Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2018

north mount pleasant www.NorthMountPleasant.com | www.ParkWestNeighborhoods.com | www.BrickyardHomes.com 6 - NMP Never Stop Looking Up I ’m pretty sure I gave Kara Bale a good chuckle during our golf cart ride to the Avian Medical Clinic when I innocently asked her if the birds who reside at The Center for Birds of Prey have names. After all, the various birds that have captured my heart through the years – from friends’ pets to cultural icons like Donald, Big Bird and Toucan Sam – all have names. “It’s natural for people to want to anthropomorphize things,” Kara assured me. “But our birds are trained in a way that retains their wild characteristics. We don’t show By Denise K. James The Center for Birds of Prey