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| - I first visited the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary a couple years ago on a chilly September day following brunch at The Coup with some couchsurfers.
Despite my couchsurfers' incessant whining about the temperature being only 12 degrees Celsius (silly Hawaiians, that is a BEAUTIFUL day in Calgary), and trying to trick me into believing I kept missing GIANT HAWKS flying by, I was quite enchanted.
I have visited the bird sanctuary many times since then, both by myself and others. The little centre you walk through to get to the sanctuary is both interesting and educational. Taxidermic animals of any kind creep me out, but I really enjoy the donated collection of wooden bird carvings. The sanctuary itself is rather peaceful. Mostly untouched with the exception of it being gated off, with a couple manmade bridges and benches to sit. If in a calm state of mind, I can spend a long time there by myself.
To be honest, sometimes I see more birds while driving past flocks of seagulls swarming to a McDonalds parking lot for french fries. But really, how can you rate a BIRD SANCTUARY on the amount of birds you see per visit? I always manage to catch a few pretty little things, and there are usually ducks. I have also seen a couple beaver, and some deer in the area which is quite cool. It would kind of make my life to come across an owl, but it's not like that is a controllable variable, haha.
*Review 7/30 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012
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