The Nebraska Science Festival, co-sponsored by UNMC, held an event called Raptors & Rye on April 14, giving people a chance to gather, drink some rye and talk raptors.
The raptors arrived courtesy of Fontenelle Forest; the rye from Mercury, a bar located at 329 S. 16th St.
Nebraska Science Festival wraps up this week. See the events scheduled through this week at the festival website.
The professorial-looking owl, a great horned owl named Orion, did not actually give a lecture at the Nebraska Science Festival event.
The event also featured a peregrine falcon named Aero.
And rye, available for purchase.
Denise Lewis, director of programs from Fontenelle Forest, gave the presentation on the raptors at Mercury.
Again, the birds did not engage in conversation. But it sure looks like they did.
Despite their reputation, owls are not as “wise” as they often are symbolized, attendees were told.
Raptors & Rye, part of Nebraska Science Festival, 2022