Glory named Harley-Davidson Museum’s Feathered Ambassador
(4/21/2010)
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MILWAUKEE - In celebration of freedom, adventure and the spirit of the American dream, the Harley-Davidson Museum is kicking off a partnership with the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center that names Glory the Bald Eagle as the Museum’s new “feathered ambassador” and wildlife conservation educator. In this role, Glory will be on site at the Museum for Sunday Family Days starting May 2. Kids will get the chance to meet and interact with Glory and his handler during this raptor education meet-and-greet style program.
“We’re thrilled to have Glory joining the ranks of the Harley-Davidson Museum team,” said Museum program development manager Christina Kutsch. “We hope Glory becomes as synonymous with the Museum as Samson was with the Milwaukee County Zoo.”
In addition to the opportunity to meet Glory (between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.), the Museum’s Sunday Family Day offers fun activities built just for kids to interact with the history, art, science and culture of motorcycles, America and Harley-Davidson. The day includes Story Time at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the new Imagination Station gives kids a chance to dress up and pretend to ride their own bike, complete with sounds and lights. Books, cartoons and games roundout the fun. Plus kids can get their favorite temporary tattoo and receive a special treat with their meal at Motor ® Bar & Restaurant.
Glory will appear at the Museum most Sundays May 2 through November 7. For specific days and details, check the Museum’s event calendar at www.h-dmuseum.com.
More About Glory
Glory is a nine year old, 12 pound male Bald Eagle. His wingspan is seven and a half feet and he is 40 inches long from beak to tail. Glory has been living at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center since he was six months old. As a fledgling, he was injured on one of his first flights from the nest and rescued by a canoeist on the Wisconsin River. After two months of healing his broken bones, it was evident that Glory would never be able to be released back into the wild because of his separation from other wild eagles during an important maturing stage. Now imprinted on people rather than other birds, Glory looks to humans for his food, social status, etc. When he’s not interacting with people as part of the raptor education program, Glory enjoys taking baths, spraying others with a water hose, catching and eating fish, and sun bathing!
About the Harley-Davidson Museum
The Harley-Davidson Museum is located at 400 West Canal Street in Milwaukee and provides a glimpse of American history and culture like you’ve never seen it before – through the lens of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The Museum is open year-round (10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday, and 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursdays) and parking is free. For more information on the Museum’s galleries, exhibits, special events, tickets, and more, visit www.h-dmuseum.com.
About Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is a non-profit, locally supported organization dedicated to connecting people with nature and inspiring them to become responsible stewards of the natural world. Their many programs include Sky Hunters Birds of Prey – the largest and most comprehensive raptor education program in Wisconsin. The owls, falcons, hawks and eagles are trained at the Center and become “teaching birds” in the subjects of food chains and pyramids, adaptations, and predator-prey relationships. The Center is located at 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd, in Bayside, and is open to the public seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.sanc.org.
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