino Nature Center’s 40-year anniversary party April 18. The event featured wild birds, a monarch butterfly presentation, a history of the nature center, refreshments and historical displays. (Kevin Passon | NEW Media)
A colorful butterfly welcomes visitors to the Navarino Nature Center where they are invited to sign the guest book. The nature center celebrated its 40-year anniversary April 18. (Kevin Passon | NEW Media)
