May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
“What’s Your Wingspan” banner at the Hidden Valley Nature Center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
AFRMA’s booth inside the center at the 16th Annual Duck Daze event at the Hidden Valley Nature Center, Riverside, CA, with Geri Hauser and Craig and Esther Kinzer helping out.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The 2 Black Berkshire Standard 6-month-old male rats “OS01 KK2273-A Superfly” and “OS01 KK2273-B Nathaniel” in the display tank that gives a clear view and keeps people from poking at them. Rats owned by Craig and Esther Kinzer, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
One of the Black Berkshire Standard male display rats eating a blueberry for breakfast, owned by Craig and Esther Kinzer, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The Opossum Society of the United States (OSUS) with their new opossum ambassador “Sweety Petey.“ www.opossumsocietyus.org
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
Three 6-month-old baby California Desert Tortoises having breakfast at the California Turtle & Tortoise Club, Inland Empire Chapter booth. www.tortoise.org
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
A couple colorful ducks at the Wildlife and Decoy Carvers booth.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
A Royal Palm turkey at the Woodcrest Pacers 4-H booth.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The Nigerian Dwarf goat mom and her 2 kids at the Woodcrest Pacers 4-H booth. http://ceriverside.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Join_the_4-H_Youth_Development_Program/
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
One of the camels for the camel rides.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
Riverside County Dept. of Waste Resources had worm bin vermicomposting and recycling info.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
Some of the exhibitors and visitors to Duck Daze. Unfortunately with the hot weather and Cinco de Mayo, not as many people visited Duck Daze this year as in the past. Next year’s event will be May 4, 2019.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
Some visitors checking out the mice in the display with Esther Kinzer helping.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
An info poster on Mountain Lions and Bobcats inside the center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The ring toss game, one of many games the kids could play.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The Riverside County Search Dogs Search and Rescue giving a talk in the afternoon. http://www.riversidecountysearchdog.org/
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The Wildlands Conservancy had a variety of skulls the kids could try and match the name badge to. There were coyote, deer, mountain lion, bear, grizzly, bobcat, raccoon, opossum, and fox skulls. http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
One of the displays of fossil marine arthropods inside the center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
View of the Santa Ana River bottom behind the center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
A young visitor checking out the rats “OS01 KK2273-A Superfly” and “OS01 KK2273-B Nathaniel” with Esther Kinzer. Rats owned by Craig and Esther Kinzer, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
A Bird Banding poster inside the center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
Beautiful artwork over the fireplace inside the center (behind Jennifer Sita Whitaker’s camera and photography booth in front).
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
A raccoon stealing an egg in one of the exhibits inside the center.
May 5, 2018, Duck Daze Display
The rats taking a snooze in the afternoon (“OS01 KK2273-A Superfly” and “OS01 KK2273-B Nathaniel” owned by Craig and Esther Kinzer, bred by Karen Robbins, Karen’s Kritters).