the verge of first flight

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Parent osprey with three nestlings watching it fly away

A big thank you goes out to TV's Fox43 Knoxville Weekend and its host Jac B Knox (Is that her real name?). Knoxville Weekend inviting us on this morning to talk about upcoming programs at Ijams including Slammin' Under the Stars.

In honor of today's International Mud Day, tomorrow we'll be hosting one of our Ijams Down and Dirty programs for kids where they actually get to play in mud and get dirty, plus an upcoming Sunset Stroll for people with mobility issues: strollers, wheelchairs, walkers are all welcome. Our Slammin' Under the Stars is Knoxville's first OUTDOOR poetry slam next weekend and my expectant event is an Osprey Watch early in the morning. We will be watching a nest with a mated pair of osprey and three nestlings on the verge of fledging (first flight). See above photo.

Let's hope they are still on the nest one more day because when they are gone...they're gone. Their entire lives ahead of them.

For more information about upcoming Ijams programs click EVENTS

News anchor Heather Waliga and Jac B Knox

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