Editor:

I recently had the pleasure of entertaining my out-of-town five-year-old grandson for the afternoon.

He shows a lot of interest in birds, so I decided to take him to visit the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society's centre in Ladner. I have lived in Tsawwassen for 30 years, and although very aware of the good work OWL does, had never taken the time to go there.

What a wonderful afternoon we had. We were escorted around by a very well informed volunteer who explained in detail what type of bird was in each cage, why they were at the centre, what they ate, etc.

The hospital is out of bounds, but I learned that so far this year 153 raptors have been brought to the centre in need of care and attention.

On our departure, we viewed a very large peregrine falcon in the office, were able to sponsor an owl and, of course, buy a T-shirt.

I encourage grandparents to do as I did. It was a pleasant, relaxing outing and my grandson still talks about what he saw.

Anne Durie